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I was learning to differentiate between my needs and my wants and this powerful lesson had to be mastered before I could move forward Picture Quote #1

When Mother Teresa received the Nobel Prize, she was asked,

If my name was on a serious work like this it would never get fair treatment. They would all say I had tried to be funny and failed Picture Quote #1

I see Jesus in every human being. I say to myself, this is hungry Jesus, I must feed him. This is sick Jesus. This one has leprosy or gangrene; I must wash him and tend to him. I serve because I love Jesus Picture Quote #1

I was once asked why I don't participate in anti-war demonstrations. I said that I will never do that, but as soon as you have a pro-peace rally, I'll be there Picture Quote #1

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It is unwise to pay too little. When you pay too much, you lose a little money, that is all. When you pay too little, you sometimes lose everything because the thing you bought was incapable of doing what it was bought to do. The common law of business balance prohibits paying a little and getting a lot Picture Quote #1

He had known he wanted her, that it was for all time, but he hadn't realized what was between them. A priceless gift, a treasure beyond his dreams. She was wrapped so tight inside of him, he knew it was more than his body and mind. More than his heart. She was entrenched in his soul Picture Quote #1

The atonement was God's extending favor to people who deserved not favor but wrath. The atonement was God's bridging the awful “Grand Canyon” of sin to reach people who were in rebellion against Him. And He did this at infinite cost to Himself by sending Jesus to die in our place Picture Quote #1

Man was designed for accomplishment, engineered for success, and endowed with the seeds of greatness Picture Quote #1

Your Facebook status claimed you were

Facebook is like jail, you sit around and waste time, write on walls, and get poked by people you don't know Picture Quote #1

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Am I ever angry or frustrated? I only feel angry sometimes when I see waste, when things that we waste are what people need, things that would save them from dying. Frustrated? No, never Picture Quote #1

Perhaps he was a fool, but he thought that if a work were truly great you would only have to read it once and you would be stolen from yourself, desperately moved, changed forever Picture Quote #1

As it somehow always manages before the winter solstice, but never after, the early darkness was cheerful and promising, even for those who had nothing Picture Quote #1

Breathing, for example, was never taken for granted, since, half the time, thanks to the many chemical works and refineries, it was nearly impossible Picture Quote #1

Because no windows were open and the air was so still and cold that the trees dared not move for fear of encountering more of it than they had to, Christiana thought that she had entered a city of the dead Picture Quote #1

There was a beauty here, refined from country pastures, a game of solitariness, of waiting, waiting for the pitcher to complete his gaze toward first base and throw his lightning, a game whose very taste, of spit and dust and grass and sweat and leather and sun, was America Picture Quote #1

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I grew up in the 1930's Great Depression when many families struggled to make ends meet, and in an area where old-fashioned country gospel music was popular. Later, as an adult with a more mature outlook on Christianity, I realized that a lot of that music was rather shallow Picture Quote #1

Facts are generally overesteemed. For most practical purposes, a thing is what men think it is. When they judged the Earth flat, it was flat. As long as men thought slavery tolerable, tolerable it was. We live down here among shadows, shadows among shadows Picture Quote #1

He felt as if he were paying for the privilege of music with portions of his life and body. But it was well worth it Picture Quote #1

Among the repulsions of atheism for me has been its drastic uninterestingness as an intellectual position. Where was the ingenuity, the ambiguity, the humanity (in the Harvard sense) of saying that the universe just happened to happen and that when we're dead we're dead? Picture Quote #1

The best thing to do was to stop it while he still could, since it was something that would lead nowhere, painfully Picture Quote #1

A lot of people hate heroes. I was criticized for portraying people who are brave, honest, loving, intelligent. That was called weak and sentimental. People who dismiss all real emotion as sentimentality are cowards. They're afraid to commit themselves, and so they remain ‘cool' for the rest of their lives, until they're dead-then they're really cool Picture Quote #1

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He knew very well that love could be like the most beautiful singing, that it could make death inconsequential, that it existed in forms so pure and strong that it was capable of reordering the universe. He knew this, and that he lacked it, and yet as he stood in the courtyard of the Palazzo Venezia, watching diplomats file quietly out the gate, he was content, for he suspected that to command the profoundest love might in the end be far less beautiful a thing than to suffer its absence Picture Quote #1

In the old movies, yes, there always was the happy ending and order was restored. As it is in Shakespeare's plays. It's no disgrace to, in the end, restore order. and punish the wicked and, in some way, reward the righteous Picture Quote #1

The shelf was filled with books that were hard to read, that could devastate and remake one's soul, and that, when they were finished, had a kick like a mule Picture Quote #1

He could say nothing. He had no right to be there, he had already been profoundly changed, he was no good at small talk, she was half naked, it was dawn and he loved her Picture Quote #1

Four years was enough of Harvard. I still had a lot to learn, but had been given the liberating notion that now I could teach myself Picture Quote #1

Then the bow orchestra began to play an apocalyptically beautiful canon, one of those pieces in which, surely, the composer simply transcribed what was given, and trembled in awe of the hand that was guiding him Picture Quote #1

