"He who wants to win the world for Christ must have the courage to come in conflict with it."

-- Titus Brandsma

#Winning Quotes #Suffering Quotes #World Quotes

“We seldom realize, for example that our most private thoughts and emotions are not actually our own. For we think in terms of languages and images which we did not invent, but which were given to us by our society.”
“I simply like the monumentality of the subjects - the opportunity for metaphor and the varied light that comes with high altitudes.”
“What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the feeble mentality of the average adult.”
“Music-wise, I listen to everything. Leonard Cohen, Randy Newman - I guess I like a lot of '70s music.”
“You cannot eat a cluster of grapes at once, but it is very easy if you eat them one by one.”
“To realize that the Holy Scriptures are a revelation from the Most High, communicating to us His mind and defining for us His will, is the first step toward practical godliness. To recognize that the Bible is God's Word, and that its precepts are the precepts of the Almighty, will lead us to see what an awful thing it is to despise and ignore them.”
“A plan without action is not a plan. It's a speech.”

Source : Twitter post from Oct 01, 2012
“I can't control what people think. I'm not trying to manipulate people's thoughts or sentiments. I write all the time. You have to experience life, make observations, and ask questions. It's machine-like how things are run now in hip-hop, and my ambitions are different.”

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