Strivens Quotes & Sayings

The greatest risk to human flourishing, then, is not institutionalization but the loss of institutions. In our time we have seen the rise of the "prosperity gospel," which in its crassest forms promises quick wealth in mechanical proportion to faith. But the prosperity gospel has not only a thin and unbiblical understanding of wealth (which in Scripture is never a private matter but an occasion for blessing for whole communities, not to mention the fruit and source of justice) - it has a thin and unbiblical understanding of time. In the biblical mindset, prosperity that does not last is not true prosperity at all. The only biblical prosperity gospel is a posterity gospel - the promise that generation after generation will know the goodness of God through the properly stewarded abundance of God's world. — Andy Crouch

I filled the sink with soapy water and washed the dirty pots. And with each pot and pan, and spoon I put away,I also put away a thought I couldn't bear until my kitchen and my mind returned to a state of mutual organisation. — Nicole Krauss

Remember this-you can't serve God and Money, but you can serve God with money. — Selwyn Hughes

Chris Eagles flew in on Shaun Wright-Phillips, so hard he almost broke the hyphen. — Henry Winter

Make your physical surroundings as beautiful as possible. — Alexandra Stoddard

I now go beyond other people's fears and limitations. I create my life. — Louise Hay

In his book A WHOLE NEW MIND, Daniel Pink describes how the forces of automation, outsourcing, and an overabundance of products are ushering in a new era. Call it the Conceptual Age, or the Creative Age. The important thing, Pink writes, is that if you want to survive (much less thrive) you need to ask yourself three questions about whatever it is that you do: Can a computer do it for you? Can someone overseas do it cheaper? Is what I'm offering in demand in an age of abundance? — Srinivas Rao

We are home to each other now. — Sara Sheridan

Lie through your teeth and call it a novel. All will be well. — James R. Paddock

Happiness is the interval between love and beloved. — Debasish Mridha

Put not your trust in money, but put your money in trust. — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

I think I owe it to myself and my fans in Britain to play one more Wimbledon. — Goran Ivanisevic

He done taught me de maiden language all over. — Zora Neale Hurston

Celebrate every moment of your sacred-life. — Lailah Gifty Akita

What do you see?" asked Ned, his voice hushed.
"I see ... I see ... an elephant."
"Elephant," Lord Blakely repeated, as he transcribed her
words. "I hope that isn't the extent of your prediction.
Unless, Ned, you plan to marry into the genus Loxodonta."
Ned blinked. "Loxo-wha?"
"Comprised, among others, of pachyderms. — Courtney Milan