"In your pursuit of godliness, have you left Jesus behind?"

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Source : Elyse M. Fitzpatrick “Because He Loves Me: How Christ Transforms Our Daily Life”, Crossway

Elyse Fitzpatrick

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“The world has produced about 1 trillion barrels of oil since the start of the industry in the nineteenth century. Currently, it is thought that there are at least 5 trillion barrels of petroleum resources, of which 1.4 trillion is sufficiently developed and technically and economically accessible.”

Source : Daniel Yergin (2011). “The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World”, p.207, Penguin
“I'm gonna be the best dad that ever lived. I'll have a ranch with a race car track and a golf course.”
“For me, the difference between a musician reading an arrangement on a piece of paper, and them closing their eyes and listening to what's happening around them and responding to it, is huge.”
“My subject is war, and the pity of war.”
“Talent is not enough. It's an important component in a successful performance, but it's really only a starting point.”
“An 83-year-old male prostitute was arrested. Police say he only charged $20 an hour, but for most of that time, he just talked about his grandkids.”
“She is a mortal danger without meaning to be one; she's exquisite without giving ita thought; shes a trap set by nature, a rose in which love lies in ambush! Anyone who has seen her smile has known perfection. She creates grace without movement and makes all divinity fit into her slightest gesture. And neither Venus in her shell, nor Diana striding in the great, blossoming forest, can compare to her when she goes through the streets of paris in her sedan chair.”
“And this I believe: that the free, exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world. And this I would fight for: the freedom of the mind to take any direction it wishes, undirected. And this I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual. This is what I am and what I am about.”

Source : John Steinbeck (2002). “East of Eden”, p.116, Penguin

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