"I once heard a theologian remark that in the Gospels people approached Jesus with a question 183 times whereas he replied with a direct answer only three times. Instead, he responded with a different question, a story, or some other indirection. Evidently Jesus wants us to work out answers on our own, using the principles that he taught and lived."

-- Philip Yancey

#Jesus Quotes #People Quotes #Work Out Quotes

“I mean, I was just one of the ones who got exposed, and because of the position I was in, where I was in my life, it went mainstream. A lot of people got out of it after my situation, not because I went to prison but because it was sad for them to see me go through something that was so pointless, that could have been avoided.”

Source : "The Impossible, Inevitable Redemption of Michael Vick" by Will Leitch, www.gq.com. August 18, 2011.
“My dream is to fly. Oh, my rainbow it is too high.”

Source : "Model's Web rants pined for love" by Veronika Belenkaya and Brian Harmon, www.nydailynews.com. June 29, 2008.
“Hurdling is like Kung-fu. Everyone comes from a different school. And everybody says 'my Kung-fu is better than your Kung-fu.' You have to find the technique that best fits your body size.”
“With FIVE DAYS, Douglas Kennedy has crafted a brilliant meditation on regret, fidelity, family, and second chances that will have you breathlessly turning pages to find out what happened in the past and what will happen next. At once heartbreaking and hopeful, it is a powerful new work of fiction by an internationally acclaimed writer at the height of his powers.”
“The reactions music evokes are not feelings, but they are the images, memories of feelings.”

Source : Paul Hindemith (1969). “A composer's world, horizons and limitations”
“Anyway...I find what you write interesting." "That's what people usually say when they disagree with it.”
“There's no advantage to hurrying through life." -Shikamaru Nara”
“Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.”

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