Men Quotes - Page 734

Beauty has as many meanings as man has moods.

Ben Franklin may have discovered electricity- but it is the man who invented the meter who made the money.

To pass from estrangement from God to be a son of God is the basic fact of conversion. That altered relationship with God gives you an altered relationship with yourself, with your brother man, with nature, with the universe.

What is wonderful about great literature is that it transforms the man who reads it towards the condition of the man who wrote.

Where one man reads the Bible, a hundred read you and me.

When a man is not deeply convicted of sin, it is a pretty sure sign that he has not truly repented. Experience has taught me that men who have very slight conviction of sin sooner or later lapse back into their old life.

All opinions are not equal. Some are a very great deal more robust, sophisticated and well supported in logic and argument than others.

For a moment, nothing happened. Then, after a second or so, nothing continued to happen.

There are some occasions in which a man must tell half his secret, in order to conceal the rest; but there is seldom one in which a man should tell all. Great skill is necessary to know how far to go, and where to stop.

A little more matriarchy is what the world needs, and I know it. Period. Paragraph.

If a child lives with criticism, he learns to condemn. ... If a child lives with fear, he learns to be apprehensive. ... If a child lives with encouragement, he learns to be confident. ... If a child lives with acceptance, he learns to love.

Men are beginning to realize that they are not individuals but persons in society, that man alone is weak and adrift, that he must seek strength in common action.

Each moment spent in prayer is like a coin put into a bank account.

Through daily yoga practice we can become present to our own fundamental goodness and the goodness of others

Students will read if we give them the books, the time, and the enthusiastic encouragement to do so. If we make them wait for the one unit a year in which they are allowed to choose their own books and become readers, they may never read at all. To keep our students reading, we have to let them.

Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime. Teach a man to cycle and he will realize fishing is stupid and boring.

I've worked in a factory. I was a garbage man. I worked in a post office. It's not that long ago. I like to think that I'm just a regular guy.

Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised.

One thing you never hear is "Man that guy is good at badminton".

Winter must be cold for those with no warm memories.

Remember, all the answers you need are inside of you; you only have to become quiet enough to hear them.

If we want to address global warming, along with the other environmental problems associated with our continued rush to burn our precious fossil fuels as quickly as possible, we must learn to use our resources more wisely, kick our addiction, and quickly start turning to sources of energy that have fewer negative impacts.

...somebody has to take governments' place, and business seems to me to be a logical entity to do it.

If we were left to ourselves with the task of taking the gospel to the world, we would immediately begin planning innovative strategies and plotting elaborate schemes. We would organize conventions, develop programs, and create foundations… But Jesus is so different from us. With the task of taking the gospel to the world, he wandered through the streets and byways…All He wanted was a few men who would think as He did, love as He did, see as He did, teach as He did and serve as He did. All He needed was to revolutionize the hearts of a few, and they would impact the world.

After being married for over 37 years, I showed extremely poor judgment by engaging in an extramarital affair.