#aye

Prayer is commission. Out of the quietness with God, power is generated that turns the spiritual machinery of the world. When you pray, you begin to feel the sense of being sent, that the divine compulsion is upon you. ↗

— E. Stanley Jones

#being #commission #compulsion #divine #feel

Prayer is commitment. We don't merely co-operate with God with certain things held back within. We, the total person, co-operate. This means that co-operation equals committment. ↗

— E. Stanley Jones

#certain #certain things #co-operate #co-operation #commitment

I wasn't a trained Mickey Mouse club performer. I played in jazz clubs and restaurants. ↗

— Norah Jones

#clubs #i #jazz #mickey #mickey mouse

I got in the school band and the school choir. It all hit me like a ton of bricks, everything just came out. I played percussion for a while, and stayed after school forever just tinkering around with different things, the clarinets and the violins. ↗

— Quincy Jones

#around #band #bricks #came #choir

There is no such thing as a perfect basketball player, and I don't believe there is only one greatest player either. ↗

— Michael Jordan

#basketball #basketball player #believe #either #greatest

When I lose the sense of motivation and the sense to prove something as a basketball player, it's time for me to move away from the game. ↗

— Michael Jordan

#ball player #basketball #basketball player #game #i

I think the players win the championship, and the organization has something to do with it, don't get me wrong. But don't try to put the organization above the players. ↗

— Michael Jordan

#championship #get #i #i think #me

The best evaluation I can make of a player is to look in his eyes and see how scared they are. ↗

— Michael Jordan

#evaluation #eyes #his #how #i

I want to be perceived as a guy who played his best in all facets, not just scoring. A guy who loved challenges. ↗

— Michael Jordan

#challenges #facets #guy #his #i

It's hard to say if the NBA is hurt by the influx of younger players, but it's definitely impacted the league. ↗

— Michael Jordan

#hard #hurt #impacted #influx #league