"In the end, though, maybe we must all give up trying to pay back the people in this world who sustain our lives. In the end, maybe it's wiser to surrender before the miraculous scope of human generosity and to just keep saying thank you, forever and sincerely, for as long as we have voices."

-- Elizabeth Gilbert

#Thanksgiving Quotes #Gratitude Quotes #Giving Up Quotes

“We need to recapture the gospel glow of the early Christians who were nonconformists in the truest sense of the word . . . Their powerful gospel put an end to such barbaric evils as infanticide and bloody gladiatorial contests. Finally, they captured the Roman Empire for Jesus Christ.”
“There is grim irony in speaking of the freedom of contract of those who, because of their economic necessities, give their service for less than is needful to keep body and soul together.”

Source : Morehead v. N.Y. ex rel. Tipaldo, 298 U.S. 587, (632), 1936.
“Why should we subsidize intellectual curiosity?”
“My faith is not identified by my title. My faith is identified by how I live. Wearing the uniform is not the same as playing the game.”
“What's the opposite of suck? Un-suck?”
“Whatever is graceful is virtuous, and whatever is virtuous is graceful.”
“Lying is like trying to hide in a fog: If you move about you're in danger of bumping your head against the truth, and as soon as the fog blows off, you are gone anyhow.”
“I'm a numbers guy, and I think numbers sometimes tell stories and sometimes they don't. When you look at the NBA, when teams shoot 45% or better from the floor, what is their record? And if they shoot under that what is their record?”

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