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Better than a thousand days of diligent study is one day with a great teacher.

Japanese proverb

I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.

Preaching should break a hard heart and heal a broken one.

John Newton

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

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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

Samuel Johnson

Faith isn’t faith until it’s all you’re holding on to.

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

“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”

To know the road ahead, ask those coming back

God is so good that he only awaits our desire to overwhelm us with the gift of himself.

When Christ came into my life, I came about like a well-handled ship.

Robert Louis Stevenson

“God, who foresaw your tribulation, has specially formed you to go through it, not without pain but without stain.” C. S. Lewis

God takes life’s pieces and gives us unbroken peace.

“Goodness is the only investment that never fails.”

Contentment is natural wealth; luxury is artificial poverty.

“It’s great to be young and dream the dream, but it’s better to be old and to see that the dream is true!” John Osteen

Because of God’s grace, failure is never final.

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

Former Australian cabinet minister Keppel Enderbery

I have opinions of my own — strong opinions — but I don’t always agree with them.

President George Bush

“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

“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

I do not like this word “bomb.” It is not a bomb. It is a device that is exploding.

Jacques le Blanc

“We can repair anything. (Please knock hard on the door – the bell doesn’t work.)”

Sign on door of repair shop

“The private enterprise system indicates that some people have higher incomes than others.”

Gerry Brown

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

“We’d like to avoid problems, because when we have problems, we can have troubles.”

Wesley Bolin, Governor

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

Richard Haas, NBC News consultant

“I play football. I’m not trying to be a professor. The tests don’t seem to make sense to me, measuring your brain on stuff I haven’t been through in school.”

“I’m going to graduate on time, no matter how long it takes.”

Senior basketball player at the University of Pittsburgh

“A ‘No Parking’ sign at a certain location means…”

multiple choice question on NY State learner’s permit test

“My Father had a profound influence on me, he was a lunatic.”

Spike Milligan

I don’t diet. I just don’t eat as much as I’d like to.”

Linda Evangelista, Supermodel

A friend is someone who’s there when he needs you

Anon

“Reports are sketchy, but we have heard that in the first heart transplant operation in Belgium, both patient and donor are doing fine.”

Radio news announcer

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

Henny Youngman