On the bright side," Percy said, "both Jason and I outrank you, Octavian. So we can both tell you to shut up.
I know God can cut it (popularity) off in a minute.
We must remember that the shortest distance between our problems and their solutions is the distance between our knees and the floor.
Often times God wants us to sit before Him in quietness. He doesn't want us to do all the talking. As Is. 30:15 says "In quiet and confidence will be your strength. "
Prayer is an act of faith. Just by praying to God, you are declaring our trust in someone other than yourself. Your faith is increased as you pray and watch how God answers your prayers. God says in Jeremiah 33:3, Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know. God is awesome in power and there is never a time when He is not beside you. He is faithful and holy.
God is responsible for the consequences of our obedience, WE are responsible for the consequences of our disobedience
It is not the trials in your life that develop or destroy you, but rather your response to those hardships.
My mother and I are very close; I guess you would call us best friends.
Representation, then, is not - nor can it be - neutral; it is an act - indeed the founding act - of power in our culture.
I like the way that the history of the tree shapes the tree. There's no distinction between the tree and its history. You can lose yourself in that thought.
Many people will admit that they made a mistake [putting money in dot-coms or telecoms at their peak] But that doesn’t mean that they’ve changed their mind about anything in particular. It doesn’t mean that they are now able to avoid that mistake.