"Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." — 2 Timothy 2:15
"Feelings come, and feelings go, and feelings are deceiving. My warrant is the Word of God, naught else is worth believing." — Martin Luther
"Compare Scripture with Scripture. False doctrines, like false witnesses, agree not among themselves." — William Gurnall (Author of The Christian in Complete Armour — 1600's)
"These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so." — Acts 17:11
"A single line in the Bible has consoled me more than all the books I ever read besides."
Immanuel Kant —( German Philosopher 1724-1804)
"For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and COMFORT OF THE SCRIPTURES the scriptures might have hope." — Romans 15:4
"I prayed for faith and thought that some day faith would come down and strike me like lightning. But faith did not seem to come. One day I read in the tenth chapter of Romans, 'Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God.' I had up to this time closed my Bible and prayed for faith. I now opened my Bible and began to study, and faith has been growing ever since." — Dwight L. Moody
"So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." — Romans 10:17
" Faith needs her daily bread." Dinah Maria Craik (1826-1887)
"If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained." — 1 Timothy 4:6
"It is the simple truth to say that the New Testament books became canonical because no one could stop them doing so." — William Barclay (Theologian and Writer)
"The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.Thou shalt keep them, O Lord, thou shalt PRESERVE them from this generation for ever. Psalm 12:6-7
"Now what is food for the inner man? Not prayer, but the Word of God; and here again, not the simple reading of the Word of God, so that it only passes through our minds, just as water passes through a pipe, but considering what we read, pondering it over and applying it to our hearts."
— George Mueller
"Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly,nor standeth in the way of sinners,nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.But his delight is in the law of the Lord;and in His law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season;his leaf also shall not wither;and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper." — Psalms 1:1-3
"How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!" — Psalm 119:103
"Triumphant prayer is almost impossible where there is neglect of the study of the Word of God." — R. A. Torrey
"I believe that in the end the truth will conquer." — John Wycliffe
"Read the Bible, and read it again, and do not despair of help to understand something of the will and mind of God, though you think they are fast locked up from you. Neither trouble yourself, though you may not have commentaries and expositions; pray and read, and read and pray; for a little from God is better than a great deal from man." John Bunyan — (Puritan writer)
There is misinformation being circulated about the King James Bible, wrongly stating it was based upon the Codex Vaticanus. The Greek text of the KJV Bible was based upon the Textus Receptus text. The Textus Receptus (Latin for "Received Text") is a Greek New Testament that provided the textual base for the vernacular translations of the Reformation Period. It was NOT translated from the Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Vaticanus, that many of the newer Bibles such as the New International or New American Standard versions are based upon. I will have more to say about this in the future. Suffice it to say that many believe the Textus Receptus ; though it is an newer text than the Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Vaticanus, does not mean it is an inferior text. The belief is that the superior texts, such as the Textus Receptus, survived the test of time and inferior ones were rejected. We will discuss more of this later on in articles to come. — Phill Dunagan
"Englishmen learn Christ's law best in English. Moses heard God's law in his own tongue; so did Christ's apostles." — John Wycliffe (Made first translation of the Latin Vulgate into Middle English in the year 1382, now known as Wycliffe's Bible. Before that, the complete Bible was only read by those who understood Latin; chiefly the Roman Clergy)
"Bible Study is like eating peanuts. The more you eat, the more you want to eat!" — Paul Little
"If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, NOURISHED up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained." — 1 Timothy 4:6
"Say not: 'When I have free time I shall study', for you may perhaps never have any free time." —
Hillel the Elder (30 B.C. -10 C.E.)
