"We are all missionaries. Wherever we go we either bring people nearer to Christ or we repel them from Christ."

-- Eric Liddell

#People Quotes #Christ Quotes

“Letâ€™s not forget that American democracy started with â€˜We the Peopleâ€™ agreeing to work hard to create â€˜a more perfect union.â€™ Weâ€™ve lost the idea that politics begins at home with what happens in families, in neighborhoods, in classrooms, in congregations. We called this democracy into being â€“ and if we want to call this democracy back to its highest values, itâ€™s got to be the us doing that calling. Thatâ€™s not going to happen if â€˜We the Peopleâ€™ donâ€™t know how to talk to one another with civility and hold our differences in a creative, life-giving way.”
“I like to get away from noise, although I will play noisy music in my car to keep myself awake. But my ears need a rest sometimes. I do enjoy listening to classical music.”

Source : Source: chicago.gopride.com
“Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings; Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth of sun-split clouds, - and done a hundred things You have not dreamed of - wheeled and soared and swung High in the sunlit silence. Hov'ring there, I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung My eager craft through footless halls of air....”

Source : In K. Rhys More Poems from the Forces (1943) "High Flight"
“When you find the right people, you never let go. The people who count are the ones who are your friends in lean times. You have all the friends you want when things are going well.”

Source : Interview with Henry April, www.aprilhenrymysteries.com. 1999.
“I think it's helpful for kids to know that their parents weren't perfect, that they messed up and learned from their mistakes. So be open about some of your own struggles or express gratitude that your kids are taking advantage of the opportunities they have instead of squandering many of them, the way you did.”
“I am a big fan of horror movies but I had never thought that I had wanted to act in one because I don't think that actors get to do much in them. They're usually just reacting.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“In the past, when I shot films about fishermen and hunters, I always had to admire their ability to perceive time in its entirety. The present was always temporary.”
“My secret to a long, healthy life is to always keep working. It keeps me busy and happy, and gives me a reason to stay alive.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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