"Christ took hold of the work of the world's saving in a larger way than it is possible for us to do, and therefore the burden of His undertaking came upon Him in a heavier, wider, and more crushing way than it can come upon us; and therefore, while it overwhelmed Him in sorrow, our smaller mission and lighter task can with entire propriety leave us buoyant and gladsome."

-- Charles Henry Parkhurst

#Crush Quotes #Friday Quotes #Sorrow Quotes

“When you are wondering how do you go on? The better question is, how do you NOT go on?”
“It's not uncommon to hear people say that the re-entry into their lives is very hard. A lot of actors say that the hardest thing about working is not working, because you go from one of the most structured environments in the world to a place of no structure. Maybe that's why you see someone go from movie to movie to movie.”
“Life proceeds amid an incessant network of signals.”
“There should be a colossal mother going about the world to turn men over her lap and give them the slipper. They pine for it.”
“We need a better strategy for poor people...because what we're doing isn't working.”
“When we fear punishment, we focus on consequences, not on our own values.”
“Reading is a creative activity. You have to visualize the characters, you have to hear what the voices sound like.”
“So I always liked to sing, and apparently when I was about four or five I also started to be attracted to pianos and musical instruments. Whenever we went to a friend's house, I vaguely recall climbing up on the piano, plunking on it, and trying to figure it out. So my parents figured I was interested and asked me if I wanted to take piano lessons. I said sure.”

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