5088 Quotes & Sayings

Prayer may just be the most powerful tool mankind has."
~Blink — Ted Dekker

A freewheeling mind can conceive a virtually infinite number of sequences, but just how that mind picks out and stores those that may perhaps be used later to deal with a given tension, a given situation, is far beyond my understanding. — Patrick O'Brian

You have the older generation like Iris Murdoch and Angus Wilson who are not as old as Graham Greene, but still are coming on. I dare say anyone who knew the scene better than I know it could fill it in with a very satisfactory supply of novels. — William Golding

Let me pull you close and whisper a heart-stopping truth. That daily stuff - those responsibilities that seem more like distractions - those things we want to rush and just get through to get on with the better and bigger assignments of life - those things that are unnoticed places of service? They are the very experiences from which we unlock the riches of wisdom. We've got to practice wisdom in the everyday places of our lives. Never despise the mundane. Embrace it. Unwrap it like a gift. And be one of the rare few who looks deeper than just the surface. See something more in the everyday. It's there. — Lysa TerKeurst

I like constructive criticism from smart people. — Prince

An important step in getting to know God is to realize how available he is to us. In learning to hear God, it helps us to take on faith the fact that we are already in his presence. If we must make ourselves worthy of his presence first, we will never get there. — Craig S. Keener

Kill your enemies with success and bury them with a smile ... Never fails. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

Self-esteem is a huge piece of my work. You have to believe it's possible and believe in yourself. Because after you've decided what you want, you have to believe it's possible, and possible for you, not just for other people. Then you need to seek out models, mentors, and coaches. — Jack Canfield

The less versatile you are, the better you have to be at what you do well. — Bill Belichick

But you must have a lady"s maid."
"Don't I have Marius? — Victor Hugo

The best stuff in life isn't stuff at all ... relationships, experiences & meaningful work are the staples of a happy life. — Graham Hill

You don't have to be ashamed feel down, to have a good cry; we are human after all and it's the part of humanity. — Euginia Herlihy

As you grow older and young people come up to you with their history books, you realize that some of the things I have been able to do have been impactful. But for me, I try to keep everything in perspective and stay humble. — Jackie Joyner-Kersee

A legalistic commitment to duration can kill one's prayer life. — R. Kent Hughes