"[Amy Carmichael's] great longing was to have a "single eye" for the glory of God. Whatever might blur the vision God had give her of His work, whatever could distract or deceive or tempt other to seek anything but the Lord Jesus Himself she tried to eliminate."

-- Elisabeth Elliot

#Jesus Quotes #Inspiration Quotes #Eye Quotes

“Quality is free, but only to those who are willing to pay heavily for it.”

Source : Tom DeMarco, Tim Lister (2013). “Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams”, p.22, Addison-Wesley
“To destroy is still the strongest instinct in nature.”

Source : "Yet Again".
“Worship is at the center of everything that the church believes, practices, and seeks to accomplish”
“Ive heard about cases when people repented of ***** and were healed of liver cancer.”
“The artist's life cannot be otherwise than full of conflicts, for two forces are at war within him [or her]-on the one hand, the common human longing for happiness, satisfaction and security in life, and on the other a ruthless passion for creation which may go so far as to override every personal desire ... There are hardly any exceptions to the rule that a person must pay dearly for the divine gift of creative fire.”
“Bill and Hillary Clinton are the most investigated couple in American history - now the most thoroughly exonerated couple in American history.”
“Any committee is only as good as the most knowledgeable, determined and vigorous person on it. There must be somebody who provides the flame.”

Source : Lady Bird Johnson (2007). “A White House Diary”, p.79, University of Texas Press
“I grew up in Bulgaria in a small city on the Black Sea Coast, so I was very interested in the sea, marine life, and everything related to it. But it was also a very dark place at night, so I could see the stars. And I just got very interested in it.”

Source : "Professor Spotlight: Sasselov on Super-Earths". Interview with Brian C. Zhang, www.thecrimson.com. February 10, 2012.

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