Approaching 40 Quotes & Sayings

The cross means suffering. Suffering's meaning is to be learned through the cross. — Elisabeth Elliot

I was approaching the age of 40 with a substantial publication record, but had not yet held any position in a chemistry department. — John Pople

Do not think, because you experience adversity, that the hand of the Lord is shortened. It is not our prosperity but our holiness that he seeks with all his heart. And to that end, he rules the whole world...He is a big God for little people, and we have great cause to rejoice that, unbeknownst to them, all the kings and presidents and premiers and chancellors of the world follow the sovereign decrees of our Father in heaven, that we, the children, might be conformed to the image of his Son, Jesus Christ. — John Piper

Approaching life through '40 Chances' gives reasons to hope and actions to take, and it offers fresh approaches that our world desperately needs. — Howard Graham Buffett

Far better it is to have a stout heart always and suffer one's share of evils, than to be ever fearing what may happen. — Herodotus

When bow-hunting, you find you get closer to the woodland critters. The flora and the forest floor becomes clearer. You look at things more closely. You're moreaware. You know the limited range of the bow is only 40 yards or so. You must try to outwait that approaching deer. Careful not to make the slightest movement or sound hoping that your scent won't suddenly waft his way. That's when you'll know for sure and appreciate deeply what bow-hunting is all about. — Fred Bear

It is just as crazy not to be crazy about Christ as it is to be crazy about anything else. — Peter Kreeft

She clung to him without even opening her eyes. He wrapped his arms around her and held her tight as he sat back on the floor of the balcony. Her breath was coming hard. She pressed her cheek against his chest. His heart beat in her ear, thumping nearly as fast as her own. "You are safe now. I have you. You are safe." He held her even tighter. Avelina — Melanie Dickerson

Nothing makes one so cross as knowing one is in the wrong, does it? — Georgette Heyer

I'm never gonna stop music, it's like air to me. — Dr. Dre