Author: LINUS FERNANDES
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Luke 9:23: Whoever wishes to be my follower…
“Whoever wishes to be my follower must deny his very self, take up his cross each day, and follow in my steps.”—Luke 9:23.
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Winston Churchill: Enemies
“You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life. ”Winston Churchill
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George Murray: Adulthood
“I feel as though I’ve fooled the world into thinking I’m an adult and now they’re letting me procreate. ” George Murray
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Adam Sandler: Chemistry
“Chemistry can be a good and bad thing. Chemistry is good when you make love with it. Chemistry is bad when you make crack with it. ” —Adam Sandler.
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Simon Wiesenthal: Humour
“Humour is the weapon of unarmed people: it helps people who are oppressed to smile at the situation that pains them. ” Simon Wiesenthal
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Sam Levenson: Even-handedness
“As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.” —Sam Levenson.
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Theodore Roosevelt: Mistakes
“The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything. ” —Theodore Roosevelt.
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John Wooden: Character and reputation
“Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are. ” —John Wooden.
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Prince Charles: Straight in the eyes
“Father told me that if I ever met a lady in a dress like yours, I must look her straight in the eyes.” —Prince Charles.
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Christopher Lasch: 'Nostalgia'
“A society that has made “nostalgia” a marketable commodity on the cultural exchange quickly repudiates the suggestion that life in the past was in any important way better than life today. ”—Christopher Lasch.
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Pope St. Gregory the Great: Proof of love
“The proof of love is in the works. Where love exists, it works great things. But when it ceases to act, it ceases to exist.” —Pope St. Gregory the Great
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Allen Klein: Humor
“Humor can alter any situation and help us cope at the very instant we are laughing. ” Allen Klein
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Harriet Tubman: Dream
“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world. ” —Harriet Tubman.
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Brian Molko: Of imitators and clones
“Imitation is the highest form of flattery, but clones kind of get it wrong because we are promoting individuality and being proud of being yourself. ” —Brian Molko.
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Mother Teresa: Love
“Spread love everywhere you go: first of all in your own house. Give love to your children, to your wife or husband, to a next door neighbor… Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God‘s kindness; kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness…
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Kahlil Gibran: Mayhap
‘When you see a man led to prison say in your heart, “Mayhap he is escaping from a narrower prison.” And when you see a man drunken say in your heart, “Mayhap he sought escape from something still more unbeautiful.”‘ —Kahlil Gibran, poet and artist (1883-1931).
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Bob Wilkin: Most fortunate
“Because of Christ‘s resurrection–and His guarantee that He will resurrect all who believe in Him–we are the most fortunate, the most blest people on the planet Our faith is effective, we are not in our sins, our departed loved ones are with the Lord, and the labor we do for Him is not in…
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John Milton: Truth
“Truth never comes into the world but like a bastard, to the ignominy of him that brought her birth. ” —John Milton.
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Thomas Edison: Opportunity
“Opportunity is missed by people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. ” —Thomas Edison.
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Alexander Woollcott: Grosser reminiscences
“I have no need of your God-damned sympathy. I only wish to be entertained by some of your grosser reminiscences.” Alexander Woollcott
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Unknown: Patience
“Only those who have the patience to do simple things perfectly ever acquire the skill to do difficult things easily.”—Author Unknown.
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Booker T. Washington: Of ditches
“One man cannot hold another man down in the ditch without remaining down in the ditch with him. ” Booker T. Washington.
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Pope Benedict XVI: Almsgiving
“Almsgiving, according to the Gospel, is not mere philanthropy: rather it is a concrete expression of charity, a theological virtue that demands interior conversion to love of God and neighbor, in imitation of Jesus Christ, who, dying on the cross, gave His entire self for us. ” —Pope Benedict XVI.
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J. K. Rowling: Damage
“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike. ” —J. K. Rowling.
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Gertrude Stein: Scientific
“It is funny that men who are supposed to be scientific cannot get themselves to realise the basic principle of physics, that action and reaction are equal and opposite, that when you persecute people you always rouse them to be strong and stronger. ” Gertrude Stein
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Frederick Buechner: Despair
“Despair has been called the unforgivable sin–not presumably because God refuses to forgive it but because it despairs of the possibility of being forgiven.” —Frederick Buechner, Wishful Thinking, 1973.
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St. Hyppolytus: Christ
“Christ, like a skillful physician, understands the weakness of men. He loves to teach the ignorant and the erring he turns again to his own true way. He is easily found by those who live by faith and to those of pure eye and holy heart, who desire to knock at the door, he opens…
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Norah Jones: Feeling songs
“Nobody can tell you you’re wrong for writing a song about how you feel — even if you don’t really feel that way.” —Norah Jones
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Saint Francis de Sales: Patience
“Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering you own imperfections but instantly set about remedying them – every day begin the task anew.” —Saint Francis de Sales.
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Ross Perot: Activism
The activist is not the man who says the river is dirty. The activist is the man who cleans up the river. —Ross Perot
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Robert A. Heinlein: Polite society
“An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life. ” —Robert A. Heinlein.
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Pope Benedict XVI: Lent
“The observance of Lent is the very badge of Christian warfare. By it we prove ourselves not to be enemies of the cross of Christ. By it we avert the scourges of divine justice. By it we gain strength against the princes of darkness, for it shields us with heavenly help. Should mankind grow remiss…
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Saint Thomas Aquinas: Justice
“Justice is a certain rectitude of mind whereby a man does what he ought to do in circumstances confronting him.” Saint Thomas Aquinas
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Fulton J. Sheen: Lent
“We can think of Lent as a time to eradicate evil or cultivate virtue, a time to pull up weeds or to plant good seeds. Which is better is clear, for the Christian ideal is always positive rather than negative. A person is great not by the ferocity of his hatred of evil, but by…
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Bill Bixby: Turn it OFF
“Parents should watch what their children watch and not use TV as a babysitter. If a show is objectionable they should turn it OFF. They should write the president of the network and tell him they are never going to watch that program again and why. ” —Bill Bixby.
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Edward Abbey: Society
“Society is like a stew. If you don’t stir it up every once in a while then a layer of scum floats to the top. ” Edward Abbey
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Adel Bestavros: Patience
Patience with others is Love, Patience with self is Hope, Patience with God is Faith.” Adel Bestavros
