The starting point of all achievement is desire.
Experience is not what happens to you; it's what you do with what happens to you.
You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.
More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of.
God never witholds from His child that which His love and wisdom call good. God's refusals are always merciful -- "severe mercies" at times but mercies all the same. God never denies us our hearts desire except to give us something better.
But God doesn't call us to be comfortable. He calls us to trust Him so completely that we are unafraid to put ourselves in situations where we will be in trouble if He doesn't come through.
Far too many people are looking for the right person, instead of trying to be the right person.
To disarm the people... was the best and most effectual way to enslave them.
You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.
Love yourself. It is important to stay positive because beauty comes from the inside out.
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