#ted

One congressman asked 'I just want to know if you've accepted Jesus Christ as your personal savior. The minister looked stunned, and he said 'no.' The whole table almost fell on the floor. The congressman was quite serious. That was his litmus test. ↗

— Jim Sasser

#almost #asked #christ #congressman #fell

Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible - the kind of atmosphere that is found in a nurturing family. ↗

— Virginia Satir

#atmosphere #communication #differences #family #feelings

When we distributed the paper and crayons, they were fighting over the blue crayon. Everyone wanted to start with the blue, and that was the water. One drawing shows the trees under water. I was really moved. ↗

— Connie Sellecca

#crayons #distributed #drawing #everyone #fighting

I look at that person and I'm like, That's not Kelli White. That's not who I am, who I started out to be. ↗

— Kelli White

#i #i am #like #look #out

Don't ask who's influenced me. A lion is made up of the lambs he's digested, and I've been reading all my life. ↗

— Giorgos Seferis

#been #digested #i #influenced #lambs