"Instead of viewing God as one who helps me accomplish my purposes, it is now my joy to help God accomplish the divine purpose - seeking the best for others and seeking the growth of the beloved, which is to say everyone."

-- Philip Gulley

#Joy Quotes #Growth Quotes #Purpose Quotes

“We should never be allowed to forget that it is the customer who, in the end, determines how many people are employed and what sort of wages companies can afford.”
“Managing brands is going to be more and more about trying to manage everything that your company does.”
“I love playing the bad guy getting away with stuff. I was that kid who learned from my older brothers who got away with everything by smiling.”
“Stop lookin' at what you ain't got, and start being thankful for what you do got.”

Source : Song: Live Your Life
“It is a curious and painful fact that almost all the completely futile treatments that have been believed in during the long history of medical folly have been such as caused acute suffering to the patient. When anesthetics were discovered, pious people considered them an attempt to evade the will of God. It was pointed out, however, that when God extracted Adam's rib He put him into a deep sleep. This proved that anesthetics are all right for men; women, however, ought to suffer, because of the curse of Eve.”
“Treat everyone you meet as if they have infinite value because in Godâ€™s eyes they do”
“Without investing in the rule of law for the poor, none of the other investments we make will be sustainable.”

Source : "The Enforcer" by Samantha Power, www.newyorker.com. January 19, 2009.
“I loved all those classic figures from the '30s and '40s... Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Humphrey Bogart, Rita Hayworth. They had such glamour and style. I loved the movies of those times too - so much attention paid to details, lights, clothing, the way the studios would develop talent.”

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