"We're waiting for a ship to come in that never went out."

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Source : Luci Swindoll (1987). “After you've dressed for success: a guide to developing character as well as a career”, W Publishing Group

Luci Swindoll

#Waiting Quotes #Ships Quotes

“Never shall a man attain to the perfect love of God who has not loved to perfection some creature in this world.”

Source : "L'Heptameron". Book by Marguerite de Navarre (Second Day, Novel XIX; 1558), as translated by Samuel Putnam in his book "Marguerite of Navarre" (p. 53), 1935.
“Once the reality sets in of a superhuman intelligence being in control of every aspect of the infrastructures we rely upon for everyday life, we will simply have to try to come to an accommodation with that entity.”

Source : "What If Everything Went Straight to Hell?". Interview with Austin Allen, bigthink.com.
“A man is powerful on his knees.”
“Whenever you speak to someone, you are presuming the two of you have a certain degree of familiarity - which your words might alter. So every sentence has to do two things at once: convey a message and continue to negotiate that relationship.”
“Not all the subtilties of metaphysics can make me doubt a moment of the immortality of the soul, and of a beneficent Providence. I feel it, I believe it, I desire it, I hope it, and will defend it to my last breath.”
“So many words get lost. They leave the mouthand lose their courage, wandering aimlessly until they are swept into the gutter like dead leaves. On rainy days you can hear their chorus rushing past.”

Source : Nicole Krauss (2006). “The History of Love: A Novel”, p.111, W. W. Norton & Company
“If you don't pray often, you won't gain a love for praying. Prayer is work, and therefore it is not very appealing to our natural sensibilities. But the simple rule for prayer is this: Begin praying and your taste for prayer will increase. The more you pray, the more you will acquire the desire for prayer, the energy for prayer, and the sense of purpose in prayer.”

Source : Eric Ludy, Leslie Ludy (2009). “Wrestling Prayer: A Passionate Communion with God”, p.194, Harvest House Publishers
“I'm a Catholic, but I used to love going to Vacation Bible School with my fundamentalist friends.”

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