#eve

There is nothing so banal in the world,' said Ada 'than pitching stones at a hawfinch. ↗

— Vladimir Nabokov

#family

If one Egyptian tailor hadn’t cheated on the threads of Joseph’s mantle, Potiphar’s wife would never have been able to tear it, present it as evidence to Potiphar that Joseph attacked her, gotten him thrown in prison, and let him be in a position to interpret Pharaoh’s dream, win his confidence, advise him to store seven years of grain, and save his family, the seventy original Jews from whom Jesus came. We owe our salvation to a cheap Egyptian tailor. ↗

— Peter Kreeft

#god-s-plan #god-s-will #jesus #jews #joseph

When I used to do musical theatre, my dad refused to come backstage. He never wanted to see the props up close or the sets up close. He didn't want to see the magic. ↗

— Nia Vardalos

#close #come #dad #i #magic

If you really want to eat, keep climbing. The fruits are on the top of the tree. Stretch your hands and keep stretching them. Success is on the top, keep going. ↗

— Israelmore Ayivor

#actions #believe #believe-and-achieve #climb #eat

You cannot score a goal when you are sitting on the bench. To do so, you have to dress up and enter the game. ↗

— Israelmore Ayivor

#action #believe #believe-and-achieve #bench #dress

One of Alaska's strengths is our pioneer role in environmentally sensitive development. ↗

— Frank Murkowski

#development #environmentally #our #pioneer #role

I have never once asked Alaskans to like how I got this job. ↗

— Lisa Murkowski

#got #how #i #job #like

I believe in the forgiveness of sin and the redemption of ignorance. ↗

— Adlai E. Stevenson

#forgiveness #i #i believe #i believe in #ignorance

Never let someone who draws a line and say you can't cross it intimidate you. Don't be discouraged when someone says you can't do it. You might have been the only one sent to do it. ↗

— Israelmore Ayivor

#cross-it #discourage #discouragement #do-it-again #don-t-be-afraid

Anytime you feel like you don't have any work to do, just look around. Look for what God had started doing and ask for his permission to assist him in doing it. ↗

— Israelmore Ayivor

#arcbishop #ask #bishop #christ #clergy