Disney’s 1942 animated feature film, “Bambi” features a timeless story which relates to adults and children in human-like ways. Here are a couple of quotes from the film.
I’m always with you. Even when you can’t see me. I’m here. (Bambi’s mother speaking to him)
If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say nothing at all. (Thumper, the rabbit)
Safety comes in our nearness to God, not in our distance from our enemies.
From Psalm 91:1-4: “You who live in the shelter of the Most High, who abide in the shadow of the Almighty, will say to the Lord, ‘My refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust.’ For He will deliver you from the snare of the hunter and from the deadly pestilence; He will cover you with His pinions, and under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and defense.”
Dillon Burroughs (born 1976) is a best-selling American writer with nearly 40 books published. His birthplace is Norwalk, Ohio.
Man is never perfect nor contented.
The human mind delights in grand conceptions of supernatural beings.
Jules Verne (1828-1905) was a French novelist, poet, and playwright. Several of his novels became classics, and two of his finest works are listed in the quotes above. His writings were highly skilled in their technical aspects, even though his vision was years ahead of his lifetime.
God puts us in the wilderness to test us, to stretch our spiritual muscles. Our earthly wilderness experiences are designed to develop us into men and women of faith.
From Deuteronomy 8:2: “Remember the long way that the Lord your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, in order to humble you, testing you to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commandments.”
Out of clutter find simplicity. From discord find harmony. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.
Life grows relative to one’s investment in it.
Marc Benioff (born 1964) is an American entrepreneur and philanthropist.
There is no finish line. When you reach a goal, find a new one.
A lot of times people look at the negative side of what they feel they can’t do. I always look on the positive side of what I can do.
Chuck Norris (born 1940) is an American actor and martial artist. After serving in the United States Air Force, he won numerous championships in martial arts competitions. Later, he becomes a highly successful actor in film and television.
Since God has rescued us from the bondage to sin, forgiven us, and brought us into His family, grateful obedience should be our response.
From Acts 5:17-21: “ Then the high priest took action; he and all who were with him (that is, the sect of the Sadducees), being filled with jealousy, arrested the apostles and put them in the public prison. But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors, brought them out, and said, ‘Go, stand in the temple and tell the people the whole message about this life.’ When they heard this, they entered the temple at daybreak and went on with their teaching.”
There is no greater insight into the future than recognizing . . . when we save our children, we save ourselves.
Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.
Margaret Mead (1901-1978) was an American cultural anthropologist. Her birthplace was Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was best known for her studies and writings about the culture and people of Oceania.
True liberty is not the power to live as we please, but to live as we ought.
From 2 Peter 3:10-13: “But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a loud noise, and the elements will be destroyed with fire, and the earth and everything that is done on it will be disclosed. Since all these things are to be destroyed in this way, what sort of persons ought you to be in leading lives of holiness and godliness, waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be set ablaze and destroyed and the elements will melt with fire? But, in accordance with His promise, we wait for new heavens and a new earth, where righteousness is at home.
Arthur Walkington (A. W.) Pink (1886-1952) was an English Bible teacher and Christian writer. Following his death, many of his writings were well-received by readers. This turnabout established him as an influential evangelical author.
I want to write books that unlock the traffic jam in everybody’s head.
Writers may be disreputable, incorrigible, early to decay or late to bloom, but they dare to go it alone.
John Updike (1932-2009) was an American novelist, poet, and short story writer. In his generation, he was considered by many to be one of America’s most gifted writers of fiction.
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