" What you memorize of the Bible is a constant spur to memorize more. As you learn a passage word for word, new meanings constantly pour into your mind. You may have read a passage a hundred times, yet hidden truths come out crystal clear as memorization SPOTLIGHTS every sentence into importance." — Henry H. Halley ( From Halley's Bible Handbook)
"I call God to record against the day we shall appear before our Lord Jesus, that I never altered one syllable of God's Word against my conscience, nor would do this day, if all that is in earth, whether it be honor, pleasure, or riches, might be given me." William Tyndale
"But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed." — Galatians 1:8
"The word of God STEADIES me. He says your trials and tribulations make you who you are. So you can see my whole story in the way I endured and overcame some testing experiences." — Evander Holyfield (Five time Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World)
"The book of books, the storehouse and magazine of life and comfort, the holy Scriptures." — George Herbert
"But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you." — 1 Peter 5:10
"It is essential ... that you should form and adopt certain rules or principles, for the government of your own conduct and temper. Unless you have such rules and principles, there will be numberless occasions on which you will have no guide for your government but your passions..It is in the Bible, you must learn them, and from the Bible how to practice them." — John Quincy Adams
"We fail in our duty to study God's Word not so much because it is difficult to understand, not so much because it is dull and boring, but because it is work. Our problem is not a lack of intelligence or a lack of passion. Our problem is that WE ARE LAZY." — R.C. Sproul
"Bibles laid open, millions of surprises." — George Herbert
"No book in the world deserves to be so unceasingly studied, and so profoundly meditated upon as the Bible." — John Quincy Adams
"The first and almost the only Book deserving of universal attention is the Bible." — John Quincy Adams
"So great is my veneration for the Bible that the earlier my children begin to read it the more confident will be my hope that they will prove useful citizens of their country and respectable members of society. I have for many years made it a practice to read through the Bible once every year." — John Quincy Adams
"My custom is to read four or five chapters of the Bible every morning immediately after rising. It seems to me the most suitable manner of beginning the day. It is an invaluable and inexhaustible mine of knowledge and virtue." — John Quincy Adams
The Bible carries with it the history of the creation, the fall and redemption of man, and discloses to him, in the infant born at Bethlehem, the Legislator and Savior of the world." — John Quincy Adams
"I hope that you have re-read the Constitution of the United States in these past few weeks. Like the Bible, it ought to be read again and again.
" — Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd President of United States)
"As Commander-in-Chief, I take pleasure in commending the reading of the Bible to all who serve in the Armed Forces of the United States. Throughout the centuries, men of many faiths and diverse origins have found in the Sacred Book words of wisdom, counsel, and inspiration. It is a fountain of strength...an aid in attaining the highest aspiration of the human soul." — Franklin D. Roosevelt — These words were written inside Bibles issued to soldiers during World War II.
"For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, The fountain of living waters, To hew for themselves cisterns, Broken cisterns That can hold no water." — Jeremiah 2:13
No greater blessing could come to our land today than a revival of the spirit of religion. I doubt if there is any problem in the world today — social, political, or economic — that would not find happy solution if approached in the spirit of the Sermon on the Mount." — Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd President of United States)
There is a record of a conversation between Daniel Webster and his illustrious companions. Webster was Secretary of State 1841-1843 and ran for President of the United States. Someone raised the question as to the finest and most beautiful passage in the Bible. One argued for the creation story, one for the Sermon on the Mount, a third for the description of the redeemed in Revelation. Webster slowly quoted the exquisite words — "Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation." — Habakkuk 3:17-18
Here is a little poem I wanted to share with you that will help you in your Bible Study. You may want to write it somewhere in your Bible so that you will not lose it and you can share it with others." — Pastor Phill
The New Testament is in the Old Testament Contained
The Old Testament is in the New Testament Explained.
The New Testament is in the Old Testament Concealed
The Old Testament is in the New Testament Revealed
" Apply yourself wholly to the Scriptures, and apply the Scriptures wholly to yourself." — Johann A. Bengel ( 1687 - 1752 - Provided a German New Testament)
"All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works." — 2 Timothy 3:16-17
"Some five hundred years ago in London a number of poor men were praying for liberty to read the Bible. On that spot where the prayer meeting was held stand the buildings of the Bible Society today." — A Naismith ( The first organization in Britain to be called "The Bible Society" was founded in 1779 )
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The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. Thou shalt keep them, O Lord, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever." — Psalms 12:6-7
"I believe the chief reason I have been kept happy in useful service is that I have been a lover of Holy Scripture. It has been my habit to read through the Bible four times a year; in a prayerful spirit, to apply it to my heart and practice what I find there. I have been for sixty years a happy man." — George Meuller
"Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart." — Psalm 119:111
"Go to the Bible for your protection, correction and direction!" — Pastor Phill
"The Bible's treasures are found for those who dig for them!" — Pastor Phill
"My son, if thou wilt receive my words,and hide my commandments with thee;so that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom and apply thine heart to understanding; yea, if thou criest after knowledge,and liftest up thy voice for understanding; if thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures; then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God." — Proverbs 2:1-5
" The study of God's Word, for the purpose of discovering God's will, is the secret discipline which has formed the greatest characters." — James Waddel Alexander ( Presbyterian Minister 1804-1859)
"Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is." — Ephesians 5:17
"The highest earthly enjoyments are but a shadow of the joy I find in reading God's Word." — Lady Jane Grey (1537-1554) Known as the "Nine Days' Queen"
"How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!" Psalm 119:103
"The Bible is the book we live by. Bible reading is the means by which we learn, and keep fresh in our minds, the ideas that mold our lives. Our lives are the product of our thoughts. To live right, we must think right. We must read the Bible frequently and regularly in our minds ; so that His thoughts become our thoughts; so that our ideas may become conformed to God's ideas; so that we my be transformed into God's own image and be made fit for eternal companionship with our Creator." Henry H. Halley ( From Halley's Bible Handbook)
"But He answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God." — Matthew 4:4
"The faith of the church must be tried by God's word, and not God's word by the church; neither yet my faith." — Lady Jane Grey (1537-1554) Known as the "Nine Days Queen"
"If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister; — Colossians 1:23
"I ground my faith upon God's word, and not upon the church." — Lady Jane Grey (1537-1554) Known as the "Nine Days Queen"
"For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the Lord: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word." — Isaiah 66:1-2
"It is a press, certainly, but a press from which shall flow in inexhaustible streams. Through it, God will spread His Word. A spring of truth shall flow from it. Like a new star it shall scatter the darkness of ignorance, and cause a light heretofore unknown to shine amongst men. — Johannes Gutenberg — (Invented first Printing Press 1440. The "Gutenberg Bible" was the first major printing of a book. It was an edition of the Latin Vulgate distributed in 1450.
