“Lead the life that will make you
kindly and friendly to everyone about you, and you will be
surprised what a happy life you will lead.”
---Charles M. Schwab
November 2, 2005
“Life is God’s gift to us. What we do
with it is our gift to God.”
---Horace Mann
November 3, 2005
“No matter what the level of your
ability, you have more potential than you can ever develop.”
---Business consultant, James T. McKay, quoted in Bits and
Pieces
November 4, 2005
“Those are weaklings who know the
truth and uphold it as long it suits their purpose, and then
abandon it.”
---Blaise Pascal
November 5, 2005
“Many a time I have wanted to stop
talking and find out what I really believed.”
---Walter Lippmann
November 6, 2005
“If we do not worship God somewhere
we will soon not worship Him anywhere.”
---Herschel H. Hobbs
November 7, 2005
“Don’t blame suffering in the world
on the anger of God. He’s not mad; he didn’t mess up. Follow
our troubles to their headwaters, and you won’t find an
angry befuddled God. But you will find a sovereign God.”
---Max Lucado, Christian author, in It’s Not About Me.
November 8, 2005
“If I had to go through the arrest
again, I would do it. I live without regrets. I try to do
the best I can with the present and hope for the best in
whatever the future brings. The past takes care of itself.”
---Rosa Parks, Pioneer of Civil Rights, 1913-2005
November 9, 2005
“When no one else is putting pressure
on you, put it on yourself. Don’t wait for pressure and the
right circumstances to bring out the best in you. If nothing
and no one are demanding a superior performance from you,
demand it of yourself.”
---Rick Pitino, basketball coach, University of Louisville
November 10, 2005
“How much we can do depends on how
much we think we can do. When you really believe you can do
more, your mind thinks creatively and shows you the way.” ---David J. Schwartz, in The Magic of
Thinking Big
November 11, 2005
“If you can read this, thank a
teacher; since it’s in English, thank a veteran!"
---Anonymous
November 12, 2005
“One of the tragic things I know
about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living.
We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the
horizon—instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming
outside our windows today.”
---Dale Carnegie
November 13, 2005
“A love relationship with God is more
important than any other single factor in your life.”
---Henry Blackaby, in Experiencing God
November 14, 2005
“The direction of your thoughts
determines the destination of your life.”
---David B. Whitlock, Ph.D.
November 15, 2005
“God is here. The whole universe is
alive with His life. And He is no strange or foreign God,
but the familiar Father of our Lord Jesus Christ whose love
has for these thousands of years enfolded the sinful race of
men.”
---A.W. Tozer, 1897-1963, in The Pursuit of God
November 16, 2005
“One day you will wonder how you
could have resisted your Father’s kindness for so long and
at such cost.”
---Bruce Wilkinson, Christian author, in Secrets of the
Vine
November 17, 2005
“No man is able to progress when he
is wavering between opposite things.”
---Greek philosopher, Epictetus, c.55--c.135 C.E
November 18, 2005
“You can see God using some lives,
but into your life an obstacle has come and you do not seem
to be of any use. Keep paying attention to the Source, and
God will either take your round the obstacle or remove it.”
---Christian leader, Oswald Chambers, 1874-1917
November 19, 2005
“Our actions are but a reflection of
our heart’s desires.”
---David B. Whitlock, Ph.D.
November 20, 2005
“The same people who want
sixty-minute worship services rent two-hour videos and watch
NBA and NFL games that run even longer. The issue is not
length but appetite.”
---Jim Cymbala, pastor of the Brooklyn Tabernacle, in
Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire
November 21, 2005
“Only those who
understand the depth of your pain can celebrate the height
of your joy.”
---David B. Whitlock, Ph.D.
November 22,
2005
“Integrity is
doing the right thing, even if nobody is watching.”
---Jim Stovall, You Don’t Have to Be Blind to See
November 23,
2005
“O Lord,
baptize our hearts into a sense of the conditions and need
of all men.”
---George Fox, English founder of the Quakers, 17th century
November 24, 2005
“Thou who hast given so much to me, give one thing more—a
grateful heart.”
---George Hebert, early seventeenth century English poet
November 25, 2005
“I find the doing of the will of God leaves me no time for
disputing about His plans.”
---George McDonald, nineteenth century Scottish novelist and
poet
November 26, 2005
“Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably
the reason why so few engage in it.”
---Henry Ford
November 27, 2005
“One on God’s side is a majority”
---Wendell Phillips, American antislavery orator
November 28, 2005
“Afraid to try something new? Most of us are. But it’s all
over so soon that our regrets will invariably be for what
we didn’t do rather than for what we did. The missing
ingredient is courage.”
---Harvey Mackay, Beware the Naked Man Who Offers You His
Shirt
November 29, 2005
“I have learned to use the word ‘impossible’ with the
greatest caution.”
---Werner von Braun, Engineer
November 30, 2005
“Often the reason young people become more self-destructive
as they reach adult years is because they never
learned to make good, solid, wise choices as a child.”
---David B. Whitlock, Ph.D.
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