"Human passions unbridled by morality and religion...would break the stronges cords of our Constitution as a whale goes through a net."

-- John Adams

#Passion Quotes #Whales Quotes #Morality Quotes

“Changing from a player to a coach, I felt like a mosquito in a nudist colony. I didn't know where to begin.”
“The writing of the wise are the only riches our posterity cannot squander.”
“Let the Spirit be lacking, and there may be wisdom of words, but not the wisdom of God; the powers of oratory, but not the power of God; the demonstration of argument and the logic of the schools, but not the demonstration of the Holy Spirit, the all-convincing logic of His lightning flash, such as convinced Saul before the Damascus gate. When the Spirit was outpoured the disciples were all filled with power from on high, the most unlettered tongue could silence gainsayers, and with its new fire burn its way through obstacles as flames fanned by mighty winds sweep through forests.”
“The measure of achievement is not winning awards. It's doing something that you appreciate, something you believe is worthwhile.”
“They inspire you, they entertain you, and you end up learning a ton even when you don't know it”
“I am a private person and that has always been my personality.”
“The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance; the wise grows it under his feet.”

Source : James Oppenheim (1916). “War and Laughter”
“People just need to be confident in their own skin and be proud of themselves.”

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