"Reason is like an officer when the king appears. The officer then loses his power and hides himself. Reason is the shadow cast by God; God is the sun."

-- Rumi

#Kings Quotes #Shadow Quotes #Sun Quotes

“I think, actually, everyone starts out with some strange in them. It's just whether or not you decide to keep it.”

Source : Katherine Rundell (2013). “Rooftoppers”, p.117, Faber & Faber
“...There is a great need of more familiarity with the Scriptures and their teaching in order that we may be crushed to our knees with a sense of humility and be made to cry to God that He would visit us again.”
“The total freedom means that you're enjoying what you're doing and you're involved in what you're doing, and that gives you the opportunity to experiment and have fun.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“It's amazing to me that not only can we put a probe around Saturn and get images of its moons, but our math and physics are so freaking accurate we can say, "Hey, you know what? On this date at this time if we turn Cassini that way we'll see a moon over 2 million kilometers away pass in front of another one nearly 3 million kilometers away."Every morning, I have a 50/50 chance of finding my keys. That kinda puts things in perspective.”

Source : "A Marvelous Night for a (Saturn) Moon Dance". blogs.discovermagazine.com. February 10, 2010.
“Leadership is the process of motivating, mobilizing, resourcing, and directing people to passionately and strategically pursue a vision from God that a group jointly embraces.”

Source : George Barna (2006). “A Fish Out of Water: 9 Strategies to Maximize Your God-Given Leadership Potential”, p.23, Thomas Nelson Inc
“I was captured by music at a really early age. I was really captured by it. Everything about it. It was my motherâ€¦ It was my fatherâ€¦ It was my play thing. It was my toy. It was the best thing in my life.”
“No, I'm too busy trying to deflect your Power of Stupidity. But I don't think I'm strong enough.”
“I'm quitting the business today. I'm going to open up an appliance store, I've always really been into toasters. I'm giving it all up.”

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