"Jesus tended to honor the losers of this world, not the winners. Our modern culture extravagantly rewards beauty, athletic skill, wealth, and artistic achievement, qualities which seemed to impress Jesus not at all."

-- Philip Yancey

#Jesus Quotes #Skills Quotes #Achievement Quotes

“I wish I hadn't cried so much!â€ said Alice, as she swam about, trying to find her way out. I shall be punished for it now, I suppose, by being drowned in my own tears !”
“I think that if you can roast a chicken, you can get whatever you want out of a woman.”
“Real art has the capacity to make us nervous.”
“Do not allow your enemy to define you. Because if you allow yourself to be defined negatively, nothing positive you say about yourself will register.”
“For me, personally, I watch pretty much everything on Netflix, and I watch all the episodes in a row, when I can.”

Source : "Laura Prepon Talks ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK, Joining the Series, Preparing for the Role, Graphic Sex Scenes and the Freedom of Wearing a Prison Jumpsuit". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. July 8, 2013.
“The other thing is that if you rely solely on medication to manage depression or anxiety, for example, you have done nothing to train the mind, so that when you come off the medication, you are just as vulnerable to a relapse as though you had never taken the medication.”
“Honor begets honor; trust begets trust; faith begets faith; and hope is the mainspring of life.”
“I believe it's time that women truly owned their superpowers and used their beauty and strength to change the world around them. Becoming a CoverGirl is truly and honor and a gift: it opens up a new platform for me to inspire women to feel stronger, braver and more beautiful inside and out.”

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