"God calls us first... not to a platform, but to an altar!"

-- J. D. Greear

#Firsts Quotes #Platforms Quotes

“In my old age, I have come to believe that love is not a noun but a verb. An action. Like water, it flows to its own current. If you were to corner it in a dam, true love is so bountiful it would flow over. Even in separation, even in death, it moves and changes. It lives within memory, in the haunting of a touch, the transience of a smell, or the nuance of a sigh. It seeks to leave a trace like a fossil in the sand, a leaf burning into baking asphalt.”
“God is not aloof. He is not disconnected. He says continually through the centuries, Iâ€™ll help you, I really will. When you donâ€™t know where to turn, then turn to me. When youâ€™re ready to throw up your hands - throw them up to me. Put your voice behind them too, and Iâ€™ll come and help you.”
“It is only by presenting those portions of the race in my pictures, in the light and backround of their true state, that we can raise our people to greater heights.”
“Watch the sunrise at least once a year, put a lot of marshmallows in your hot chocolate, lie on your back and look at the stars, never buy a coffee table you can't put your feet on, never pass up a chance to jump on a trampoline, don't overlook life's small joys while searching for the big ones.”
“An artist is nothing without his or her obsessions...”
“Happiness lies, first of all, in health.”

Source : Lotus-Eating Ch. 4
“When you rest in the weakness of your heart, your being moves and your self becomes quieted.”
“Does it not appear to you versatility is the true and rare characteristic of that rare thing called genius-versatility and playfulness? In my mind they are both essential.”

Source : Mary Russell Mitford (1870). “The Life of Mary Russell Mitford ; Related in an Selection from Her Letters to Her Friends. Ed. by A.G. Estrange”, p.238

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