And the uniqueness of every momentseeks the path from pain to a pearl.

Let us face at the outset how many Christians are not victorious, but defeated. Defeated by circumstances, defeated by other peoples’ natures and wrong-doings, defeated by the down-drag of the flesh, defeated by loss, by pain, by suffering, by worry. Instead of saying with confidence, “This is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith”, they have to say in honesty, “This is the defeat that has been caused by the world, even our self-centeredness.” That is the opposite of faith. Unbelief is not the opposite of faith; self-centeredness is – being centered in self rather than in God.

Samuel M. Shoemaker, Extraordina

No matter what happens, there's always somebody who knew it would.

Lonny Starr

No man is much pleased with a companion, who does not increase, in some respect, his fondness for himself.

Samuel Johnson

I have no fear of war, said Arthur Stuart. That's when kings get to show their mettle. You're thinking of chess, said Margaret. In war, everyone has their chance to bleed.

Orson Scott Card

Let us not take ourselves too seriously. None of us has a monopoly on wisdom.

Queen Elizabeth

In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge.

Aristotle

Money isn't the most important thing in life, but it's reasonably close to oxygen on the 'gotta have it' scale.

Zig Ziglar

I have a good imagination. Look, I know what it feels like to have a broken heart. I know what it feels like to feel something for somebody. I'm just too weird to be in a relationship.

Diane Warren

There are only two forces that can carry light to all the corners of the globe... the sun in the heavens and the Associated Press down here.

Mark Twain

You like every one; that is to say, you are indifferent to every one.

Oscar Wilde

A best-seller is the golden touch of mediocre talent.

Logan Pearsall Smith

My idea in terms of managing a narrative, or in thinking in my creative life, is that you could easily argue that the past, the present and the future all occur simultaneously, and if you can postulate that, then you're not strictly bound to a linear narrative.

Tommy Lee Jones