#ship

I'm sorry you don't like coming back here," her mother often said, to cap whatever petty dust-up they'd had. How could Emily explain: it wasn't her mother or Kersey she'd disowned, but her earlier self, that strange, ungrateful girl who strove to be first at everything and threw tantrums when she failed. ↗

— Stewart O'Nan

#arguments #coming-home #daughters #family #fights

It's curious that the Church has become the most tightfisted at the very time in history when God has provided most generously. There's considerable talk about the end of the age, and many people seem to believe that Christ will return in their lifetime. But why is it that expecting Christ's return hasn't radically influenced our giving? Why is it that people who believe in the soon return of Christ are so quick to build their own financial empires--which prophecy tells us will perish--and so slow to build God's kingdom? ↗

— Randy Alcorn

#giving #kingdom-of-god #return-of-christ #stewardship #age

He that thinketh he leadeth and hath no one following him is only taking a walk. ↗

— John C. Maxwell

#leadership

My words itch at your ears till you understand them ↗

— Walt Whitman

#teaching #teaching-as-leadership #leadership

My husband, Nick Chiles and I wrote a number of relationship books together, and what we found was that women were thirsty to hear directly from men. ↗

— Denene Millner

#directly #found #hear #husband #i

Women's philanthropic leadership is fundamental to their advancement in society. ↗

— Kay Ballard

#leadership #philanthropy #public-policy #women #inspirational

Trust is knowing that when a team member does push you, they're doing it because they care about the team. ↗

— Patrick Lencioni

#trust #leadership

Remember teamwork begins by building trust. And the only way to do that is to overcome our need for invulnerability. ↗

— Patrick Lencioni

#leadership #teamwork #trust #leadership

Surround yourself with great people; delegate authority; get out of the way ↗

— Ronald Reagan

#leadership

I use rock and jazz and blues rhythms because I love that music. I hope my poetry has a relationship with good-time rock'n roll. ↗

— Adrian Mitchell

#blues #hope #i #i love #jazz