"The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. Thou shalt keep them, O Lord, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever." — Psalms 12:6-7
"Remember that the word of God is not sent to particular persons, as if by name; and do not think you have no part in it, because you are not named there." — Adam Clarke
"A Bible that is falling apart usually belongs to a person who isn't." — The Country Parson
" For the last twenty years Rosalyn and I have read a portion of the Bible each night. When we're together, we alternate reading aloud, and when we're apart we enjoy knowing that we are contemplating the same text. We have been through the entire Bible several times in Spanish, to practice a foreign language as we nurture ourselves spiritually." — Jimmy Carter ( 39th President of the United States)
"Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine." — 1 Timothy 4:13
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BOOKS
"And Moses was LEARNED in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds." — Acts 7:22
"A good book contains more real wealth than a good bank." — Roy L. Smith (Clergyman)
"The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them" — Mark Twain (1835 - 1910) American Author
"Books, like proverbs, receive their chief value from the stamp and esteem of the ages through which they have passed." — J. Paul Getty
"People die, but books never die." — Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd President of United States)
"There is no friend as loyal as a book." — Ernest Hemingway
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BITTERNESS
"Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;" — Hebrews 12:15
" Our trials and difficulties, through Christ's strength, should make us BETTER — not BITTER! — Pastor Phill
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BURDENS
"Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: He shall never suffer the righteous to be moved." — Psalm 55:22
" God never give us a burden to break our backs but to bow our knees." — Corrie ten Boom ( Survivor of Nazi prisons)
"Casting all your care upon Him; for He careth for you." — 1 Peter 5:7
"As a camel kneels before his master to have him remove his burden at the end of the day, so kneel each night and let the Master take your burden." — Corrie Ten Boom — ("Casting all your care upon Him; for He careth for you." — 1 Peter 5:7)
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CHARACTER
"Then the Lord said to Satan, "Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil? And still he holds fast to his INTEGRITY, although you incited Me against him, to destroy him without cause." — Job 2:3
"Character is POWER" — Oroson Swett Marden
"The purpose of life is to develop character." Herbert W. Armstrong
"Three things ruin a man: power, money, and women. I never wanted power. I never had any money, and the only woman in my life is up at the house right now." — Harry S. Truman
"There never will exist anything permanently noble and excellent in the character which is a stranger to RESOLUTE SELF DENIAL." — Sir Walter Scott (Novelist, playwright and poet, 1771-1832)
"Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after Me, let him DENY HIMSELF , and take up his cross, and follow Me." — Matthew 16:24
" George Washington — That tower of strength that stood four square to all the winds that blew." — Orson Swett Marden
"God is my strength and power: and He maketh my way perfect." — 2 Samuel 22:33
"Character is what you are in the dark." — D.L. Moody
" Character is the diamond that scratches every other stone." — Vladimir Bartol (writer- 1903-1967)
"And there arose not a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face, in all the signs and the wonders, which the Lord sent him to do in the land of Egypt to Pharaoh, and to all his servants, and to all his land, and in all that mighty hand, and in all the great terror which Moses shewed in the sight of all Israel." — Deuteronomy 34:10-12
"Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value." — Albert Einstein
"Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral [a]excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge," — 2 Peter 1:5 (NASB)
"Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike." — Theodore Roosevelt
"I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man." — George Washington
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CHEERFULNESS
"Rejoice evermore." — 1 Thessalonians 5:16
"Actions seems to follow feeling, but really actions and feeling go together; and by regulating the action, which is under the more direct control of the will, we can indirectly regulate the feeling, which is not. Thus the sovereign voluntary path to cheerfulness, if our cheerfulness be lost, is to sit up cheerfully and to act and speak as if cheerfulness were already there." — William James
"He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls." — Proverbs 25:28
"I don't sing because I'm happy. I'm happy because I sing." — William James
One ABC of Christianity — "Always be cheerful!" — 1 Thessalonians 5:16 (Berkeley Version)
"I find no better cure for that depression than to trust in the Lord with all my heart, and seek to realize afresh the power of the peace-speaking blood of Jesus, and His infinite love in dying upon the cross to put away all my transgressions." — Charles Spurgeon
