16610lv Quotes & Sayings

The prevailing idea seems to be, that I come to God and ask Him for something that I want, and that I expect Him to give me that which I have asked. But this is a most dishonouring and degrading conception. The popular belief reduces God to a servant, our servant: doing our bidding, performing our pleasure, granting our desires. No, prayer is a coming to God, telling Him my need, committing my way unto the Lord, and leaving Him to deal with it as seemeth Him best. — Arthur W. Pink

Action and care will in time wear down the strongest frame, but guilt and melancholy are poisons of quick dispatch. — Thomas Paine

If only more people lusted to be kind than lusted to be rich, then maybe we could begin to know true wealth. — Charles F. Glassman

A good father does these basic things: provides for his family, protects his family, and gives spiritual and moral guidance. — David Blankenhorn

The difference between saints, forget-me-nots, and mountains, have to, have to, have to at a time. — Gertrude Stein

Actors become actors because they loved entertaining their family by putting on the lampshade and dancing around as a kid, ... That's not my personality. For me, the fun part of making movies is seeing it as a director sees it. I like the architecture of movies. I like knowing what's coming and working to set that up. — Jodie Foster

I've always enjoyed the record shops ... they gave me a reason to leave my house. — Pete Yorn

Coke and Pepsi, with the acquiescence of the FDA, are needlessly exposing millions of Americans to a chemical that causes cancer, — Michael F. Jacobson

I'm sorry I didn't know it was an elephant; I thought it was part of the furniture! — Stephen King

We must have courage, faith, and lunch together sometime soon. — Ashleigh Brilliant

Mythmaking is the evolutionary enterprise of translating truths. — Terry Tempest Williams

Five or six songs leaked from the original version of 'Encore.' So I had to go in and make new songs to replace them. — Eminem