1.  Intelligence leads to arguments. Wisdom leads to settlements.  2.  Intelligence is power of will. Wisdom is power OVER will.  3.  Intelligence is heat, it burns. Wisdom is warmth, it comforts.  4.  Intelligence is pursuit of knowledge, it tires the seeker. Wisdom is pursuit of truth, it inspires the seeker.  5.  Intelligence is holding on….

Lord, when we are wrong, make us willing to change. And when we are right, make us easy to live with.

Blessed are the people who can give without remembering and take without forgetting.

The reward for conformity is that everyone likes you but yourself. ~ Rita Mae Brown

Being gay is not a Western invention; it is a human reality. ~ Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

In the U.S. Armed Forces more than 14,000 men and women have been fired over the last 17 years because of their sexual orientation. ~ Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, Dec 2010.

An old man said, “Erasers” are made for those who make MISTAKES. A youth replied, “Erasers” are made for those who are willing to CORRECT their mistakes. ATTITUDE MATTERS!!!

Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re probably right. ~ Henry Ford

It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others.

Character is doing what you don’t want to do but know you should do. ~ Joyce Meyer

Everything happens for a reason, and sometimes the reason is that you’re not very wise and you make bad decisions.

Forgive me my nonsense as I also forgive the nonsense of those who think they talk sense. ~ Robert Frost

The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change. ~ Carl Rogers

Better to have a big goal and reach half of it than to have no goal and reach all of it. ~ Joyce Meyer

Sometimes I’d like to ask God why He allows poverty, famine and injustice when He could do something about it … but I’m afraid He might ask me the same question. ~ L. Strobel

Homosexuality is found in over 450 species. Homophobia is found in only one. Which one seems unnatural now?

I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

If you are always trying to be normal you will never know how amazing you can be! ~ Maya Angelou

The word “homosexual” did not appear in the Bible until 1946. (Revised Standard Version).

Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, because then you won’t have a leg to stand on.

Gay Pride was not born out of a need to celebrate being gay, but instead our right to exist without prosecution. So maybe instead of wondering why there isn’t a Straight Pride month or movement, straight people should be thankful they don’t need one.

You can suffer the pain of change, or suffer remaining the way you are. ~ Joyce Meyer

Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning to dance in the rain.

Anger is like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die. ~ Malachy McCourt

It is strange that in our praying we seldom ask for a change in character, but always a change in circumstances.

Things turn out best for those who make the best of the way things turn out. ~ John Wooden

Under everyone’s hard shell is someone who wants to be appreciated and loved. ~ Andy Rooney

Pain makes you stronger, Fear makes you Braver, and Heartbreak makes you wiser.

The Bible contains six admonishments to homosexuals and 362 admonishments to heterosexuals. That doesn’t mean that God doesn’t love heterosexuals. It’s just that they need more supervision. ~ Lynn Lavner

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will crush my heart. ~ Pastor Leon Fontaine