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“The man who refuses to forgive destroys the bridge over which he himself must cross.” — John Iverson

“One day we will meet beside the river and our Lord will dry every tear. For now, we must live in the joy of that promise and recall that for every generation life is hard, but God is faithful.” Bodie Thoene

How shall I depend on Him for raising my body from the dust; and saving my soul at last; if I distrust Him for a crust of bread, towards my preservation.

Joseph Hall

We must offer ourselves to God like a clean, smooth canvas and not worry ourselves about what God may choose to paint on it, but at each moment, feel only the stroke of His brush.

Jean Pierre de Caussade

“Speech any man may attain to, but “act” is difficult.”

Charles H. Spurgeon

Yesterday is experience, tomorrow is hope, today is getting from one to the other.

“Hope is a waking dream.” ~Augustine

Obstacles are what you see, when you take your eyes off the goal

You can’t tell what a man is like or what he is thinking when you are looking at him. You must get around behind him and see what he has been looking at.

Will Rogers

The direct experience of God is grace indeed, and basically there is no one to whom it is refused.

When people can see which direction the leaders are going in it becomes easier to motivate them.

Lakshmi Mittal

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

The bow cannot be always bend without fear of breaking. Repose is as needed to the mind as sleep to the body. ~C.H. Spurgeon

There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world, and that is an idea whose time has come.

Victor Hugo

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

Happiness is not how much you have, but how much you enjoy it.

“If I could see further than others, it was because I stood on the shoulders of giants.”

Isaac Newton

Everything is possible for him who believes.

If a church wants a better pastor, it can get one by praying for the one it has.

Robert E. Harris

Mike Smith, Baseball pitcher, ordering a salad at a restaurant.

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

Wesley Bolin, Governor

The team has come along slow but fast.

Casey Stengel

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

Jacques le Blanc

“I didn’t know Onward Christian Soldiers was a Christian song.”

Aggie Pate, at a non-denominational mayor’s breakfast, Fort Worth, Texas

“I’m convinced the Beatles are partly responsible for the fall of Communism.”

Milos Forman, Film director

Solitude is a silent storm that breaks down all our dead branches; yet it sends our living roots deeper into the living heart of the living earth.”

Kahlil Gibran

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

Joseph Moakley, Massachusetts representative

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

Ad in the “Missoulian” by Orange Street Food Farm

“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

“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

Any time Detroit scores more than 100 points and holds the other team below 100 points they almost always win.

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

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

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

One has to expect the level of violence will either stay where it is or go up or…

Donald Rumsfeld

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

Sign on door of repair shop

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

Gib Lewis, speaker of the Texas House

The only reason we’re 7-0 is because we’ve won all seven of our games.

David Garcia