"Perhaps the greatest barrier to revival on a large scale is the fact that we are to interested in a great display. We want an exhibition; God is looking for a man who will throw himself entirely on God. Whenever self-effort, self-glory, self-seeking or self-promotion enters into the work of revival, then God leaves us to ourselves."

-- Sadhu Sundar Singh

#Men Quotes #Self Quotes #Effort Quotes

“Why did we do that to Pluto? We had it good with Pluto.”
“I think there's something your hormones do that makes a chemical change in the way you think.”
“It seems to me to be true that heavens are placed in the sky because it is the unreachable. The unreachable and therefore the unknowable always seems divine--hence, religion. People need religion because the great masses fear life and its consequences. Its responsibilities weigh heavy. Feeling a weakness in the face of great forces, men seek an alliance with omnipotence to bolster up their feeling of weakness, even though the omnipotence they rely upon is a creature of their own minds. It gives them a feeling of security.”
“There is only one good. And that is to act according to the dictates of one's conscience.”
“So when you do your family tree and Margaret Cho does hers, and... Wanda Sykes and John Legend... we're adding to the database that scholars can then draw from to generalize about the complexity of the American experience. And that's the contribution that family trees make to broader scholarship.”
“We need the kind of leadership exemplified by President Kennedy to just do it! But we must do it as good stewards, aggressively exerting control over the moon. We can best do this by going there.”

Source : Wilson Greatbatch (2000). “The Making of the Pacemaker: Celebrating a Lifesaving Invention”
“There is no substitute for knowledge. To this day, I read three newspapers a day. It is impossible to read a paper without being exposed to ideas. And ideas - more than money - are the real currency for success.”
“As a pirate, she once undressed a fencing instructor using only her sword!”

Source : Kathy Reichs (2011). “Seizure: A Virals Novel”, p.54, Penguin

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