Category: Commonplace
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Dr. Brannon on God’s tests
“You can’t fail God’s tests; you just keep taking them until you pass.” — Dr. John Brannon in REL 309, Session 1
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Prophesy is a good line of business…
“Prophesy is a good line of business, but it is full of risks.” — Mark Twain Heard from Dr. Brannon in REL 309, Session 1.
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We forget…
“We forget because we must.” — Elton Pope in “Love and Monsters”, Doctor Who
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“Don’t be so afraid to fail that you never even try.”
“Don’t be so afraid to fail that you never even try.” — Me I have no doubt this is derived from something I heard someone say somewhere at some time. But right now I don’t remember so I’m posting what I have the way I thought of it. My blog after all. 🙂
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Ted needs a leg to stand on
“Hi, leg warehouse, my friend Ted needs something to stand on. Yea, nothing to stand on? Ok.” — Barney in “Game Night”, How I Met Your Mother (01×15)
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Adjust the sails
“The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails.” — John Maxwell
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I can only hope, sir
Toby had recently used the President’s name to arrange an honor guard at the funeral of a homeless vet who had been found dead on a park bench wearing a coat Toby donated. President Bartlet: “Toby, If we start pulling strings like this don’t you think every homeless veteran will come out of the woodwork?”…
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nobody, everybody, and Somebody
“A nobody trying to tell everybody about Somebody” — Mark Driscoll, the “About Me” on his Twitter page
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Fool the people
“You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time.” — Abraham Lincoln
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The Gospel is not for our financial gain
“No one should be getting personally rich from preaching the Gospel. […] We are called to reject any gospel that teaches Jesus as a means to a material end. Reject that gospel.” — David McConnell, “People of Distinction”