"Readers should aspire to what is excellent. They should refuse to read a substitute Bible. They should want a Bible that calls them to their higher selves - or to something higher than their current level of attainment."

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Source : "Differences in Bible Translations". Bible Translation Magazine Interview, christianpublishinghouse.co. October 10, 2016.

Leland Ryken

#Self Quotes #Levels Quotes #Want Quotes

“. . . the upsurge of Spirit is the only plausible way to stop the ecological destruction of our planet. Even people who have no interest in a communal solution to the distortions in our lives will have to face up [to] this ecological reality. Unless we transform our relationship with nature, we will destroy the preconditions for human life on this planet.”

Source : Michael Lerner (2000). “Spirit Matters”, Hampton Roads Publishing Company Incorporated
“One of the safest places to be in the world is the stage.”

Source : "Frank Langella - An Actor Matured". Interview with Barbara Isenberg, www.deseretnews.com. June 15, 1993.
“A person should design the way he makes a living around how he wishes to make a life.”
“Ani told them all...telling more than needed telling, the stories clarifying and unifying themselves in her mind as she let them spill out of her mouth.”
“There never will be complete equality until women themselves help to make laws and elect lawmakers.”
“It's so easy to become a grumbler, someone who condemns and carps at everything on principle and sees an ulterior motive behind it.”

Source : Eric Metaxas (2011). “Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy”, p.286, Thomas Nelson Inc
“Every part of you that you do not love will regress and become hostile towards you.”
“What is the alternative to understanding the complexity of the world?”

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