" Always look for the sunlight the Lord sends into your days." — Hope Campbell (Poet 1820)
"It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness." — Lamentations 3:22-23
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CHRISTIANITY
"And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch." — Acts 11:26
"Christianity might be a good thing if anyone ever tried it." — George Bernard Shaw
"But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves." — James 1:22
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CHURCH
"Wherever we see the Word of God purely preached and heard, there a church of God exists, even if it swarms with many faults." — John Calvin
"I ground my faith upon God's word, and not upon the church." — Lady Jane Grey — (1537-1554) Known as the "Nine Days' Queen"
"A church has no right to make anything a condition of membership which Christ has not made a condition of salvation." — A. A. Hodge (Principal of Princeton Seminary between 1878 and 1886)
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COMFORT
" Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;" — 2 Corinthians 1:3
"A single line in the Bible has consoled me more than all the books I ever read besides."
— Immanuel Kant ( German Philosopher 1724-1804)
"For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and COMFORT OF THE SCRIPTURES the scriptures might have hope." — Romans 15:4
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COMMON SENSE
"For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a SOUND mind ." — 2 Timothy 1:7
"Common sense is the genius of our age." — Horace Greely
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CONCENTRATION
"Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this ONE THING I DO, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before," — Philippians 3:13
"In the laboratories in Washington D.C. is a burning glass which measures three feet across. When it is hung in the window, it converges thirty-six inches or ordinary sunshine in one tiny point of flaming radiance. The point is hotter than a blowtorch, so hot that it will melt it's way through a steel plate as easily as a heated needle will burn a hole through tissue paper. Three feet of common sunshine but perfectly focused. An ordinary mind — DISCIPLINED TO CONCENTRATED EFFORT — is capable of achievements quite as impressive." — James Gordon Gilkey
And it came to pass, when the time was come that He should be received up, He stedfastly set His face to go to Jerusalem," — Luke 9:51 — [Christ was FOCUSED in all He did!]
"The ability to focus attention on important things is a defining characteristic of intelligence." — Robert J. Schiller ( American Nobel Laureate, economist, academic, and best-selling author)
"But He answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel." — Matthew 15:24 — Jesus Christ exercised priorities!
"To do two things at once is to do neither." — Publius Cyrus — (Roman writer 85 B.C.- Maxim #7 )
" Think of only three things — your God, your family and the Green Bay Packers —in that order." — Vince Lombardi (Encouraging his team.)
"The shorter way to do many things is to do only one thing at a time." — Mozart ( Composer 1756-1791)
"Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest." — Ecclesiastes 9:10
"CONCENTRATION is my motto — first honesty, then industry, then concentration." — Andrew Carnegie
"Successful minds work like a gimlet — to a single point." — Bovee
"The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus." — Bruce Lee
" The immature mind hops from one thing to another; the mature minds seeks to FOLLOW THROUGH." — Harry A. Overstreet
"Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall: for the man [Boaz- future husband of Ruth] will not be in rest, until he have finished the thing this day." — Ruth 3:18
"No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please Him who hath chosen him to be a soldier." — 2 Timothy 2:4
"Concentration alone conquers." — Charles Buxton (Writer and anti-slavery activist in England 1823-1871)
"There were a lot of running backs as good as me. The real difference was that I could focus. I never laid back and relied on natural ability." — Jim Brown
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CONVERSION
Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord." — Acts 3:19
"Conversion is a complete surrender to Jesus. It's a willingness to do what He wants you to do." — Billy Sunday
" Conversion is a turning onto the right road. The next thing to do is to walk on it." — Charles Spurgeon
" A man of divided heart is weak; the man of one object is the man." — Charles Spurgeon
"Teach me thy way, O Lord; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy Name." — Psalm 86:11
"The Biblical word 'convert', in the original Hebrew or Greek, has the basic meaning of 'turning' or 'turning back." That is what true conversion is; you are walking the wrong way; going the way of man; then you turn around and begin walking the way of God. It's really that simple." — Pastor Phill
"Deny the world, defy the devil, despise the flesh, and delight yourself only in the Lord." — Lady Jane Grey
"The Bible says, 'Consecrate yourselves today to the Lord' (Exodus 32:29). Again the scripture says, 'Present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world, by the renewing of of your mind." (Romans 12:1-2).
