"The fact is, when people choose to be brave instead of smart, their courage is generally so threatening to those who are smart rather than brave that they end up being maligned, not congratulated. This is what the Bible says we can expect."

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Source : Gary A. Haugen (2009). “Just Courage: God's Great Expedition for the Restless Christian”, p.118, InterVarsity Press

Gary Haugen

#Smart Quotes #People Quotes #Brave Quotes

“I never liked being called the 'most decorated' soldier. There were so many guys who should have gotten medals and never did-- guys who were killed.”
“Going home and spending time with your family and your real friends keeps you grounded.”
“Beauty,--the fading rainbow's pride.”

Source : Fitz-Greene HALLECK (1847). “The Poetical Works of F. H. Now First Collected”, p.91
“The sense that a man is serving a Higher than himself, with a service which will become ever more and more perfect freedom, evokes more profound, more humbling, more exalted emotions than any thing else in the world can do. The spirit of man is an instrument which cannot give out its deepest, finest tones, except under the immediate hand of the Divine Harmonist.”

Source : John Campbell Shairp (1871). “Culture and Religion in Some of Their Relations”, p.91
“The most important thing about being in wrestling is that you have to connect with the crowd, connect with the fans, and you either want them to love you, or to hate you. Either way, so long as they're reacting to what you're doing.”

Source : Source: www.wwe.com
“At a time when everybody in our culture is talking about tolerance, it seems that tolerance has the highest premium of any response - "If we just tolerate one another..." But my feeling is: Who wants to be tolerated? People don't want to be tolerated; they want to be loved.”

Source : "Just Follow Jesus: Interview with Christian Singer Derek Webb". Interview with Chris Stedman, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 26, 2010.
“I've stolen a lot. Let me think about the best thing I've stolen. Stolen a lot of hearts.”
“Be yourself! Be individualistic!' he called out after me. 'But for God's sake get your hair cut. You look like an oddball.”

Source : Paul Zindel (2000). “Pigman with Related Reading”

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