"Every temptation is an opportunity of our getting nearer to God."

-- John Quincy Adams

#Opportunity Quotes #Temptation Quotes

“You are part of the world's most feared and trusted force. Engage your brain before you engage your weapon.”

Source : "Eve of Battle Speech". James Mattis' words in a message to the 1st Marine Division, The Weekly Standard, March 1, 2003.
“It's important for you to understand that stock and bonds go up-and they go down. You need to be comfortable with that fact.”
“If love and agreement are manifest in a single family, that family will advance, become illumined and spiritual.”
“The biggest obstacle to people becoming better is that you have to really want to be a good person in order to be a better person, and most people would rather be other things.”
“Hopefully, 21 years later, Judge Roberts possesses an openness with respect to issues of gender-based wage discrimination.”

Source : "The Situation: Tuesday, August 16" by Wolf Blitzer, www.cnn.com.
“If the people were a little more ignorant, astrology would flourish - if a little more enlightened, religion would perish.”
“I adore extravagance but I abhor waste.”

Source : "Aaron Copland: the Life and Work of an Uncommon Man". Book by Howard Pollack, 1999.
“People don't know this, but early in your career, you don't just glide on to The Tonight Show”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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