Ask God to take your eyes, ears, tongue, hands, your social life, your friends, every area of your life, under His control and yield yourselves to Him , completely and unreservedly. This is pleasing to God."
— Billy Graham
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COURAGE
"Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, He it is that doth go with thee; He will not fail thee, nor forsake thee." — Deuteronomy 31:6
"Never run away from anything. Never!" — Winston Churchill
"Courage is not having the strength to go on; it is going on when you don't have the strength." — Theodore Roosevelt
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear." — Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd President of United States)
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CREATION
"For the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:" — Romans 1:20
"I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station, through which God speaks to us every hour, if we will only tune in." — George Washington Carver
"The sky is the daily bread of the eyes." — Emerson
"Hast thou with Him spread out the sky, which is strong, and as a molten looking glass?" — Job 37:18
" Sunsets are so beautiful it almost seems as if we were looking through the gates of Heaven." — John Lubbock
"For the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:" — Romans 1:20
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DETERMINATION
"After these things were ended, Paul PURPOSED in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome." — Acts 19:21
"The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion." — Proverbs 28:17
"IMPOSSIBLE is a word found only in the dictionary of fools." — Napolean
"There is nothing impossible to him who will try." — Alexander the Great
"THERE SHALL BE NO ALPS" — These were the words spoken by Napolean after he had questioned his engineers about crossing the dreaded St. Bernard Pass over the Alps. " Perhaps", was their hesitating reply, "it is within the limits of possibily. "Forward, then ", said the little Corporal. England and Austria
laughed in scorn at the idea of transporting an army where wheel had never gone. Four days later 60,000 French soldiers were marching on the plains of Italy. "The man who has made up his mind to win," said Napoleon, "will never say 'Impossible.' "
"The longer I live, the more I am certain that the great difference between the great and the insignificant, is energy — invincible determination — a purpose once fixed, and then death or victory. With ordinary talents and extraordinary perseverance, all things are attainable." — Thomas Fowell Buxton — anti-slavery campaigner and member of the British Parliament (1786-1845)
"The longer I live the more I think of the quality of fortitude... men who fall, pick themselves up and stumble on, fall again, and are trying to get back up when they die." — Theodore Roosevelt
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DEPRESSION
" What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? He that spared not His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things? Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth. Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." — Romans 8:31-39
"I find myself frequently depressed — perhaps more so than any other person here. And I find no better cure for that depression than to trust in the Lord with all my heart, and seek to realize afresh the power of the peace-speaking blood of Jesus, and His infinite love in dying upon the cross to put away all my transgressions." — Charles Spurgeon
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DILIGENCE
"The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute." — Proverbs 12:24
"Patience and Diligence, like faith, remove mountains." — William Penn
"Diligence is the mother of good luck". — Benjamin Franklin
"The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious." Proverbs 12:27
"If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance." — Samuel Johnson
"He who labors diligently need never despair; for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor." — Menander
"Everything yields to diligence." — Antiphanes
"Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean [obscure] men." — Proverbs 22:29
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DISCIPLINE
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, SELF CONTROL; against such things there is no law." — Galatians 5:22-23 (NAS)
" Power comes by DISCIPLINE, and by DISCIPLINE alone." — E. Stanley Jones
"He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city." — Proverbs 16:32
"The alternative to discipline is disaster." — Vance Havner
"He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls." Proverbs 25:28
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EDUCATION
"The older I grow, the more I am convinced that there is no education which one can get from books and costly apparatus that is equal to that which can be gotten from contact with great men and women." — Booker T. Washington
"The spread of knowledge and education has taught mankind little in the way of self-control and less in the art of living with other men." — Hugh Thomas (Professor of History)
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ENCOURAGEMENT
" But Joshua the son of Nun, which standeth before thee, he shall go in thither: ENCOURAGE HIM: for he shall cause Israel to inherit it." — Deuteronomy 1:38
"Few things can help an individual more than to place responsibility on him, and let him know that you trust him." — Booker T. Washington
"I believe that every man's life will be filled with constant and unexpected encouragement, if he makes up his mind to do his level best each day, and as nearly as possible reaching the high water mark of pure and useful living." — Booker T. Washington
"And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the Lord his God." — 1 Samuel 30:6
"If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else." — Booker T. Washington
"Don't be a "basement person" — dragging people down. Be a "BALCONY person" — lifting them up and encouraging them on! — Pastor Phill
"Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful; and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but ENCOURAGING one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near." — Hebrew 10:23-25 (NAS)
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ENTHUSIASM
"And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah, and wrought that which was good and right and truth before the Lord his God. And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, HE DID IT WITH ALL HIS HEART, and prospered." — 2 Chronicles 31:21
