"This is strength; this is peace; to feel, in entering on every day, that all its duties and trials have been committed to the Lord Jesus - that, come what may, He will use us for His own glory and our real good!"

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Source : John Gibson Paton, James Paton (1891). “John G. Paton: Missionary to the New Hebrides”

John Gibson Paton

#Jesus Quotes #Real Quotes #Missionary Quotes

“My wife wants something foreign for Christmas - like a Mexican divorce.”
“Honestly, I get more recognized for 'Three Men and a Little Lady' than 'Harry Potter'.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“But it's a whole lot easier to keep[secrets] when you've got someone else who knows breathing in the same room. Carrying them alone is like having a huge spiky weight digging into your shoulders and chest, a weight you can't shift even while you're sleeping.”
“Well has he lived who has lived well in obscurity.”
“Granuaile looked terminally depressed when she emerged from the bathroom with raven hair and, as a result rather Goth by accident. She didn't want to get her picture taken. "Aughh!" she said miserably, looking in the vanity mirror in the truck of the cab and fingering a wavy curl near her temple. "This sucks more than anything has ever sucked before. You know what we look like? A couple of emo douche bags." "Well, look at the bright side, Granuaile. Emo Douche Bags would be a great band name." [That's brilliant! It's already the unofficial name of more bands than I can count.]”
“They wouldn't understand, and I don't feel the need to explain, simply because I know in my heart how real it was. When I think of you, I can't help smiling, knowing that you've completed me somehow. I love you, not just for now, but for always, and I dream of the day that you'll take me in your arms again”
“Oh I don't need an education Just a microphone's intoxication And I can't deal with concentration Give me tongues and stimulation”
“There's a lot of confusion about the political ideologies of both parties [Democrats and Republicans] have switched 180 degrees in 150 years. It just too confusing. Everybody claiming Lincoln as their own. And everybody should claim Lincoln as their own, because he represents all of us, and what he did basically provided the opportunities that all of us are enjoying today.”

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