"We encounter the grinding wheels that sharpen our mental blades many places in life. Adversity, school, parents, spiritual guides, books, experience are all sharpening teachers. As we grow older, to stay sharp we must find new grindstones to whet and sharpen our potential and keep us at our brightest, most penetrating best."

-- Rob Kall

#Spiritual Quotes #Teacher Quotes #Book Quotes

“Know or listen to those who know.”
“Don't live life as a spectator.”
“I grew up with a lot of compassion and empathy. I notice when I meet other friends of mine that were raised Christian sometimes we have similar model of sensitivity, whether to our advantage or disadvantage.”
“Everybody I knew, practically, was a journalist when I was a kid - my father, all of his friends. I never wanted to be like those people.”
“I don't know. I don't have a fax machine, so I didn't get that message.”
“Through meditation, you can calm the mind and develop what is important to you.”
“The humblest peasant is as free in the sight of God as the proudest monarch that ever swayed a sceptre. Liberty is a spirit sent from God and like its great Author is no respecter of persons.”

Source : Henry Highland Garnet (1865). “A Memorial Discourse”, p.48, Gale Cengage Learning
“I've always liked to shoot from the hip. This is the perfect fit for me ... I'm willing to earn my spurs, because once again, after 18 years I'm back to being a rookie.”

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