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“Our prayers will see answers when we believe in what we ask for.” John Iverson

Always try to beat yourself, this will develop contentment in you and other people will also love you due to this virtue.

A humble heart is like a magnet that draws the favor of God toward us. Jim Cymbala

You can either be an actor in your own life, or a reactor in somebody else’s.

If you think you are too small to make a difference, you’ve never had a mosquito in your bedroom.

“There is only one relationship that matters, and that is your personal relationship to a personal Redeemer and Lord. Let everything else go, but maintain that at all cost, and God will fulfill His purpose through your life. (This includes meeting the needs of your heart.) One individual life may be of priceless value to God’s purposes, and yours may be that life.” Oswald Chambers

“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”

Thomas Edison

Opportunity is missed by most people, because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work

“Faith sees the invisible, believes the incredible, and receives the impossible.” Corrie ten Boom

One who cares is one who listens

“Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.”

Samuel Johnson

“One of the ways that our faith expresses itself is by our ability to be still, to be present, and not to panic or lose perspective. God still does his best work in the most difficult of circumstances.” Tim Hansel

If you lose the power to laugh, you lose the power to think.

The secret of peace within, and power without, is to be always and only occupied with Christ. ~E. Schuyler English

Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school.

Big victories need big heart, great courage, great foresee and solid determination.

The greatest privilege God gave to you is the freedom to approach Him at anytime.

At an early school, when I was about 5, they asked what we wanted to be when we grew up. Everyone said silly things, and I said I wanted to be an actress. So that was what I wanted to be, but what I was, of course, was a writer.

Tanith Lee

“And as Mansell comes into the pits, he’s quite literally sweating his eyeballs out.”

UK Sports coverage on TV

If you’re going to try cross-country skiing, start with a small country.

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

Ron Pickering

When I’m a blonde, I can say the world is purple, and they’ll believe me because they weren’t listening to me.

Kylie Bax, Model/Actress, in Stuff magazine.

Oh – I’m so sorry, I didn’t recognize you without your…

Lady Diana Cooper to Queen Elizabet

What’s the use of happiness? It can’t buy you money.

Henny Youngman

“I was provided with additional input that was radically different from the truth. I assisted in furthering that version.”

Colonel Oliver North, from his Iran-Contra testimony

“Mr. Milosevic has to be careful. The calendar is ticking.”

Richard Haas, NBC News consultant

“Sure, it’s going to kill a lot of people, but they may be dying of something else anyway.”

Othal Brand, member of a Texas pesticide review board, on chlordane.

“Guys aren’t able to get $15 or $20 million anymore, so you have to play for the love of the game.”

Penny Hardaway, NBA Basketball Player

“Bobby Gould thinks I’m trying to stab him in the back. In fact I’m right behind him.”

Stuart Pearson

“Mando Machinery Corporation is the undisputed leader in Korea automotive pants industry.”

Press Release from Korean firm

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

Neil Hamilton, BBC2

“MIDNIGHT BOWLING SATURDAY AT 9 P.M.”

Sign outside bowling alley

“I’m gonna live forever, or die trying.”

Joseph Heller

“Pitching is 80% of the game. The other half is hitting and fielding.”

Mickey Rivers, baseball player

“The lead car is absolutely unique, except for the one behind it which is identical.”

“Okay, everyone, now inhale… and then dehale!”

Maury Wills, Los Angeles Dodgers captain, leading his teammates through warm-up calisthenics