"This Sabbath day has been designated as a day of thanksgiving, a day of gratitude-even a day of prayer. We pause, we ponder, we reflect on the blessings an all-wise Heavenly Father has bestowed upon us, His children, by bringing peace to the battlefield of war and comfort to the hearts of so many in this wonderful world where we live and which we call home"

-- Thomas S. Monson

#Wise Quotes #Gratitude Quotes #Prayer Quotes

“If you don't try to win you might as well hold the Olympics in somebody's back yard. The thrill of competing carries with it the thrill of a gold medal. One wants to win to prove himself the best.”
“I love eating shabu-shabu in Japan - a kind of beef hotpot. But if you're talking about authentic, traditional food, then Italian cooking is one of the best in the world.”
“Better to live or die, once and for all, than die by inches.”
“My scientific work is motivated by an irresistible longing to understand the secrets of nature and by no other feeling. My love for justice and striving to contribute towards the improvement of human conditions are quite independent from my scientific interests.”
“There's no such thing as an aura of mystery anymore. It doesn't exist. That's a thing of the past.”
“To a haughty belly, kindness is hard to swallow and harder to digest.”
“Habit is altogether too arbitrary a master for me to submit to.”
“Each one of us has lived through some devastation, some loneliness, some weather superstorm or spiritual superstorm, when we look at each other we must say, I understand. I understand how you feel because I have been there myself. We must support each other and empathize with each other because each of us is more alike than we are unalike.”

Source : FaceBook post by Maya Angelou from Nov 05, 2012

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