“we accept fictions as fictions, as things that might be true in their world, if not quite in ours.” — Thomas C. Foster Copy Share Image
“And there he lay in his bed, a broken man, worn out by a way of life which had been thrust upon… — Jean Plaidy Copy Share Image
“A man being sometimes more generous when he has but a little money than when he has plenty, perhaps thro' fear of… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
“Donny recovered herself. “Dude, that was the seventh sign of the apocalypse. I’m so not going to class on the last day… — Gwen Hayes Copy Share Image
“the book is intended to show how it is possible to live in and be enlarged by loss, even as we continue… — Jerry Sittser Copy Share Image
“The challenge, it turns out, isn’t in perfecting your ability to know when to start and when to stand by. The challenge… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
“Dan Ariely, author of Predictably Irrational, a book that offers an entertaining and engaging overview of behavioral economics.” — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
“I write down the three measurements which Lou and I agreed are central to knowing if the company is making money: net… — Eliyahu M. Goldratt Copy Share Image
“I was, as the prophet said, hungering and thirsting for righteousness. I found it at the eternal and material core of Christianity:… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“New Rule #1 – Don't date women who paint. Arty-farty doesn't just equal freaky in the sack, it also equals nasty genius… — Naomi Kramer Copy Share Image
“But it is not your own Shire,’ said Gildor. ‘Others dwelt here before hobbits were; and others will dwell here again when… — J.R.R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
“And Wolfram knows about cellular automata?” “Oh, my goodness, yes,” said Anna. “He wrote a book you could kill a man with—twelve… — Robert J. Sawyer Copy Share Image
“We remember, also, how that it is becoming increasingly difficult in these strenuous days for those who are desirous of studying the… — Arthur W. Pink Copy Share Image
“Principle 1: By setting limitations, we must choose the essential. So in everything you do, learn to set limitations. Principle 2:… — Leo Babauta Copy Share Image
“He’s called you, like, four times in the past week. And seriously, you should be embarrassed. I’ve never met anyone who has… — Gena Showalter Copy Share Image
“The craving today is for something light and spicy, and few have patience, still less desire, to examine carefully that which would… — Arthur W. Pink Copy Share Image
“A man’s life was five dogs long, Cortland believed. The first was the one that taught you. The second was the one… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
“There are two main reasons why this assumption is wrong. First, once basic material needs have been met, there is very little… — Nic Marks Copy Share Image
“The standard argument is that civilian deaths in Afghanistan were the regrettable consequence of military action that was needed to destroy Al… — Mark Curtis Copy Share Image
“little children never get frozen by their selfishness. Like the disciples, they come just as they are, totally self-absorbed. They seldom get… — Paul Miller Copy Share Image
“The parable about the Good Samaritan tells how a Samaritan rescues a man who is mugged and beaten by robbers on the… — Paul Miller Copy Share Image
“Three years with Claudia had taught Ruso that when a woman said something did not matter and refused to tell you what… — Ruth Downie Copy Share Image
“Lobster-both-ways is popular tonight. The preparation is easy enough. Take a two-pound lobster. Kill it with a sharp chef’s knife straight between… — Graydon Carter Copy Share Image
“Not darkness, for that implies an understanding of light. Not silence, for that suggests a familiarity with sound. Not loneliness, for that… — Robert J. Sawyer Copy Share Image
“We all tell our stories the way we want to. And sometimes those stories have nothing to do with reality.” — Danielle Ganek Copy Share Image
“I had no way of anticipating the adjustments I would have to make and the suffering I would have to endure in… — Jerry Sittser Copy Share Image
“For Madison, on the other hand, “a Public Debt is a Public curse,” and “in a Representative Government greater than in any… — Joseph J. Ellis Copy Share Image
“For what shall we do when we wake one day to find we have lost touch with our heart and with it… — John Eldredge Copy Share Image
“I. All the distinctive characteristics of personality are ascribed to the Holy Spirit in the Bible.” — R. A. (Reuben Archer) Torrey Copy Share Image
“at points in our lives, we have to choose the hills we’re willing to die on.” — Christa Allan Copy Share Image
“The good that may come out of the loss does not erase its badness or excuse the wrong done. Nothing can do… — Jerry Sittser Copy Share Image
“Isn’t it amazing how much good people can do for each other when you give them the opportunity to help?” — Dorothea Benton Frank Copy Share Image
“If you are prepared,” he told his players, “you will be confident, and will do the job.” — Tim Sanders Copy Share Image
“legal investigation. As Clinton noted, “My goal in this deposition was to be truthful, but not particularly helpful.” — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
“you have to come of age when it's your time. If you try to rush it or put it off, it only… — Donna Clayton Copy Share Image
“As J. B. S. Haldane said when asked what evidence might contradict evolution, 'Fossil rabbits in the Precambrian.” — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
“You know, you remind me of my younger brother. I miss that kid, so much that I sometimes regret killing him.” — Blake Crouch Copy Share Image
“of the authors’ imagination and used fictitiously. Emerald Green Desiree Holt” — Desiree Holt Copy Share Image
“More than half described Christians as literalistic, anti-intellectual, judgmental, self-righteous, and bigoted.” — Marcus J. Borg Copy Share Image
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