"When you are through with the blues, you've got nothing to rest on."

-- Mahalia Jackson

“We often wonder: "How will I be when I die?" The answer to that is that whatever state of mind we are in now, whatever kind of person we are now, that's what we will be like at the moment of death, if we do not change. This is why it is so absolutely important to use this lifetime to purify our mindstream, and so our basic being and character, while we can.”
“Just stay real and stay a real person.”
“It should begin with friendship, I think. Suddenly I cannot look at him. It should begin with friendship and truly knowing who a person is, knowing his flaws and hopes and strengths and fears, knowing all of it. And admiring and caring for- loving the person because of all of those things... I know that now.”
“Fate loves the fearless.”
“...the only way to prove you are normal is to smash someone's face in”
“People always say I'm a legend, but I'm not. Not until I've defended my Olympic titles. That's when I've decided I'll be a legend.”
“One of the networks sent me a TV set to watch. I didn't care for the medium. It depressed me.”
“No matter what the realm of leadership â€“ the home, the workplace, the church, or the community â€“ the vision is crucial. Leaders must funnel their faith into action so that life-changing results.”

Source : Phil Pringle (2010). “You The Leader”, p.23, Whitaker House

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