"The really wonderful moments of joy in this……" — John Piper

The really wonderful moments of joy in this world are not the… - John Piper

"The really wonderful moments of joy in this world are not the moments of self-satisfaction, but self-forgetfulness. Standing on the edge of the Grand Canyon and contemplating your own greatness is pathological. At such moments we are made for a magnificent joy that comes from outside ourselves."

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Climbing K2 or floating the Grand Canyon in an inner tube; there are some things one would rather have done… — Edward Abbey
It doesn't have to be the Grand Canyon, it could be a city street, it could be the face of… — A.C. Grayling
Every season has its peaks and valleys. What you have to try to do is eliminate the Grand Canyon. — Andy Van Slyke
It's like trying to describe what you feel when you're standing on the rim of the Grand Canyon or remembering… — Harrison Schmitt
For thousands of years, father and son have stretched wistful hands across the canyon of time, each eager to help… — Alan Valentine
I simply wanted to experience the presence of this man who had revolutionized my understanding. After a while we sat… — Huston Smith
The big, blazing truth about man is that he has a heaven-sized hole in his heart, and nothing else can… — Peter Kreeft
Today the thing I find myself thinking about the most is our landscape...I think it's something a lot of us… — Mick Dodson
I had so much fun touring the Grand Canyon area with the Sierra Club. I love to get outdoors and… — Nolan Gould
Working with Jack [Nicholson] is sort of like standing in front of the Grand Canyon. — Diane Keaton
I had a few fibroids removed, and they left me with a Grand Canyon of scar tissue in my uterus.… — Holly Marie Combs
I love my country, by which I mean I am indebted joyfully to all the people throughout its history, who… — Ani DiFranco

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