"A mission which becomes a commercialÂ concern may end by ceasing to be a mission"

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Source : Stephen Neill (1964). “Christian missions”

Stephen Neill

#May Quotes #Missions Quotes #Ends Quotes

“I continue to believe, contrary to the given wisdom, that it's more interesting to have an album - or, indeed, an individual song - which has variety rather than homogeneity.”
“Now he must not go the wrong way round the circuit, and unless he can spin himself stationary through 360 degrees I fail to see how he can avoid doing so.”
“No matter how good you are, there's a lot of luck involved.”
“If a person who indulges in gluttony is a glutton, and a person who commits a felony is a felon, then God is an iron.”

Source : Spider Robinson (1996). “Deathkiller”, Baen Books
“Itâ€™s all about control. Control is illusory. No matter what university you go to, no matter what degree you hold, if your goal is to become master of your own destiny, you have more to learn. Parkinsonâ€™s is a perfect metaphor for lack of control. Every unwanted movement in my hand or arm, every twitch that I cannot anticipate or arrest, is a reminder that even in the domain of my own being, I am not calling the shots. I tried to exert control by drinking myself to a place of indifference, which just exacerbated the sense of miserable hopelessness.”
“Culture is simply a shared way of doing something with passion.”

Source : "Don’t Fuck Up the Culture" by Brian Chesky, medium.com. April 20, 2014.
“a fair degree of literacy of speech ... is increasingly rare in politicians and not necessarily regarded as an asset.”
“We were very fortunate, because we had so many hits, so we'd be singing out all hits.”

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