"I am noticing that we're getting more and more people - and I don't know how to handle this - who come to me saying, "Would you pray for my son? Would you pray for my daughter?" I've been saying, "Pray for them yourself." But they don't want that because they think I've got something that's greater than what they have. I keep saying, "I don't! Not really. I got the title 'minister; but I don't want to exploit you. You do it, too." I think the way to solve it is to do it together. We're going to pray in community, you see?"

Source : Source: www.psychologytoday.com

Cecil Williams

#Daughter Quotes #Son Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“But he found that a traveller's life is one that includes much pain amidst its enjoyments. His feelings are for ever on the stretch; and when he begins to sink into repose, he finds himself obliged to quit that on which he rests in pleasure for something new, which again engages his attention, and which also he forsakes for other novelties.”
“Most good things have been said far too many times and just need to be lived.”

Source : Shane Claiborne (2010). “The Irresistible Revolution: Living As an Ordinary Radical”, p.24, ReadHowYouWant.com
“My twerking skills are for the bedroom, not for the club.”
“When I was in high school, I wanted to be a counselor and I wanted to work with kids. I've been through the worst of high school. And I want to motivate people to live the best life that they can, because we're only here for one life.”
“I will sing whatever I'm given to sing. Growing up, I would sing anything that I was given. If the choir needed a first tenor, I would sing first tenor. If they needed a bass, I would sing bass. Throughout my life, I just figured out ways to hit notes I needed to hit.”

Source : "THE LEADING MEN: Josh Young and Paul Nolan, Jesus Christ Superstar's Judas and Jesus". Interview with Michael Gioia, www.playbill.com. March 22, 2012.
“Am I a workaholic? Yes, but I also have no problem taking time for myself.”
“One should pay attention to even the smallest crawling creature for these too may have a valuable lesson to teach us.”
“It was considered very bad form to wish authors on their birthdays 'many happy returns.”

Source : Olivia Goldsmith (2014). “The Bestseller”, p.51, Diversion Books

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