"Christianity doesnâ€™t deny the reality of suffering and evilâ€¦ Our hopeâ€¦ is not based on the idea that we are going to be free of pain and suffering. Rather, it is based on the conviction that we will triumph over suffering."

-- Brennan Manning

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“Everybody is struggling to refine their views in opposition to the other people. And that's one of the most important things that philosophy actually has to teach us that you have to air your views and bring them to the table with people - with whom you disagree very much.”
“I planted some jokes in my wedding. Like, the organizers asked me to select music. So when I approached wife at the ceremony, they played the second movement from Shostakovich's 10th Symphony, which is usually known as the "portrait of Stalin." And then when we embraced, the music that they played was Schubert's "Death and the Maiden." I enjoyed this in a childish way! But marriage was all a nightmare and so on and so on.”
“I think what Donald Trump is saying to people is that America has way more leverage at the negotiating table than America has used in the past. And whether you like it or not, the government and trade representatives have made the decision not to use that leverage. And it has had an economic impact on the lower and middle class.”
“I can't stand satisfaction. To me, greatness comes from that quest for perfection.”
“Self-respect is the fruit of discipline.”
“The carbon emissions from tar shale and tar sands would initiate a continual unfolding of climate disasters over the course of this century. We would be miserable stewards of creation. We would rob our own children and grandchildren.”
“Learn how to rest while you're awake”

Source : Twitter post from Aug 10, 2014
“The truth was this: Love is a decision.”

Source : Karen Kingsbury, Gary Smalley (2010). “Redemption”, p.39, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

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