"A nun I know once told me she kept begging God to take her character defects away from her. After years of this prayer, God finally got back to her: I'm not going to take anything away from you, you have to give it to Me."

-- Anne Lamott

#Prayer Quotes #Character Quotes #Years Quotes

“But art not only exploits the variety of appearances, it also affirms the validity of individual outlook and thereby admits a further dimension of variety. Since the shapes of art do not primarily bear witness to the objective nature of the things for which they stand, they can reflect individual interpretation and invention.”

Source : Rudolf Arnheim (2004). “Visual Thinking”, p.300, Univ of California Press
“If a crisis has come to you on any front, surrender your will to Jesus absolutely and irrevocably.”
“No man is bound to be rich or great, - no, nor to be wise; but every man is bound to be honest.”

Source : Sir Benjamin Rudyerd, Benjamin Rudyerd (capt.) (1841). “Memoirs of Sir Benjamin Rudyerd: Containing His Speeches and Poems. To which are Added the Letters of His Great-great-grandson Benjamin Rudyerd”, p.130
“hey Lynch I didn't leave that car for it to sit while you just blow III”
“That was a frustrating race for me. I pushed as hard as possible at the start on the medium tyres whilst everyone around me was on the grippier soft compound rubber. Once I moved to the soft tyres I was able to set the race's then fastest lap so things looked good with our strategy. Unfortunately the engine anti-kill triggered when I came in to make my final pit stop which cost me a lot of time. It's frustrating as we should have finished strongly. My focus is now Barcelona where I've delivered very strongly in the past.”
“Reading is my favourite occupation, when I have leisure for it and books to read.”
“I suppose even a woman's hatred is a kind of love.”

Source : Yasunari Kawabata (1996). “Beauty and Sadness”, Vintage Books
“Please remove your watch,' he said. 'In my domain time isn't a factor.”

Source : Hanif Kureishi (2009). “The Buddha of Suburbia”, p.14, Faber & Faber

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