"Just about the worst thing a leader can nurture in his heart is self-pity. And just about the worst thing a leader can do in front of his people is murmur and complain."

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Kevin DeYoung

#Heart Quotes #Self Quotes #People Quotes

“My band can tell you, I'd rather do anything than rehearse.”
“Some communities don't permit open, honest inquiry about the things that matter most. Lots of people have voiced a concern, expressed a doubt, or raised a question, only to be told by their family, church, friends, or tribe: "We don't discuss those things here." I believe the discussion itself is divine. Abraham does his best to bargain with God, most of the book of Job consists of arguments by Job and his friends about the deepest questions of human suffering, God is practically on trial in the book of Lamentations, and Jesus responds to almost every question he's asked with...a question.”
“An abstraction will move a mountain: Nothing can withstand an idea.”

Source : Isabel Paterson (1993). “The God of the Machine”, p.18, Transaction Publishers
“Being an athlete is a state of mind which is not bound by age, performance or place in the running pack.”

Source : Jeff Galloway (1984). “Galloway's Book on Running”
“When life doesn't meet your expectations, it was important to take it with grace.”

Source : Patricia Briggs (1998). “When Demons Walk”, p.236, Penguin
“London is a huge, stony desert: even boredom feels endless there.”
“Each time thou wishest to decide upon performing some enterprise, raise the eyes to heaven, pray God to bless thy project; if thou canst make that prayer, accomplish thy work.”
“I certainly am interested in accessibility, clarity, and immediacy.”

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