Alex Trebek Quotes

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A good education and a kind heart will serve you well throughout your entire life.

Keep your head up.  Move forward.  Keep going.

Alex Trebek (1940-2020) was a Canadian-born television personality and game show host.  He hosted the game show “Jeopardy!” from from 1984-2020.

At Last Found

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Conflict’s consuming breath

Tomorrow’s sunrise waits

Evening’s beating rhythm

Will darkness be mankind’s fate?

 

Each hour fails to open

Anger’s agitation

Whispers breeding chaos

Peace scouting for its station

 

Searching for safe harbor

Bumpy shall be ship’s ride

Echoes’ explosive drift

Stormy waters’ rising tide

 

Calmness now surfaces

Persistence pays each debt

Voices now standing down

Courageous steps quell each threat

 

Tomorrow comes about

Darkness has run aground

Morning works together

Blessed spirit at last found

 

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God’s Assurance

From Hebrews 6:19-20:  “We have this hope, a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters the inner shrine behind the curtain, where Jesus, a forerunner on our behalf, has entered, having become a high priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.”

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God’s assurance

Backed up with love

Unchangeable

Reigns from above

 

God’s steadfastness

Shared through His Word

Unwavering

Light now unblurred

 

God’s character

Offered His peace

Unshakeable

Salvation’s lease

 

God’s persistence

Filled with His grace

Unrelenting

Truth to embrace

 

God’s perfection

Trusted faith’s scope

Unparalleled

Christ’s risen hope

 

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From the words of American pastor and Christian author, Charles Swindoll:  “Ask God.  Trust God.  We are completely dependent on Him for eternal life, for forgiveness, for character, for security.”

Heart’s Whispers (Haiku Series #330)

Caring

Encourage others

Offering heartfelt kindness—

Relationships blessed

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Loving

Sharing morning’s sun

Harnessing gratitude’s peace—

Light fills one more heart

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Persisting

Try another way

Every step marked with patience—

Staying flexible

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Thomas Carlyle Quotes

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Time is no fast-hurrying stream, but a sportful sunlit ocean.

Experience is the grand spiritual Doctor.

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

John H. Johnson Quotes

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The greater the handicap, the greater the triumph.

To succeed, one must be creative and persistent.

John H. Johnson (1918-2005) was an American businessman and publisher.

 

Determined Outlook (Haiku Series #300)

Persistent Spirit

Heart’s deepest desire

Overcoming once again—

Triumph shall arrive

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Spirit’s Core

Facing challenges

Courage filled with inner fire—

Crossing finish line

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Spirited Solutions

Tested by darkness

Searching for light’s renewing strength—

Positive embraced

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Thomas Edison Quotes

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Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up.  The  most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.

Thomas Edison (1847-1931) was an American inventor and businessman.  His birthplace was Milan, Ohio.

John Wooden Quotes

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Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

John Wooden (1910-2010) was an American college basketball coach.  While coaching the UCLA Bruins mens basketball team from 1948-1975, he was nicknamed the “Wizard of Westwood.”  During a 12-year period, his teams won ten national championships, including seven in a row.

River’s Glory

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From high mountain meadow

River begins fateful trip

One mile follows another

Flowing at steady clip

 

Creator’s light precedes

Clear path to river’s glory

Journey shaping each landscape

Scripting nature’s story

 

Time shall never stand still

River’s persistence will win

Always forward to its goal

Streaming patience within

 

Day will come, very soon

River sets up final score

Faithful waters running free

Asking for nothing more

 

Ocean’s waters ahead

Finish line in river’s sight

Peace traveling through its pulse

Pulling eternal might

 

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