"The real secret of success is enthusiasm. Yes, more than enthusiasm, I would say excitement. I like to see men get excited. When they get excited they make a success of their lives." — Walter Chrysler
" Every great and commanding movement in the annals of the world is the triumph of enthusiasim. Nothing great was ever achieved without it." —Sir Humphry Davy ( Chemist and inventor 1778-1829)
"And rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it thee: and yet thou hast not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with ALL HIS HEART , to do that only which was right in mine eyes;" 1 Kings 14:8
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EXAMPLE
Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven." — Matthew 5:14 -16
"There is not enough darkness in the whole world to blot out the light of one small candle." — Anon
EXCELLENCE
"Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral EXCELLENCE , and in your moral EXCELLENCE , knowledge, and in your knowledge, self-control, and in your self-control, perseverance, and in your perseverance, godliness." — 2 Peter 1:5-6 (NASB)
"Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way." — Booker T. Washington
"Excellence is an art won by training and habituation." — Aristotle
"Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch EXCELLENCE." — Vince Lombardi
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then. is not an act but a habit." — Aristotle
"If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude." — Colin Powell
"Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value." — Albert Einstein
" People never improve unless they look to some standard or example higher and better than themselves." Tyron Edwards
"Fearless minds climb soonest unto crowns." — Shakespeare
"Blessed is the man that endureth temptation [trial]: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him." — James 1:12
"Decide to be your best. In the long run the world is going to want and have the best and that might as well be you." — Booker T. Washington
"The spirit, the will to win and the will to excel are the things that endure. These qualities are so much more important than the events which occur." — Vince Lombardi
"There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow men. True nobility lies in being superior to your former self." — Ernest Hemingway
"I set my standards so high, no one could be harsher on me than I was." — Jim Brown
"A coach is someone who tells you what you don't want to hear, who has you see what you don't want to see, so you can be who you have always known you could be." — Tom Landry
"I don't teach kids to be number 1. Organizations and people that tell you you have to be number 1; that's not it. You don't have to be number 1. What I teach is to be as good as you can be. Use what you have and be as good as you can be. That's all you can do, anyway." — Jim Brown
"The quality of a man's life is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence." — Tom Landry (Coach of Dallas Cowboys for almost three decades)
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FAITH
"But without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him. — Hebrew 11:6
"If the Lord fails me at this time, it will be the first time." George Meuller
"Feelings come, and feelings go, and feelings are deceiving. My warrant is the Word of God, naught else is worth believing." — Martin Luther
"One and God make a majority." — Frederick Douglass
"I prayed for faith and thought that some day faith would come down and strike me like lightning. But faith did not seem to come. One day I read in the tenth chapter of Romans, 'Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God.' I had up to this time closed my Bible and prayed for faith. I now opened my Bible and began to study, and faith has been growing ever since." — Dwight L. Moody
"So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." — Romans 10:17
"Faith is not believing that God can, but that GOD WILL." — Abraham Lincoln —
"Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the of the Lord is (Ephesians 5:17)."
"When a man has no strength, if he leans on God, he becomes powerful." — Dwight L. Moody
"We grow by dreams. All big men are dreamers." — Woodrow Wilson ( 28th. President of the United States)
"Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us," — Ephesians 3:20
" Faith needs her daily bread." — Dinah Maria Craik (1826-1887)
"If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained." — 1 Timothy 4:6
"Faith is not a sense, nor sight, nor reason, but taking God at His Word." — Arthur Benoni Evans ( British writer 1781-1854)
"For all the promises of God in Him are yea, and in Him Amen, unto the glory of God by us." — 2 Corinthians 1:20
"The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times." — Psalms 12:6
"The greater the difficulty to be overcome, the more will it be seen to the glory of God how much can be done by prayer and faith." — George Muller
"Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth." — Mark
9:23
"A great many people wonder why it was that Christ did not come at once to Martha and Mary, whom He loved, whenever He heard of their affliction. It was to try them, and it is the same with His dealings toward us. If He seems not to come to us in our affliction, it is only to test us." — Dwight L. Moody
"Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside them was superior to circumstance." — Bruce Barton (Author of The Man Nobody Knows )
"I can do all things through Him who strengthens me." — Philippians 4:13 (NASB)
"Cast not away your confidence because God defers His performances. That which does not come in your time, will be hastened in His time, which is always the more convenient season. God will work when He pleases, how He pleases, and by what means He pleases. He is not bound to keep our time, but He will perform his word, honour our faith, and reward them that diligently seek Him." — Matthew Henry
"Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward." — Hebrews 10:35
"Christ is with us until the world's end. Let His little flock be BOLD therefore." — William Tyndale
"Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen." — Matthew 28:20
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"Faith has no value of its own, it has value only as it connects us with Him. It is a trick of Satan to get us occupied with examining our faith instead of resting in the Faithful One." — Vance Havner
"Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him:" — Psalm 37:7
"God provides for him that trusteth." — George Herbert
"Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step." — Martin Luther King, Jr.
