There is no secret to success, except hard work and getting something indefinable which we call “the breaks.”
For we must be one thing or the other, an asset or a liability, the sinew in your wing to help you soar, or the chain to bind you to earth.
Countee Cullen (1903-1946) was an American poet and novelist, who made a significant impact during the Harlem Renaissance.
Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in; aim for earth and you get neither.
From Colossians 3:2: “Set your minds on the things that are above, not on the things that are on earth.”
Somewhere inside all of us is the power to change the world.
No book ever ends, when it’s full of your friends. (From Dahl’s book, “The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me.”)
Roald Dahl (1916-1990) was a British author, poet, and screenwriter. He was a prolific storyteller and writer of children’s books.
Adversity is not only a bridge to a deeper relationship with God, but it’s also the path to freedom, healing, and maximum usefulness.
From Hebrews 12:11-13: “Now, discipline always seems painful rather than pleasant at the time, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it. Therefore lift your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint but rather be healed.“
Freedom is the oxygen without which science cannot breathe.
The products of modern science are not in themselves good or bad; it is the way they are used that determines their value.
David Sarnoff (1891-1971) was a Russian-born American business executive who played an important role in the early years of radio and television.
No one cares how much we know unless they also know how much we care.
From Galatians 5:13: “For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters, only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for self-indulgence, but through love become enslaved to one another.”
Phillip Graham Ryken (born 1966) is an American pastor and theologian. He currently serves as the president of Wheaton College in Illinois.
Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could all be a little more gentle with each other, and a little more loving, have a little more empathy, and maybe we’d like each other a little bit more.
Judy Garland (1922-1969) was a American actress, singer, and dancer. Born in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, she would be cast in the role of a lifetime in the “Wizard of Oz.”
God is ever wanting to add to us, to develop us, to enlarge us, to teach us more and more.
From 1 Peter 5:10: “And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore, support, strengthen, and establish you.“
A. B. (Albert Benjamin) Simpson (1843-1919) was a Canadian-born pastor, theologian, and Christian author. He founded the Christian and Missionary Alliance.
The most sacred laws of justice are the laws which guard the life and person of our neighbors.
A nation is not made wealthy by the childish accumulation of shiny metals, but is enriched by the economic prosperity of its people.
Adam Smith (1723-1790) was a Scottish economist and philosopher. His writings paved the way for greater understanding of the thinking behind a political economy. Smith’s most famous thoughts are contained in his book, WEALTH OF NATIONS, which was published in 1776.
Choosing to align our thoughts with God’s Word will move us toward the abundant life our Creator designed.
From 1 Corinthians 2:15-16: “Those who are spiritual discern all things, and they are themselves subject to no one else’s scrutiny. ‘For who has known the mind of the Lord so as to instruct Him?’ But we have the mind of Christ.”
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