#now

We stumble and fall constantly even when we are most enlightened. But when we are in true spiritual darkness, we do not even know that we have fallen. ↗

— Thomas Merton

#darkness #enlightened #even #fall #fallen

Just remaining quietly in the presence of God, listening to Him, being attentive to Him, requires a lot of courage and know-how. ↗

— Thomas Merton

#being #courage #god #him #just

I want to concentrate on winning things with Barcelona and Argentina. Then if people want to say nice things about me when I have retired, great. Right now, I need to concentrate on being part of a team - not just on me. ↗

— Lionel Messi

#argentina #barcelona #being #concentrate #great

I've always really just liked football, and I've always devoted a lot of time to it. When I was a kid, my friends would call me to go out with them, but I would stay home because I had practice the next day. I like going out, but you have to know when you can and when you can't. ↗

— Lionel Messi

#because #call #day #devoted #football

I never was brought into the league thinking as far as, you know, statistics, things like that. We were really brought into the league in a team concept. Everything was focused around winning. ↗

— Mark Messier

#as far as #brought #concept #everything #far

I used to get letters from girl reporters saying that their lives were nowhere near as exciting as Brenda's. I told them that if I made Brenda's life like theirs, nobody would read it. ↗

— Dale Messick

#exciting #get #girl #i #letters

25 years later, you know, I haven't really put too much emphasis on any kind of individual goal, other than trying to win any particular night, trying to find a way to do that. ↗

— Mark Messier

#emphasis #find #goal #haven #i

As a captain, I think it's important that the players really know who you are and what you stand for, what your beliefs are, and to be consistent in those if things are going good or things are going bad. ↗

— Mark Messier

#beliefs #captain #consistent #going #good

I think now what you're seeing is guys that are in the peaks of their careers anywhere from 27 to 35 years old, seems to be when they play their best hockey. ↗

— Mark Messier

#best #careers #guys #hockey #i

I would never say one was more important or more gratifying than the next because there's a tremendous amount of work, as you know, that goes into winning a cup. ↗

— Mark Messier

#because #cup #goes #gratifying #i