Serving Quotes - Page 9

• The average 20-year-old serving us in Iraq knows more about their country's national security than the average 20-year political veteran serving in the Congress today.

  Fred Thompson

  Country, Average, Years

  "GOP's Thompson shows his conservatism". Miami Herald, September 14, 2007.

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• Serving and attempting to inspire others is a responsibility, not a choice.

  Bill Courtney

  Responsibility, Choices, Inspire

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• When it comes to solving problems of poverty, impact investing can act as a catalyst, but it is not a silver bullet. Successful businesses serving the poor need more than investment capital. They also need infrastructure to enable effective distribution, strong regulatory systems, access to markets, technical assistance as they scale up, and more

  Jacqueline Novogratz

  Strong, Successful, Impact

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• The way you discover your gifts is really by serving not by searching.

  Loren Cunningham

  God, Discovery, Over You

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• Strive to see God in all things without exception. Do not smother yourself...If you start smothering yourself with a host of cares and longings and wishes ... you will be disabling yourself from serving God with all your heart.

  Saint Francis de Sales

  Heart, Wish, Care

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• I found myself serving a sentence of public denial from the very second the raid on my apartment happened.

  Jock Sturges

  Denial, Found, Apartment

  "Light & Shadows". Interview with David Steinberg, www.laweekly.com. March 4, 1998.

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• And I think that we in America need to understand that many schools need improvement, and particularly with respect to how they're serving minority children.

  Margaret Spellings

  Respect, Children, School

  "Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings". "PBS NewsHour" with Ray Suarez, www.pbs.org. April 7, 2005.

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• Self-justification and judging others go together, as justification by grace and serving others go together.

  Dietrich Bonhoeffer

  Self, Judging, Grace

  Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Samuel Wells (2015). “Life Together”, p.70, SCM Press

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• I extend my deepest gratitude to our Armed Forces and first responders serving both at home and abroad in the war against terrorism.

  John Doolittle

  Gratitude, War, Home

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• As a former cop, I respect and appreciate those who've dedicated their lives to serving others as well as those who appreciate the rule of law and honor it.

  Dave Reichert

  Law, Appreciate, Honor

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• A good book is a kind of paper club, serving to rouse the slumbrous and to silence the obtuse.

  Edward Abbey

  Book, Silence, Paper

  Edward Abbey (2015). “A Voice Crying in the Wilderness”, p.31, RosettaBooks

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• Facebook in particular is the most appalling spying machine that has ever been invented. Here we have the world's most comprehensive database about people, their relationships, their names, their addresses, their locations and the communications with each other, their relatives, all sitting within the United States, all accessible to US intelligence. Facebook, Google, Yahoo.. all these major US organizations have built-in interfaces for US intelligence. It's not a matter of serving a subpoena. They have an interface that they have developed for US intelligence to use.

  Julian Assange

  Communication, Names, Organization

  "WikiLeaks revelations only tip of iceberg - Assange". Interview with Laura Emmett, www.rt.com. May 2, 2011.

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• You can see the rider serving the elephant when people are morally dumbfounded. They have strong gut feelings about what is right and wrong, and they struggle to construct post hoc justifications for those feelings. Even when the servant (reasoning) comes back empty-handed, the master (intuition) doesn't change his judgment.

  Jonathan Haidt

  Strong, Struggle, Elephants

  Jonathan Haidt (2012). “The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion”, p.50, Vintage

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• In my view, far from deserving condemnation for their courageous reporting, The New York Times, The Washington Post and other newspaper should be commended for serving the purpose that the Founding Fathers saw so clearly.

  Hugo Black

  New York, Father, Views

  "Supreme Court, 6-3, Upholds Newspapers on Publication of Pentagon Report". archive.nytimes.com. July 1, 1971.

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• In serving his vision of the truth, the artist best serves his nation.

  John F. Kennedy

  Artist, Presidential, Vision

  1963 At the dedication of Amherst College Robert Frost Library, 25 Oct.

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• It doesn't look like Michelle Obama follows her own nutritionary dietary advice. And then we hear that she's out eating ribs at 1500 calories a serving with 141 grams of fat ... No, I'm trying to say that our first lady does not project the image of women that you might see on the cover of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue or of a woman Alex Rodriguez might date every six months or what have you.

  Rush Limbaugh

  Sports, Stupid, Issues

  "Does Rush Limbaugh's Criticism Of First Lady Cross The Line?". "Tell Me More" with Michel Martin, www.npr.org. February 24, 2011.

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• When leading people and serving Heaven, nothing exceeds moderation.

  Laozi

  People, Heaven, Taoism

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• The FBI, to its credit in a self-serving sort of way, rejects the routine use of the polygraph on its own people.

  Aldrich Ames

  Self, People, Routine

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• Place a lump of fresh butter in a pan or egg dish and let it melt - that is, just enough for it to spread, and never, of course, to crackle or sit; open a very fresh egg onto a small plate or saucer and slide it carefully into the pan; cook it on heat so low that the white barely turns creamy, and the yolk becomes hot but remains liquid; in a separate saucepan, melt another lump of fresh butter; remove the egg onto a lightly heated serving plate; salt it and pepper it, then very gently pour this fresh, warm butter over it

  Fernand Point

  Eggs, White, Hot

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• I think serving your government is the greatest thing in the world.

  Alphonso Jackson

  Thinking, Government, World

  "The Business of Government Hour" with Paul Lawrence, www.businessofgovernment.com. May 19, 2003.

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• And even though people like to furrow their brow like they suspect you're not being honest about yourself, the truth is that they worry that you're not serving their idea of you.

  Questlove

  Ideas, People, Worry

  Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, Ben Greenman (2013). “Mo' Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove”, p.143, Hachette UK

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• The idea of ‘calling' was fundamentally redefined: no longer was it about being called to serve God by leaving the world; it was now about serving God in the world

  Alister E. McGrath

  Ideas, Leaving, Calling

  Alister E. McGrath (2012). “Reformation Thought: An Introduction”, p.257, John Wiley & Sons

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• Paris Hilton is one of the hosts for Nicole Richie’s baby shower, and they’re serving sushi. Awesome, Paris—sushi, the one thing pregnant women are forbidden to eat. Thanks for the mercury.

  Chelsea Handler

  Baby, Paris, Mercury

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• Foster and polish the warrior spirit while serving in the world; illuminate the path according to your inner light.

  Morihei Ueshiba

  Art, Warrior, Light

  Morihei Ueshiba, John Stevens (2010). “The Art of Peace”, p.71, Shambhala Publications

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• None of us will honor our Heavenly Father and our Savior more than by serving as a devoted, compassionate missionary, "For them that honour me I will honour."

  Thomas S. Monson

  Father, Honor, Missionary

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