To get people to do needed things is the perennial hard task of government, not to mention of religion and philosophy.
GORE VIDALAppearance should never attain reality, And if nature conquers, then must art retire.
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First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity.
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW -
Truth will flourish in fantasy, only to wither and die in what you are pleased to call reality.
BERNARD SCHUBERT -
If any man thinks ill of you, do not be angry with him, for you are worse than he thinks you to be.
CHARLES SPURGEON -
The excesses of our youth are drafts upon our old age.
CHARLES CALEB COLTON -
Expectation is the root of all heartache.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE -
Another phenomenon developing in Kenya is ethnic cleansing – and that’s the thing that has made me very sad. Because some people will use the cover of the problems of rigged elections to do things that are unacceptable like ethnic cleansing and displacement of people. It’s completely unacceptable.
NGUGI WA THIONG'O -
The missionary spirit is the spirit of Jesus, the spirit of the incarnation and the cross.
HUDSON TAYLOR -
Almost everything worth doing in human life is very difficult in its early stages and the good we are aiming at is never available at first, to strengthen us when we seem to need it most.
DALLAS WILLARD -
Your future is created by what you do today, not tomorrow.
ROBERT KIYOSAKI -
Taking the Bible too literally is a mistake. It should be read as a guidebook of wisdom and insight.
A. J. JACOBS -
When a woman talks, she just wants to be heard.
BILL VAUGHAN -
A little rain beats down a big wind. Long drinking bouts break open the tunder.
FRANCOIS RABELAIS -
He had her scent seeping out of pores.
DR. ZAINAB ANSARI -
You grow stronger after heartbreak like the pouring rain nourishes trees, flowers, the earth, instead of making them drown. Like painful tears make your heart stronger after every drop.
FRANCOISE HELENE -
You can create something that is pure genius, but you have to get your timing right.
LANG LEAV -
Christianity is not about religion. It’s about faith, about being held, about being forgiven. It’s about finding joy and finding home.
BEAR GRYLLS -
Morning is when I do all my best work.
JASON MOMOA -
Yeah, there’s a tendency to get pigeonholed in Hollywood.
MARK RUFFALO -
We used to play with barbies and when we grew up, we willingly became dolls in the hands of men, i guess we just miss our childhood games.
ANI SHAHVERDYAN -
Because God gave you your makeup and superintended every moment of your past, including all the hardship, pain, and struggles, He wants to use your words in a unique manner. No one else can speak through your vocal cords, and, equally important, no one else has your story.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL -
God doesn’t have to try to do supernatural things. He is supernatural. He would have to try to not be. If He is invited to a situation, we should expect nothing but supernatural invasion.
BILL JOHNSON -
I do recall how I got the ideas for some of my books. Many of them are a result of doodling.
BILL PEET -
Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.
HENRY JAMES -
Nothing is more short-lived than pride.
BEN JONSON -
Danger doesn’t always come from the enemy.
HAYAO MIYAZAKI -
In a relationship, the word ‘sorry’ is worth more than gold. However, the more it’s mentioned the lesser your love and affection becomes.
MWANANDEKE KINDEMBO