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“By the very act of arguing, you awake the patient's reason; and once it is awake, who can foresee the result?”
― C.S. Lewis

“Lord have mercy! Pardon and help us!" he repeated the words that suddenly and unexpectedly sprang to his lips. And he, an unbeliever, repeated those words not with his lips only. At that instant he knew that neither his doubts nor the impossibility of believing with his reason- of which he was conscious- all prevented his appealing to God. It all flew off like dust. To whom should he appeal, if not to Him in whose hands he felt himself, his soul, and his love, to be?
― Leo Tolstoy

“[T]he artillery of the press has been leveled against us, charged with whatsoever its licentiousness could devise or dare. These abuses of an institution so important to freedom and science are deeply to be regretted...”
― Thomas Jefferson

“To lead any way other than by example, we send a fuzzy picture of leadership to others. If we work on improving ourselves first and make that our primary mission, then others are more likely to follow.”
― John C. Maxwell

“Religion which takes no account of practical affairs and does not help to solve them is no religion.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

“Confident people do not concentrate on their weaknesses; they develop and maximize their strengths.”
― Joyce Meyer

“I became so frustrated with visiting inner-city schools (in America) that I just stopped going. The sense that you need to learn just isn't there. If you ask the kids what they want or need, they will say an iPod or some sneakers. In South Africa, they don't ask for money or toys. They ask for uniforms so they can go to school.”
― Oprah Winfrey

“You cannot kindle afire in any other heart until it is burning within your -ELEANOR DOAN”
― John C. Maxwell

“As a leader, you don't earn any points for failing in a noble cause. You don't get credit for being "right" as you bring the organization to a halt. Your success is measured by your ability to actually take the people where they need to go. But you can do that only if the people first buy into you as a leader. That's the reality of the Law of Buy-In.”
― John C. Maxwell

“To make peace with an enemy one must work with that enemy, and that enemy becomes one’s partner.”
― Nelson Mandela

“The first attempt may fail, but it does not create room for excuses.”
― Israelmore Ayivor

“Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind.”
― Bruce Lee

“The only place we can find a clear, i unmistakable message is in the Word of God [the Bible].”
― Billy Graham

“Gold is good in it's place, but living, brave, patriotic men are better than gold.”
― Abraham Lincoln

“Pick a mentor. The role of a mentor is to monitor your movements. When you desire to move the positive way and you connect with someone who thinks the negative way, you can’t get there!”
― Israelmore Ayivor

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