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I was learning to differentiate between my needs and my wants and this powerful lesson had to be mastered before I could move forward (Was Quotes) When Mother Teresa received the Nobel Prize, she was asked, "What can we do to promote world peace?" She answered "Go home and love your family (Was Quotes) If my name was on a serious work like this it would never get fair treatment. They would all say I had tried to be funny and failed (Was Quotes) I see Jesus in every human being. I say to myself, this is hungry Jesus, I must feed him. This is sick Jesus. This one has leprosy or gangrene; I must wash him and tend to him. I serve because I love Jesus (Was Quotes) "You must do the thing you think you cannot do," Eleanor Roosevelt once observed, and her life was spent proving the point (Was Quotes) I was once asked why I don't participate in anti-war demonstrations. I said that I will never do that, but as soon as you have a pro-peace rally, I'll be there (Was Quotes) It is unwise to pay too little. When you pay too much, you lose a little money, that is all. When you pay too little, you sometimes lose everything because the thing you bought was incapable of doing what it was bought to do. The common law of business balance prohibits paying a little and getting a lot (Was Quotes) He had known he wanted her, that it was for all time, but he hadn't realized what was between them. A priceless gift, a treasure beyond his dreams. She was wrapped so tight inside of him, he knew it was more than his body and mind. More than his heart. She was entrenched in his soul (Was Quotes) The atonement was God's extending favor to people who deserved not favor but wrath. The atonement was God's bridging the awful “Grand Canyon” of sin to reach people who were in rebellion against Him. And He did this at infinite cost to Himself by sending Jesus to die in our place (Was Quotes) Man was designed for accomplishment, engineered for success, and endowed with the seeds of greatness (Was Quotes) Your Facebook status claimed you were "All done with drama." The lie detector determined that was a lie (Was Quotes) Facebook is like jail, you sit around and waste time, write on walls, and get poked by people you don't know (Was Quotes) Am I ever angry or frustrated? I only feel angry sometimes when I see waste, when things that we waste are what people need, things that would save them from dying. Frustrated? No, never (Was Quotes) Perhaps he was a fool, but he thought that if a work were truly great you would only have to read it once and you would be stolen from yourself, desperately moved, changed forever (Was Quotes) As it somehow always manages before the winter solstice, but never after, the early darkness was cheerful and promising, even for those who had nothing (Was Quotes) Breathing, for example, was never taken for granted, since, half the time, thanks to the many chemical works and refineries, it was nearly impossible (Was Quotes) Because no windows were open and the air was so still and cold that the trees dared not move for fear of encountering more of it than they had to, Christiana thought that she had entered a city of the dead (Was Quotes) There was a beauty here, refined from country pastures, a game of solitariness, of waiting, waiting for the pitcher to complete his gaze toward first base and throw his lightning, a game whose very taste, of spit and dust and grass and sweat and leather and sun, was America (Was Quotes) I grew up in the 1930's Great Depression when many families struggled to make ends meet, and in an area where old-fashioned country gospel music was popular. Later, as an adult with a more mature outlook on Christianity, I realized that a lot of that music was rather shallow (Was Quotes) Facts are generally overesteemed. For most practical purposes, a thing is what men think it is. When they judged the Earth flat, it was flat. As long as men thought slavery tolerable, tolerable it was. We live down here among shadows, shadows among shadows (Was Quotes) He felt as if he were paying for the privilege of music with portions of his life and body. But it was well worth it (Was Quotes) Among the repulsions of atheism for me has been its drastic uninterestingness as an intellectual position. Where was the ingenuity, the ambiguity, the humanity (in the Harvard sense) of saying that the universe just happened to happen and that when we're dead we're dead? (Was Quotes) The best thing to do was to stop it while he still could, since it was something that would lead nowhere, painfully (Was Quotes) A lot of people hate heroes. I was criticized for portraying people who are brave, honest, loving, intelligent. That was called weak and sentimental. People who dismiss all real emotion as sentimentality are cowards. They're afraid to commit themselves, and so they remain ‘cool' for the rest of their lives, until they're dead-then they're really cool (Was Quotes) He knew very well that love could be like the most beautiful singing, that it could make death inconsequential, that it existed in forms so pure and strong that it was capable of reordering the universe. He knew this, and that he lacked it, and yet as he stood in the courtyard of the Palazzo Venezia, watching diplomats file quietly out the gate, he was content, for he suspected that to command the profoundest love might in the end be far less beautiful a thing than to suffer its absence (Was Quotes) In the old movies, yes, there always was the happy ending and order was restored. As it is in Shakespeare's plays. It's no disgrace to, in the end, restore order. and punish the wicked and, in some way, reward the righteous (Was Quotes) The shelf was filled with books that were hard to read, that could devastate and remake one's soul, and that, when they were finished, had a kick like a mule (Was Quotes) He could say nothing. He had no right to be there, he had already been profoundly changed, he was no good at small talk, she was half naked, it was dawn and he loved her (Was Quotes) Four years was enough of Harvard. I still had a lot to learn, but had been given the liberating notion that now I could teach myself (Was Quotes) Then the bow orchestra began to play an apocalyptically beautiful canon, one of those pieces in which, surely, the composer simply transcribed what was given, and trembled in awe of the hand that was guiding him (Was Quotes)

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