Thursday, June 29, 2006

Thirteen Great Quotes



When I want to read a novel, I write one.--Benjamin Disraeli

You must be the change you wish to see in the world.--Mahatma Ghandi

If you don't know where you are going, you'll end up some place else.--Yogi Berra

This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force.--Dorothy Parker

He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose.--Jim Elliot

God is God. Because He is God, He is worthy of my trust and obedience. I will find rest nowhere but in His holy will, a will that is unspeakably beyond my largest notions of what He is up to.--Elisabeth Elliot

A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word, 'darkness' on the walls of his cell.--C. S. Lewis

This book (the Bible) will keep you from sin or sin will keep you from this book.--D.L. Moody

The true gospel is a call to self sacrifice, not self fulfillment.-- John MacArthur

Practice the "First 5 Minutes". The first 5 minutes occurring between people sets the tone for everything that is to follow. For example, a public speaker is given very few moments to convince his audience that he really does have something worthwhile to say. This simple principle relates to family members as well. The first 5 minutes of the morning might determine how a mother will interact with her children on that day. It concerns the sheer power of words." -- James
Dobson


People shop for a bathing suit with more care than they do a husband or wife. The rules are the same. Look for something you'll feel comfortable wearing. Allow for room to grow.--Erma Bombeck

If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends?--unknown

During the Middle Ages, probably one of the biggest mistakes was not putting on your armor because you were "just going down to the corner." --Jack Handey


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