And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief." — Mark 9:24
"Faith either moves mountains or tunnels through!" — A Pastor
"Feed your faith and starve your doubts." — Pastor Phill
"It's not always that we can't understand the Bible — sometimes we simply don't want to!" — Pastor Phill
"Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief." — Proverbs 28:14
"If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained." — 1 Timothy 4:6
"Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you." — Matthew 17:20
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"God imparteth by the way
Strength sufficient for the day."
"Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be." — Deuteronomy 33:25
"God promises to supply our NEEDS; not our GREEDS!" — Pastor Phill
" Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts." — James 4:3
"Be assured, if you walk with Him and look to Him, and expect help from Him, He will never fail you." — George Mueller
"The Christian life from start to finish is based upon this principle of utter dependence upon the Lord Jesus." — Watchman Nee ( Sit, Walk, Stand: The Process of Christian Maturity)
"Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time: casting all your care upon Him; for He careth for you." — 1 Peter 5:6-7
"Faith must have adequate evidence, else it is mere superstition." — A. A. Hodge (Principal of Princeton Seminary between 1878 and 1886)
"Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is." — Ephesians 5:17
"There are two 'ALL-POWERFUL' promises close together in the Gospel of Mark — 'With God all things are possible' — 'All things are possible to him that believeth.' — Pastor Phill
"Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth." — Mark 9:23
"And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible." — Mark 10:27
""There are two omnipotences with Him: 'With God all things are possible”: "All things are possible to him that believeth.'" — Vance Havner
"Faith is the assurance that the thing which God has said in His word is true, and that God will act according to what He has said in his word... Faith is not a matter of impressions, nor of probabilities, nor of appearances." — George Mueller
"Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever." — Psalm 119:160
"For all the promises of God in Him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us." — 2 Corinthians 1:20
"I have joyfully dedicated my whole life to the object of exemplifying how much may be accomplished by prayer and faith." — George Mueller
"The only way to learn strong faith is to endure great trials. I have learned my faith by standing firm amid severe testings." — George Mueller
"Be assured, if you walk with Him and look to Him, and expect help from Him, He will never fail you." — George Mueller
"Faith does not operate in the realm of the possible. There is no glory for God in that which is humanly possible. Faith begins where man's power ends." — George Mueller
""There are two omnipotences with Him: 'With God all things are possible”: "All things are possible to him that believeth.'" — Vance Havner
"The beginning of anxiety is the end of faith, and the beginning of true faith is the end of anxiety." — George Mueller
"If we desire our faith to be strengthened, we should not shrink from opportunities where our faith may be tried, and therefore, through trial, be strengthened." George Mueller
"I have joyfully dedicated my whole life to the object of exemplifying how much may be accomplished by prayer and faith." — George Mueller
"Their are folks who would rather talk about their faith in God than prove it by their actions." — The Country Parson
"Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone." — James 2:17
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FAITHFULNESS
"His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord." — Matthew 25:21
"If you be faithful, you will have that honor that comes from God: His Spirit will say in your hearts, Well done, good and faithful servants." — Adam Clarke
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FATHERHOOD
" After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name." — Matthew 5:9
"By profession I am a soldier and take pride in that fact. But I am prouder -- infinitely prouder -- to be a father. A soldier destroys in order to build; the father only builds, never destroys. The one has the potentiality of death; the other embodies creation and life. And while the hordes of death are mighty, the battalions of life are mightier still. It is my hope that my son, when I am gone, will remember me not from the battle field but in the home repeating with him our simple daily prayer, 'Our Father Who Art in Heaven...' " — Douglas MacArthur
"A child is likely to see God as a good Father if it sees God in it's father." — Anon
"And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord." — Ephesians 6:4
"Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith." — Henry Ward Beecher
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FEAST DAYS
" The Holidays of professing Christianity, such as Easter, Christmas, Valentine's Day, ect; are clearly mixed with Paganism of ancient antiquity. Much of this obscures God's truth. The Feast Days, when understood, enlighten the truth of God's Plan. I would encourage you to learn more about the Feast Days by going to this link —
*Feast And Holy Day Quick Link
"The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned." — Isaiah 9:2
"And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the feasts of the Lord, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my feasts." — Leviticus 23:1-2
