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“It's funny: I always imagined when I was a kid that adults had some kind of inner toolbox full of shiny tools: the saw of discernment, the hammer of wisdom, the sandpaper of patience. But then when I grew up I found that life handed you these rusty bent old tools - friendships, prayer, conscience, honesty - and said 'do the best you can with these, they will have to do'. And mostly, against all odds, they do.”
Source : Anne Lamott (2000). “Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith”, p.92, Anchor
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“Oh I do believe In all the things you see What comes is better Than what came before”
Source : Song: I Found A Reason, Album: The Covers Record, 2000
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“I always like walking in the rain, so no one can see me crying.”
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“Oh, how precious is time! And how guilty it makes me feel when I think I have trifled away and misimproved it, or neglected to fill up each part of it with duty to the utmost of my ability and capacity”
Source : Jonathan Edwards, David Brainerd (1807). “The Works of President Edwards;: Narrative of conversions. Life and diary of the Rev. David Brainerd. Mr. Brainerd's journal. Mr. Brainerd's remains”, p.277
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“A ministry doesn't have to be perfect for God to use and bless it.”
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“Forgive me, that I manage badly, Manage badly but live gloriously, That I leave traces of myself in my songs, That I appeared to you in waking dreams.”
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“Fallen man is both terrified of vulnerability and committed to maintaining independence.”
Source : Kay Warren (2012). “Choose Joy: Because Happiness Isn't Enough”, p.80, Baker Books
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“If there are too many competitors, even if you're the best it's a lot harder to win.”
