"The effort to untangle the human words from the divine seems not only futile to me but also unnecessary, since God works with what is. God uses whatever is usable in a life, both to speak and to act, and those who insist on fireworks in the sky may miss the electricity that sparks the human heart."

-- Barbara Brown Taylor

#Heart Quotes #Sky Quotes #Effort Quotes

“He has everything a boxer needs except speed, stamina, a punch, and ability to take punishment. In other words, he owns a pair of shorts.”
“I've always just worked and tried to do as good a job as possible so that the people who are watching me took notice. That's what's helped me be successful today.”
“Bells theorem dealt a shattering blow to Einsteins position by showing that the conception of reality as consisting of separate parts, joined by local connections, is incompatible with quantum theory... Bells theorem demonstrates that the universe is fundamentally interconnected, interdependent, and inseparable.”
“To see a player dunk in women's college basketball is just amazing. It's great to see that the game has reached that level now”
“Everyone comes here for pleasure. Even if they think they don't. Embracing it is harder for some and they go mad before they truly accept it. Most of the places they cme from are founded on guilt and rules. The Ripers want us to break away from that - some wish to tear it from us while others are more subtle.”
“I believe in only one thing: liberty; but I do not believe in liberty enough to want to force it upon anyone.”
“Leadership is particularly necessary to ensure ready acceptance of the unfamiliar and that which is contrary to tradition.”

Source : Cyril Falls (1943). “Ordeal by Battle”
“Hello, Doctor. It's your man.”

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