Tom Hanks Quotes

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A hero is somebody who voluntarily walks into the unknown.

There’s no substitute for a great love who says, “No matter what’s wrong with you, you’re welcome at this table.”

Tom Hanks (born 1956) is an American actor and filmmaker.  Easily transitioning between comedic and dramatic roles, he has become one of the most honored and respected in his profession.  He is an avid collector of manual typewriters with a collection of well over 200.

George Bernard Shaw Quotes

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I’m not a teacher:  only a fellow-traveler of whom you asked the way.  I pointed ahead–ahead of myself as well as you.

After all, the wrong road always leads somewhere.

George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) was an Irish-born playwright, critic, and political activist.

 

Charles Swindoll Quote

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Understand that God, in His sovereignty, places His hand over our lives and allows us to pass through painful experiences that we would never choose or want.  Accepting and learning from them, we grow deeper in Christian life.

From Ecclesiastes 3:14:  “ I know that whatever God does endures forever; nothing can be added to it nor anything taken from it; God has done this so that all should stand in awe before Him.”

Adoniram Judson Quote

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The future is as bright as the promises of God.

From Jeremiah 29:11:  “ For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope.”

Adoniram Judson (1788-1850) was an American pastor and missionary.  He was one of the first Protestant missionaries in Burma, where he would serve for nearly 40 years.

Gray Wolf Quotes

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Rudyard Kipling

For the strength of the pack is the wolf, and the strength of the wolf is the pack.

Kipling (1865-1936) was an English novelist, short story writer, poet, and journalist.

David Attenborough

Crying wolf is a real danger.

Attenborough (born 1926) is British broadcaster, biologist, natural historian, and author.

Taken From a Church Sign

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Seven days without prayer makes one weak.

From Thessalonians 5:16-18:  “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”

Thomas Carlyle Quotes

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A loving heart is the beginning of knowledge.

The greatest university is a collection of books.

Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) was a Scottish-born essayist, historian, and philosopher.  He was a leading writer of the Victorian era.

Selwyn Hughes Quote

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We must never forget that God’s nature is uncompromisingly set against sin.  We may tolerate it; He never.

From Psalm 2:5-6:  “Then He will speak to them in His wrath and terrify them in His fury, saying, ‘I have set My king on Zion, My holy hill.'”

Selwyn Hughes (1928-2006) was a Welsh-born Christian minister and author.  One of his best known works was the daily devotional EVERY DAY WITH JESUS.  

Joseph Joubert Quotes

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The mind is the atmosphere of the soul.

To teach is to learn twice.

Joseph Joubert (1754-1824) was a French moralist and essayist.  Most of his writings were published following his death.

Christa McAuliffe Quotes

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May your future be limited only by your dreams.

Reach for it.  Push yourself as far as you can.

Christa McAuliffe (1948-1986) was an American teacher and astronaut from Concord, New Hampshire.  She will be remembered for her selection as the finalist in the Teacher in Space Project.  She was a crew member on the ill-fated NASA mission on January 28, 1986, when the space shuttle Challenger was destroyed shortly after take-off.