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Jesus must have had man hands. He was a carpenter, the Bible tells us. I know a few carpenters, and they have great hands, all muscled and worn, with nicks and callused pads from working wood together with hardware and sheer willpower. In my mind, Jesus isn't a slight man with fair hair and eyes who looks as if a strong breeze could knock him down, as he is sometimes depicted in art and film. I see him as sturdy, with a thick frame, powerful legs, and muscular arms. He has a shock of curly black hair and an untrimmed beard, his face tanned and lined from working in the sun. And his hands - hands that pounded nails, sawed lumber, drew in the dirt, and held the children he beckoned to him. Hands that washed his disciples' feet, broke bread for them, and poured their wine. Hands that hauled a heavy cross through the streets of Jerusalem and were later nailed to it. Those were some man hands. — Cathleen Falsani

The notions of a young man of one or two and twenty,' said he, 'as to what is necessary in manners to make him quite the thing, are more absurd, I believe, than those of any other set of beings in the world. The folly of the means they often employ is only to be equalled by the folly of what they have in view. — Jane Austen

The material body has a practical reality that is accessible. It is here and now, and we can do something with it. However, we must not forget that the innermost part of our being is also trying to help us. It wants to come out to the surface and express itself. — B.K.S. Iyengar

We may have different religions, different languages, different colored skin, but we all belong to one human race. — Kofi Annan

There is nothing God loves more than keeping promises, answering prayers, performing miracles, and fulfilling dreams. That is who He is. That is what He does. And the bigger the circle we draw, the better, because God gets more glory. — Mark Batterson

My longing for you keeps me in this moment My passion gives me courage — Rumi

All democracies are based on the proposition that power is very dangerous and that it is extremely important not to let any one person or small group have too much power for too long a time — Aldous Huxley

Once I have the finished sculpture, I'll put it out on the street or in nature or somewhere where it interacts with the environment. Really it's kind of the idea of turning the street into a stage and this sort of urban theater has a life of its own. If you have creative drive, and you need to manifest it, then you need some sort of medium to do that through. For me, it worked out with sculpture, and tape just is a means of doing sculpture. — Mark Jenkins

You can be healed of depression if every day you begin the first thing in the morning to consider how you will bring a real joy to someone else. — Alfred Adler

They'll figure it out if we're not careful. Humans like power - secrets, too. — Deborah Harkness

You cannot see more or less of what you already can see. Everything that we see relates with our internal world. — Daniel Marques

One of the effects of a safe and civilized life is an immense over sensitiveness which makes all the primary emotions somewhat disgusting. — George Orwell

I looked into Father McNamee's eyes, and it looked like he had been broken into and robbed again. — Matthew Quick

It takes a lot more energy to be covert and sneaky than it does to be open and honest. — Cristina Perez

From the moment we're born, death is our final destination. Only the date and time of our arrival is unknown. — Tess Gerritsen

There is nothing to find, only to realize. There is nothing to become, only to be. There is nothing to fear, only to love. — Marianne Williamson