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Life is not measured a number of years, but by the number of right actions

Let Him make our lives narrow; let Him make them intense; let Him make them absolutely His!

Instead of a gem, or even a flower, cast the gift of a lovely thought into the heart of a friend.

“There is nothing we can do to make God love us more; there is nothing we can do to make God love us less.” Philip Yancey

“Life is the art of drawing without an eraser.”

John W. Gardner

“It is impossible to comfort men’s hearts with the love of God when their feet are perishing with cold.” William Booth

Self-control is the ability to keep cool while someone is making it hot for you.

Between the humble and contrite heart and the majesty of heaven, there are no barriers; the only password is prayer.

“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.”

Robert Collier

Marriage is like twirling a baton, turning handsprings, or eating with chopsticks. It looks so easy till you try it.

Children are not things to be molded, but are people to be unfolded.
Jess Lair

“When life caves in, you do not need reasons — you need comfort. You do not need some answers — you need someone. And Jesus does not come to us with an explanation — He comes to us with His presence.” Bob Benson

God is not tired: you think He is because you are.

It is not only who you are, but whose you are.

“If you always postpone pleasure you will never have it.”

Have courage for the great sorrows of life and have patience for the small ones.  Go to sleep in peace.  God is awake. Victor Hugo

Leave the broken, irreversible past in God’s hands, and step out into the invincible future with Him.

Strange, though I am saved from sin, I am not saved from sinning. Martin Luther

When God forgives, it’s time to forget!

The streets are safe in Philadelphia. It’s only the people who make them unsafe.

Mayor Frank Rizzo

“A verbal contract is not worth the paper it’s written on.”

Samuel Goldwyn

Louis Pasteur’s theory of germs is ridiculous fiction…

Pierre Pachet, 1872

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

Wesley Bolin, Governor

“Wonderful bargains for men with 16 and 17 necks.”

Sign in Men’s clothing store

“Did people build this, or did Indians?”

Tourist question at Mesa Verde National Park

Golden, Ripe, Boneless Bananas, 39 Cents A Pound.

Ad in the “Missoulian” by Orange Street Food Farm

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

Gib Lewis, speaker of the Texas House

It is impossible to transmit speech electrically. The ‘telephone’ is as mythical as the unicorn.
Professor Johann Christian Poggendorrf, Germany physicist and chemist, 1860

Radio has no future…

“Man thought hurt, but slightly dead.”

Providence Journal Headline

“We didn’t lose, we weren’t beaten, we just came in second.”

U.S. commentators, after Canadian Donavon Bailey won the 100 metre gold medal at the 1996 Olympics.

“My appetite is so good that I can eat the tablecloth right off the chair.”

Joseph Moakley, Massachusetts representative

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

Dick Cavett

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

Richard Haas, NBC News consultant

“Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value.”

Marechal Ferdinand Foch, Professor of Strategy, Ecole Superieure de Guerre.

“That’s inches away from being millimetre perfect.”

Ted Lowe

They misunderestimated me…

George W Bush

“Sometimes they write what I say and not what I mean.”