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American Generals Quotes

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This quotations series will focus on four significant U.S. Army generals from World War II.  Each man contributed mightily to the overall success of the Allies war effort.  This outstanding quartet will feature:  George C. Marshall, George S. Patton, Douglas MacArthur, and Omar Bradley.  Postings will include two of these gentlemen at a time.

Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964)

No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation.

Omar Bradley (1893-1981)

We have grasped the mystery of the atom and rejected the sermon on the mount.

Charles Swindoll Quote

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God misses nothing.  He’s looking out for us.  He’s listening to our prayers.

From 1 Peter 3:12:  “For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are open to their prayer.”

Stand-Up Comics Quotes

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Steve Martin (born 1945)

Thankfully, perseverance is a great substitute for talent.

Chris Rock (born 1965)

Comedy is the blues for people who can’t sing.

Steve Martin has mastered his comedic, acting, and writing talents.    He is also a renowned banjo player, and his music remains a big part of his life.

Chris Rock has received numerous accolades for his stand-up comedy, but he is also a well-recognized actor and filmmaker.  He has also been a host of the Academy Awards on several occasions.  

Woodrow Kroll Quote

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Trusting God is not by what you read or know.  It is by doing what you have learned from His Word, Bible.

From James 1:22-25:  “But be doers of the word and not merely hearers who deceive themselves.  For if any are hearers of the word and not doers, they are like those who look at themselves in a mirror; for they look at themselves and, on going away, immediately forget what they were like.  But those who look into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and persevere, being not hearers who forget but doers who act—they will be blessed in their doing.”

Woodrow Kroll (born 1944) is an American pastor, Christian author, and radio host.  He has written over 50 books on the Bible and Christian living.

Iyanla Vanzant Quotes

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The only way to get what you really want is to let go of what you don’t want.

Your willingness to look at your darkness is what empowers you to change.

Iyanla Vanzant (born 1953) is an American inspirational speaker, author, and television personality.

E. Stanley Jones Quote

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Whatever we focus on determines what we become.

From Proverbs 4:25:  “Let your eyes look directly forward and your gaze be straight before you.”

Eli Stanley Jones (1884-1973) was an American Christian missionary, theologian, and author.  Most of his missionary work took place in India where he became a close friend of Mahatma Gandhi.  His biography about Gandhi’s life proved to be quite influential with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Julian Barnes Quotes

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When you read a great book, you don’t escape from life, you plunge deeper into it.

But life never lets you go, does it?  You can’t put down life the way you put down a book.

Julian Barnes (born 1946) is an English writer.  He has also written fictional crime dramas under the pseudonym of Dan Kavanagh.

Beverly Sills Quotes

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There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.

You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try.

Beverly Sills (1929-2007) was an American operatic star with few equals during her performances from the 1950s into the 1970s.  

Charles Stanley Quote

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God is not fooled by good behavior that springs from a hard heart.  Obeying Him with an unwilling spirit may achieve His purpose, but we lose the joy of our reward.

From Jonah 4:9-11:  “But God said to Jonah, ‘Is it right for you to be angry about the bush?’ And he said, ‘Yes, angry enough to die.’  Then the Lord said, ‘You are concerned about the bush, for which you did not labor and which you did not grow; it came into being in a night and perished in a night.  And should I not be concerned about Nineveh, that great city, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand persons who do not know their right hand from their left and also many animals?'”

Billy Collins Quotes

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While the novelist is banging on his typewriter, the poet is watching a fly in the windowpane.

The trouble with poetry is that it encourages the writing of more poetry.

Billy Collins (born 1941) is an American poet who served as America’s Poet Laureate from 2001 to 2003.  He has published several collections of his poetry.