""He passed over his fall, and appointed him first of the Apostles; wherefore He said: ' 'Simon, Simon,' etc. (in Ps. cxxix. 2). God allowed him to fall, because He meant to make him ruler over the whole world, that, remembering his own fall, he might forgive those who should slip in the future. And that what I have said is no guess, listen to Christ Himself saying: 'Simon, Simon, etc.'""

-- Saint John Chrysostom

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“A certain grasp of military affairs is vital for those in charge of general policy.”
“When I have fully decided that a result is worth getting I go ahead of it and make trial after trial until it comes.”
“I think that it's an inexact science, but the trick is this: not to quit on anything too soon. All of this takes time. It's an investment.”
“To get our universe, with all of its potential for complexities or any kind of potential for any kind of life-form, everything has to be precisely defined on this knife edge of improbability. [Y]ou have to see the hands of a creator who set the parameters to be just so because the creator was interested in something a little more complicated than random particles.”
“When tough times come, it is particularly important to offset them with much gentle softness. Be a pillow.”
“I used to think that the times when you don't work, you should be anxious and constantly by the phone and putting so much pressure on yourself, but I've really learned that all the experiences we have you can bring into the next job. So it's making sure your brain and body are being stimulated so you can bring something new to the next role.”
“Admiration is a very short lived passion that immediately decays upon growing familiar with its object, unless it still be fed with fresh discoveries, and kept alive by a new perpetual succession of miracles rising up to its view.”
“All warfare is based on deception. There is no place where espionage is not used. Offer the enemy bait to lure him.”

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