"We seldom get into trouble when we speak softly. It is only when we raise our voices that the sparks fly and tiny molehills become great mountains of contention."

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Source : "Except the Lord Build the House …" by Gordon B. Hinckley, www.lds.org. June 1971.

Gordon B. Hinckley

#Voice Quotes #Mountain Quotes #Sparks Quotes

“It was strange to be naked in front of anybody. It was like that cold water out there in the bay: scary, you didnâ€™t think you could stand it, but then you plunged in and pretty soon you got used to it. There was enough hiding in life. Sometimes you just wanted to show somebody your tits.”
“An essential criterion for any humane immigration policy is that it should allow families to remain together. Whether that means letting the entire family migrate together, or allowing a caregiver to travel back and forth across the border, it should make it easier for workers to be with their families instead of harder.”

Source : Source: www.motherjones.com
“If it scares you, it might be a good thing to try.”
“I used to have a sort of soft spot for Huckabee. He seemed to have a genuinely saintly streak, which caused him to defend illegal immigrants and give pardons to criminals who were perhaps a little less rehabilitated than he had imagined.”
“Grace is God loving, God stooping, God coming to the rescue, God giving himself generously in and through Jesus Christ.”

Source : John Stott (1998). “Romans: Encountering the Gospel's Power”, Intervarsity Press
“Push yourself. Don't Settle. Just live well. Just LIVE.”
“The least Anararchic person in that conversation is the person saying 'you can't be an anarchist if you believe in god.' Because that's not an argument, it's just a statement. Why would somebody accept that? Because they either bow to your authority or they are afraid of your aggression. That's threatening to be another kind of ruler. Does that make any sense?”
“I believe in the Church of Baseball. I've tried all the major religions and most of the minor ones. I've worshipped Buddha, Allah, Brahma, Vishnu, Siva, trees, mushrooms, and Isadora Duncan. I know things. For instance, there are 108 beads in a Catholic rosary and there are 108 stitches in a baseball. When I learned that, I gave Jesus a chance.”

Source : "Fictional character: Annie Savoy". "Bull Durham", 1988.

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