"Be an observer of providence; for God is showing you ever, by the way in which He leads you, whither He means to lead. Study your trials, your talents, the world's wants, and stand ready to serve God now, in whatever He brings to your hand."

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Source : Horace Bushnell (1858). “Sermons for the new life”, p.22

Horace Bushnell

#God Quotes #Mean Quotes #Hands Quotes

“There's a lesson in everything. Looking for the lesson is grounding.”

Source : Interview with Reina Shay Broussard, www.marandapleasantmedia.com. September 1, 2013.
“A song that sounds simple is just not that easy to write. One of the objectives of this record was to try and write melodies that continue to resonate...Everything that happens to you influences your writing...The writing process for me is pretty much always the same-it's a solitary experience...I have yet to write that one song that defines my career...Beck said he didn't believe in the theory of a song coming through you as if you were an open vessel. I agree with him to a certain extent.”
“In the Negro melodies of America I find all that is needed for a great and noble school of music.”
“I have to say I've worked very few days of my life. I used to have to cut the lawn, and when I was in junior high school, I worked at a concession stand at a stadium.”
“I'm not Hollywood. I'm a Quarter Rat. I belong here.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Jesus is ideal and wonderful, but you Christians - you are not like him.”
“I just think I'm better equipped to make a study of human personality than trying to get into the mind of animals.”
“[A photograph] should do something to the beholder; either give a more complete appreciation of beauty, or, if nothing else, even a good mental kick in the pants.”

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