"So in every test, let us say: "Thank you, my God, because this was needed for my salvation.""

-- Elder Paisios of Mount Athos

#Tests Quotes #Salvation Quotes #Saying Thank You Quotes

“Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which comes from the teaching of biography and history.”
“And now, dear Lord, I acknowledge afresh that You are the God of all peace, my Jehovah-Shalom. My job is to receive. you give me Your peace. My job is to take it. You lead me to Your still waters. My role is to follow. You extend Your hand. My role is to take hold. My I enjoy Your presence and the tranquility of the still waters where You pour out your promise of peace. Amen.”
“Genes do make a contribution to the IQ score - but a flower needs soil. The environment for poor people is so overwhelmingly powerful, it washes out the genetic effect. There is a genetic contribution to IQ, but you can't detect it when you're living in a deprived environment.”

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“I grew up as a kid with very little. I could enjoy a peanut butter and jelly sandwich or peanut butter crackers.”
“It's like Samson and Delilah: watch your back, because trouble could be the person you're sleeping with.”
“I have bitten down or swallowed a few pellets through the years. My uncle had his appendix removed and there were over 100 lead pellets in it. He might have died of lead poisoning. Now that is eating a lot of game!”
“When you have the feeling that anythingâ€™s possible, sometimes you wind up acting on it.”
“We believe in the power of 21st-century international norms. Russian President Vladimir Putin believes in the power of lies and brute force, and implicitly asks, in the spirit of Josef Stalin, 'How many divisions do international norms have?'”

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