"I would rather be a preacher in a pulpit than a prince on a throne"

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Source : Christopher Love (2012). “The Last Words and Letters of Christopher Love: With A Clear Vindication of His Principles and Practices”, p.142, Puritan Publications

Christopher Love

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“That is what diminishes the artist and his song. The artist is now hermetically sealed. The publishing company got him his deal and they expect to profit from his songs. So what if he is a better singer than a songwriter; let's put him in a room with a real songwriter. Something great is bound to come...except very often nothing great comes out of such contrived match-ups. Nobody knows where a great song comes from, and that's why so many writers credit the Lord as a co-writer (though I notice they never offer Him half the writer's royalties) when they come up with a real gem.”
“Mr President, I have decided not to speak the entire speech which I have.”
“If we only understood that when we devote our lives to the glory of God, our existence on planet earth will leave marks---eternal marks.”
“To other women the choice of clothes was a form of ingenious exhibition, a shameless seduction. To me, dresses were like a breastplate that I put on to set off to war against this life.”
“Men would live exceedingly quiet if these two words, mine and thine, were taken away.”
“I do find it odd people choose to do stuff that makes them look like crazy Hollywood faces, but I've got zero judgment.”
“To be brave, by definition, one has first to be afraid.”

Source : Robert Harris (2003). “Pompeii”, Vintage
“Christ never was in a hurry. There was no rushing forward, no anticipating, no fretting over what might be. Each day's duties were done as each day brought them, and the rest was left with God.”

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