"The most precious things in speech are the pauses."

-- Ralph Richardson

#Teaching Quotes #Parenting Quotes #Speech Quotes

“One is certain of nothing but the truth of one's own emotions.”
“The Christian way is a life of faith. In order to hold on to the promises of God, you've got to believe them and live by them.”
“You can get used to anything, I guess, if you've been there enough.”
“The problems with willpower are many, but they may hardly be noticed by the person focused narrowly on success. First, there is little economy of means; in systems thinking terms, we act without leverage. We attain our goals, but the effort is enormous and we may find ourselves exhausted and wondering if it was worth it when we have succeeded. Ironically, people hooked on willpower may actually look for obstacles to overcome, dragons to slay, and enemies to vanquish--to remind themselves and others of their own prowess.”
“God presents the Sabbath rest as a shelter we can enter. (Hebrews 4:1-11)”
“Butterflies...flowers that fly and all but sing.”
“Science has to be understood in its broadest sense, as a method for apprehending all observable reality, and not merely as an instrument for acquiring specialized knowledge.”
“Beginning to reason is like stepping onto an escalator that leads upward and out of sight. Once we take the first step, the distance to be traveled is independent of our will and we cannot know in advance where we shall end.”

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