"It is inspiring to stand upon a mountain or other high place and look out at the panoramic scenery that unfolds as you gaze out towards the horizon. The Feast Days are like this. It is like standing upon a spiritual high peak and gazing out upon God's magnificent plan as it unfolds for mankind. The horizon is reached when God has brought all of mankind together in one in Christ. Read about God's Feast Day Plan at this link:
THE APPOINTED SEASONS " — Pastor Phill
"Having made known unto us the mystery of His will, according to his good pleasure which Ee hath purposed in Himself: That in the dispensation of the fulness of times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in Him:" — Ephesians 1:9-10
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FEELINGS
"Feelings come, and feelings go, and feelings are deceiving. My warrant is the Word of God, naught else is worth believing." — Martin Luther
"My feelings are important for many things. They are essential and valuable. They keep me aware of much that is true and real. But they tell me next to nothing about God or my relation to God. My security comes from who God is, not from how I feel. Discipleship is a decision to live by what I know about God, not by what I feel about Him or my neighbors." — Eugene H. Peterson
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FELLOWSHIP
" Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching." — Hebrews 10:25
" As the Italians say, Good company in a journey makes the way to seem the shorter." — Izaak Walton (Writer 1593-1684)
"Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much." — Helen Keller
"Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up. Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone? And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken." — Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
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FORGIVENESS
Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye." — Colossians 3:13
"Forgiveness is that subtle thread that binds both love and friendship. Without forgiveness, you may not even have a child one day." — George Foreman
"You are what you think. So just think big, believe big, act big, work big, give big, FORGIVE BIG, laugh big, love big and live big. — Andrew Carnegie
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GOD'S EXISTENCE
"The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God." — Psalm 14:1
"In the absence of any other proof, the thumb alone would convince me of God's existence" — Isaac Newton
"It is impossible to reason without arriving at a Supreme Being." — George Washington
"Now it would be as absurd to deny the existence of God, because we cannot see Him, as it would be to deny the existence of the air or wind, because we cannot see it." — Adam Clarke
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GODLY FEAR
"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding." Proverbs 9:10
"Be afraid of what you don't see ... nothing wrong with having Godly fear one bit, in fact it's recommended!" — Robert G. Holtz
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"Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs." — Henry Ford
"My mother is my root, my foundation. She planted the seed that I base my life on, and that is the belief that the ability to achieve starts in your mind." — Michael Jordan
" He who has begun, has the work half done." — Horace (Roman poet, 65-8 B.C.)
"The starting point of all achievement is desire." — Napoleon Hill
"I started reading about people of great accomplishment ... and it dawned on me suddenly that the person who has the most to do with what happens in your life is you." — Dr. Ben Carson
" The North Wind made the Vikings!" — From the Scandinavian
"Take things always by their smooth handle." — Thomas Jefferson (One of his "Ten Rules for Life".)
"We must free ourselves of the hope that the sea will ever rest. We must learn to sail in high winds." Aristotle Onassis (Greek Shipping Magnate 1906-1975)
"I have always believed that this anointed land was set apart in an uncommon way, that a DIVINE PLAN placed this great continent here BETWEEN THE OCEANS to be found by people from every corner of the Earth who had a special love of faith and freedom." — Ronald Reagan — Thanksgiving Day 1982
"Each day millions of our citizens approach our Maker on bended knee, seeking His grace and giving thanks for the many blessings He bestows upon us." — George W Bush
"The rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of God." — John F. Kennedy
"Finally, it is my most fervent prayer to that Almighty Being before whom I now stand, and who has kept us in His hands from the infancy of our Republic unto the present day, that He will so overrule all my intentions and actions and inspire the hearts of my fellow-citizens that we may be preserved from dangers of all kinds and continue forever a united and happy people." — Andrew Jackson
" A LITTLE pot boils easily." — Dutch Proverb
"There is ONE THING over which each person has absolute inherent control, and that is his MENTAL ATTITUDE." — W. Clement Stone (Success book author)
"Our attitudes control our lives. Attitudes are a secret power working twenty-four hours a day, for good or bad. It is of paramount importance that we know how to harness and control this great force." — Irving Berlin (Composer)
"A happy person is not a person is a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes." — Hugh Downs (Television, news Anchor)