The greatest tragedy in life is people who have sight but no vision.
Only let it be in the name of Jesus Christ, that I may suffer together with Him! I endure everything because He Himself, Who is perfect man, empowers me.
Let us therefore be of a reverent spirit, and fear the long-suffering of God, that it tend not to our condemnation.
I am the wheat of God, and am ground by the teeth of the wild beasts, that I may be found the pure bread of God.
I greet you from Smyrna together with the Churches of God present here with me. They comfort me in every way, both in body and soul. My chains, which I carry about on me for Jesus Christ, begging that I may happily make my way to God, exhort you: persevere in your concord and in you community prayers.
I would rather die and come to Jesus Christ than be king over the entire earth. Him I seek who died for us; Him I love who rose again because of us.
Pray without ceasing on behalf of other men. . . For cannot he that falls rise again?
Today's Little Leaguers, and there are millions of them each year, pick up how to hit and throw and field just by watching games on TV. By the time they're out of high school, the good ones are almost ready to play professional ball.
Art is personal, originating from dreams, ideas, neuroses; art is shared, harkening back to the humans around the fire; art imbues pleasure and power by enabling people to know reality. . . Art is a necessity because it is a way of knowing. . . Is the need for truth physiological? Art exists out of time. . . images may be different bu there is always a repetition- a thread.
I call my style, "Poetry in Motion. " So I'm working on a new art to make fighting even more beautiful.
In order to have compassion for others, we have to have compassion for ourselves.