The most important strategy in your personal life is to have one—a personal life, that is. (Karen Saakvitne & Laurie Pearlman, counselors and authors) It is sometimes true of counselors, pastors, preachers, teachers, and therapists that they are so wrapped up in...
Nothing makes us so lonely as our secrets. (Paul Tournier, 20th century Swiss physician and author) Sometime, we may be asked if we can keep a secret. If we say we can, we may be told something that we’ll have a hard time keeping to ourselves. On the other hand, we...
On August 24, 1987, Toyota announced a new luxury car division to be called Lexus. