The moment an athlete doesn't train, things start to get a bit rusty.
Faith is not jumping to conclusions. It is concluding to jump.
Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving.
Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving," and the words of John Fitzgerald Kennedy tell us that, "As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.
Faith is more than thinking something is true. Faith is thinking something is true to the extent that we act on it.
Nothing takes God by surprise. He knows the future and can therefore guide us through its trackless ways.
God does not offer us a way out of the testings of life. He offers us a way through, and that makes all the difference.
A person's character is what it is. It's a little like a marriage - only without the option of divorce. You can work on it and try to make it better, but basically you have to take the bitter with the sweet.
Should any political party attempt to abolish social security unemployment insurance and eliminate labor laws and farm programs you would not hear of that party again in our political history. There is a tiny splinter group of course that believes you can do these things. Among them are a few other Texas oil millionaires and an occasional politician or business man from other areas. Their number is negligible and they are stupid.
This body is yours. No one can ever take it from you, if only you will accept yourself, claim it again--your arms, your spine, your ribs, the small of your back. It's all yours. All this bounty, all this beauty, all this strength and grace is yours. This garden is yours. Take it back. Take it back.
I didn't want to be precious about things. Of course, the idea is to make great music, but if you have great musicians up there, it gives me some leeway to play around a little bit.