Daily Quote Archives
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July 1, 2008 |
“God is the friend of silence. See how
nature…trees, flowers, grass…grows in silence…we need
silence to be able to touch souls.”
---Mother Teresa (1910-1997), Albanian Roman Catholic nun
who founded the Missionaries of Charity
Alone in God rest, my soul, in silence.
---Psalm 62:2 |
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July 2, 2008 |
“Continuous effort---not strength or intelligence---is the
key to unlocking our potential.”
---Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965), former British Prime
minister
Be persistent, whether the time is favorable or not.
---II Timothy 4:2 |
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July 3, 2008 |
“So-called aging is not the deterioration of life, but the
deterioration of our faith, our enthusiasm, our will to
progress.”
---Connie Fillmore
Even the youths shall faint and grow weary, and the young
men shall utterly fall, but they that wait on the Lord shall
renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings as
eagles. They shall run and not be weary. They shall walk and
not faint.
---Isaiah 40:31 |
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July 11, 2008 |
“Pray and labor.”
---St. Benedict of Nursia (c.480-c.547), an Italian Saint,
founder of Christian monastic communities
Work hard and cheerfully at whatever you do.
---Colossians 3:23 |
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July 12, 2008 |
“Living with a sense of urgency does not mean that we have
to live with a sense of panic. Intentional living is living
with a sense of purpose. As you load the backpack that you
will carry through life, do not weigh yourself down with non
essentials. Focus on what is really important. Let go of
worry and needless concerns. Travel light. Hold no grudges.
Forgive everything. Love much. Harm no one. Smell the
flowers. Feel the wind. Dance to the music.
---Michael W. Brown, Internet blogger
Live a life filled with love for others, following the
example of Christ, who loved you and gave himself as a
sacrifice to take away your sins.
---Ephesians 5:2 |
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July 13, 2008 |
“The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius
has its limits.”
---anonymous
The Lord grants wisdom.
---Proverbs 2:6 |
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July 14, 2008 |
“Reconciliation is to understand both sides; to go to one
side and describe the suffering being endured by the other
side, and then go to the other side and describe the
suffering being endured by the first side.”
---Thich Nhat Hahn, Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk
So if you are standing before the altar in the Temple,
offering a sacrifice to God, and you suddenly remember that
someone has something against you, leave your sacrifice
there beside the altar. God and be reconciled to that
person. Then come and offer your sacrifice to God.
---Matthew 5:23-24 |
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July 15, 2008 |
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for
good men to do nothing.”
---Edmund Burke (1729-1797), British statesman and
philosopher
Don’t let evil get the best of you, but conquer evil by
doing good.
---Romans 12:21 |
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July 16, 2008 |
“If a nation values anything more than freedom, it will lose
its freedom; and the irony of it is that if it is comfort or
money that it values more, it will lose that too.”
---W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965), English playwright,
novelist, short story writer
Then all the people of Judah, from the least to the
greatest, as well as the army commanders, fled in panic to
Egypt, for they were afraid of what the Babylonians would do
to them.
---II Kings 25:26 |
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July 17, 2008 |
“The longer you wait to decide what you want to do, the more
time you’re wasting. It’s up to you to want something so
badly that your passion shows through in your actions. Your
actions, not your words, will do the shouting for you.”
---Derek Jeter, baseball player
Not everyone who calls out to me, “Lord! Lord!” will enter
the Kingdom of Heaven. Only those who actually do the will
of my Father in heaven will enter.
---Matthew 7:21 |
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July 18, 2008 |
“Winning at all costs will cost you when it comes to your
peers…when it comes to your teammates, you want to compete
is such a way that instead of competing with them, you are
completing them.”
---John C. Maxwell, Christian author
I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in me will do the
same works I have done, and even greater works, because I am
going to be with the Father.
---John 14:12 |
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July 19, 2008 |
“The barriers are not erected which can say to aspiring
talents and industry, ‘Thus far and no farther.’”
---Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), composer
Your faith will produce a life of moral excellence.
