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You can’t live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.

John Wooden

The first wealth is health

The more arguments you win, the less friends you will have.

“God hath given to man a short time here upon earth, and yet upon this short time eternity depends.” Jeremy Taylor

“The turning point in our lives is when we stop seeking the God we want and start seeking the God who is.” — Patrick Morley

You are not finished when you lose. You are finished when you quit.

Our walk counts far more than our talk

Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted

Laugh at your mistakes and praise yourself for learning from them

“Lord please give me the patience to listen, the courage to speak, the honor to follow, and the wisdom to lead.” Author Unknown

“He is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him.” John Piper

Love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place

In taking revenge a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior. ~Thomas Fuller

I would rather walk with God in the dark than go alone in the light.

“There can be no doubt that possessive clinging to things is one of the most harmful habits in the Christian life. Because it is so natural, it is rarely recognized for the evil that it is. But its outworkings are tragic.” A. W. Tozer

“I am always content with what happens; for I know that what God chooses is better than what I choose.” Epictetus

Doubt isn’t the opposite of faith; it is an element of faith.

Nothing under God’s control is ever out of control.

The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right time, but also to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

“Watch the time -it gives you an indication of how fast they are running.”

Ron Pickering

“I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I’m not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.”

Robert McCloskey

“That’s just the tip of the ice cube.”

Neil Hamilton, BBC2

“Chemistry is a class you take in high school or college, where you figure out two plus two is 10, or something.”

Dennis Rodman, NBA Basketball player, on Chicago Bull’s team chemistry being overrated.

I cannot tell you how grateful I am — I am filled with humidity.

Gib Lewis, speaker of the Texas House

“Some people say that one’s personality is reflected off of their car… Well, I have no car.”

Anon

If your parents never had children, chances are you won’t either.

Dick Cavett

“I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel.”

Stuart Pearce

I’ve always thought that underpopulated countries in Africa are vastly underpolluted.”

Lawrence Summers, chief economist of the World Bank, explaining why we should export toxic wastes to Third World countries.

There is certainly more in the future now than back in 1964.

Roger Daltrey, Singer/Actor

“In a sense it’s a one-man show… except there are two men involved, Hartson and Berkovic, and a third man, the goalkeeper.”

John Motson, BBC1

“I have a God-given talent. I got it from my dad.”

Julian Wakefield, Missouri basketball player

"The government is not doing enough about cleaning up the environment. This is a good planet."

Mr. New Jersey contestant when asked what he would do with a million dollars.

“The FA are still optimistic about England’s bid to stage the World Cup in twenty thousand and six.”

Peter Snow, BBC2 anchorman

You read what Disraeli had to say. I don’t remember what he said. He said something. He’s no longer with us.

Bob Dole

“I don’t feel we did wrong in taking this great country away from them. There were great numbers of people who needed new land, and the Indians were selfishly trying to keep it for themselves.”

John Wayne, Actor

“They are not jackbooted Nazi thugs. They are merely German policemen in spiffy uniforms here to help us.”

Traditionally, most of Australia’s imports come from overseas.

Former Australian cabinet minister Keppel Enderbery

“It is thought that Raj Mohammed Poselay was beaten to death, possibly during a family fun day in the park.”

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