It is often said that to have a fulfilling life, three essentials are required: a clear sense of personal identity, a deep sense of faith and meaning, and a strong sense of purpose and mission.
~ Os Guinness
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Forgive me my nonsense as I also forgive the nonsense of those who think they talk sense. ~ Robert Frost
It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others.
Life is not the way it’s supposed to be. It’s the way it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference.
Better to have a big goal and reach half of it than to have no goal and reach all of it. ~ Joyce Meyer
Anger is like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die. ~ Malachy McCourt
Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, because then you won’t have a leg to stand on.
Pain makes you stronger, Fear makes you Braver, and Heartbreak makes you wiser.
You can suffer the pain of change, or suffer remaining the way you are. ~ Joyce Meyer
Character is doing what you don’t want to do but know you should do. ~ Joyce Meyer
Things turn out best for those who make the best of the way things turn out. ~ John Wooden
Being gay is not a Western invention; it is a human reality. ~ Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning to dance in the rain.
If male homosexuals are called â€Gay’, then female homosexuals should be called ‘Ecstatic’. ~ Shelly Roberts
I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ. ~ Mahatma Gandhi
Lord, when we are wrong, make us willing to change. And when we are right, make us easy to live with.
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).
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will crush my heart. ~ Pastor Leon Fontaine
Everything happens for a reason, and sometimes the reason is that you’re not very wise and you make bad decisions.
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!!!
The reward for conformity is that everyone likes you but yourself. ~ Rita Mae Brown
Blessed are the people who can give without remembering and take without forgetting.
Homosexuality is found in over 450 species. Homophobia is found in only one. Which one seems unnatural now?
Under everyone’s hard shell is someone who wants to be appreciated and loved. ~ Andy Rooney
People will forget what you said; people will forget what you did; but people will never forget how you made them feel.
All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident. ~ Arthur Schopenhauer, German philosopher (1788 – 1860)
Just because you feel fear doesn’t mean you can’t do it. Do it afraid! ~ Joyce Meyer
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.
Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity. ~ Martin Luther King Jr.
Profound Distinctions Between Intelligence and Wisdom
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….