"Christianity does not begin with our pursuit of Christ, but with Christâ€™s pursuit of us."

-- David Platt

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“Los Angeles is a very transient town. It's the only place I know where you can actually rent a dog.”
“I think that ***** should be legalized. I think the only reason it isn't legal is because politicians who smoked it when they were young men or young women just don't have the courage when they become politicians to legalize it.”
“Iâ€™ve grown up, everyoneâ€™s got to grow up. But thereâ€™s something inside me, Iâ€™m always going to have that little sort of - how do you say? - child streak.”
“If you haven't cried, your eyes can't be beautiful.”
“I would never go to a gym. How could I do it? So I tried to do it in my house and it doesn't work.”
“None of us makes it through this life without problems and challengesâ€”and sometimes tragedies and misfortunes. After all, in large part we are here to learn and grow from such events in our lives. We know that there are times when we will suffer, when we will grieve, and when we will be saddened. However, we are told, â€œAdam fell that men might be; and men are, that they might have joy.â€ How might we have joy in our lives, despite all that we may face? Again from the scriptures: â€œWherefore, be of good cheer, and do not fear, for I the Lord am with you, and will stand by you.”
“The most fatal illusion is the settled point of view. Since life is growth and motion, a fixed point of view kills anybody who has one.”

Source : Brooks Atkinson (1951). “Once around the sun”
“Layer by layer art strips life bare.”

Source : Robert Musil (2012). “Posthumous Papers of a Living Author”, p.44, Archipelago

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