Toni Morrison Quotes

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Something that is loved is never lost.

The function of freedom is to free someone else.

Ohio-born Toni Morrison (1931-2019) experienced the ultimate tributes given any novelist when she received the Pulitzer Prize in 1988 for her ground-breaking novel BELOVED and the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993.  Her many awards and published works were a testament to her gifts as a writer.

Charles Swindoll Quote

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The more impossible the situation, the greater God accomplishes His work.

From Matthew 19:26:  “But Jesus looked at them and said, ‘For mortals it is impossible, but for God all things are possible.'”

Louie Giglio Quote

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The word Advent means “expectation.”  What Advent can do for us is create a sense of hope.

From Luke 3:4:  “As it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah, “The voice of one crying out in the wilderness:  Prepare the way of the Lord; make His paths straight.'”

Louie Giglio (born 1958) is an American pastor and Christian author.

Rene Descartes Quotes

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It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.

Common sense is the most widely shared commodity in the world, for every man is convinced that he is well supplied with it.

Rene Descartes (1596-1650) was a French philosopher and mathematician.  His works were instrumental in the emergence of modern philosophy and science.  

Anne Frank Quote

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How wonderful it is nobody need to wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.

From Habakkuk 3:19:  “God, the Lord, is my strength; He makes my feet like the feet of a deer and makes me tread upon the heights.”

Anne Frank (1929-1945) was a German-born Jewish girl.  Her much celebrated diary chronicled her family’s life while hiding in an Amsterdam attic.

David Foster Wallace Quotes

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Everything takes time.  Bees have to move very fast to stay still.

Almost anything that you pay close, direct attention to becomes interesting.

David Foster Wallace (1962-2008) was an American writer and university professor of creative writing.

Charles Swindoll Quote

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If there were one great message I could deliver to those who struggle with not having an abundance of this world’s goods, it would be this simple yet profound promise for happiness:  Great wealth is not related to money!  In a word, the secret is contentment.

From Proverbs 16:8:  “Better is a little with righteousness than large income with injustice.”

Lucy Maud Montgomery Quotes

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Tomorrow is always fresh, with no mistakes in it.

All things great are wound up with all things little.

Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942) was a Canadian writer.  In 1908, she published her first novel, Anne of Green Gables.

Johann Franck Quote

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When the tempest rages, in the Rock of Ages I will safely hide.  Though the earth be shaking, and all hearts be quaking, Christ is at my side.

From Psalm 61:1-3:  “Hear my cry, O God; listen to my prayer.  From the end of the earth I call to You, when my heart is faint.  Lead me to the rock that is higher than I, for You are my refuge, a strong tower against the enemy.”

Johann Franck (1618-1677) was a German public official and lawyer.  However, he was best remembered as a poet and writer of hymns.