---II Peter 1:5 |
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July 20, 2008 |
“You have to decide what your highest priorities are and the
courage---pleasantly, smilingly, nonapologetically---to say
‘no’ to other things. And the way you do that is by having a
bigger ‘yes’ burning inside.”
---Stephen Covey
I focus on this one thing…
---Philippians 3:13 |
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July 21, 2008 |
“Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against
you.”
---Arnold Palmer, professional golfer
Do not fear or be dismayed because of this great multitude,
for the battle is not yours but God’s.
---II Chronicles 20:15 |
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July 22, 2008 |
“Within you right now is the power to do things you never
dreamed possible. This power becomes available to you just
as soon as you can change your beliefs.”
---Dr. Maxwell Maltz (1899-1979), American cosmetic surgeon
who developed psycho-cybernetics
With God’s help we will do mighty things.
---Psalm 60:12 |
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July 23, 2008 |
“I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is
trying to please everybody.”
---Bill Cosby, comedian
Our purpose is to please God, not people.
---I Thessalonians 2:4 |
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July 24, 2008 |
“Be brave enough to live creatively. The creative is the
place where no one else has ever been. You have to leave the
city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your
intuition. You can’t get there by bus, only by hard work,
risking, and by not quite knowing what you’re doing. What
you’ll discover will be wonderful: yourself.
---Alan Alda, actor
Beautiful words stir my heart. I will recite a lovely poem
about the king, for my tongue is like the pen of a skillful
poet.
---Psalm 45:1 |
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July 25, 2008 |
“Two are better than one if two act as one. And if you
believe that two acting as one are better than one, just
imagine what an entire team acting as one can do.
---Coach Mike Krzyzewski, Duke University basketball coach
Two people are better off than one, for they can help each
other succeed.
---Ecclesiastes 4:9 |
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July 26, 2008 |
“Don’t walk behind me, I may not lead. Don’t walk in front
of me, I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my
friend.”
---Albert Camus (1913-1960), philosopher
Many will say they are loyal friends, but who can find one
who is truly reliable?
---Proverbs 20:6 |
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July 27, 2008 |
“When you get into a tight place and everything goes against
you, never give up then, for that is just the time that the
tide will turn.”
---Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896), Writer and
abolitionist
When King Hezekiah heard their report, he tore his clothes
and put on burlap and went into the Temple of the Lord.
---II Kings 19:1
That night the angel of the Lord went out to the Assyrian
camp and killed 185,000 Assyrian soldiers. When the
surviving Assyrians woke up the next morning they found
corpses everywhere. Then King Sennacherib of Assyria broke
camp and returned to his own land. He went home to his
capital of Nineveh and stayed there.
---II Kings 19:35-36 |
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July 28, 2008 |
“When you do not realize that you are one with the river, or
one with the universe, you have fear. Whether it is
separated into drops or not, water is water. Our life and
death are the same thing. When we realize this fact, we have
no fear of death anymore.
---Shunryu Suzuki (1904-1971), Buddhist monk
For to me, living means living means living for Christ, and
dying is even better. But if I live, I can do more fruitful
work for Christ. So I really don’t know which is better. I’m
torn between two desires: I long to go and be with Christ,
which would be far better for me.
---Philippians 1:21-23 |
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July 29, 2008 |
Do what you can. Be what you are. Shine like a glowworm if
you can’t be a star.
---Jean Kurchak
Let your light so shine before men that they may see your
good works and glorify your father in heaven.
---Matthew 5:16 |
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July 30, 2008 |
“Enjoy every sandwich.”
---Warren Zevon (reflection after being diagnosed with
terminal cancer)
I am come that they might have life and life most
abundantly.
---John 10:10 |
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July 31, 2008 |
“Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition
from mediocre minds.”
---Albert Einstein
When they heard this, the people in the synagogue were
furious. Jumping up, they mobbed him and forced him to the
edge of the hill on which the town was built. They intended
to push him over the cliff, but he passed right through the
crowd and went on his way.
---Luke 4:28 |
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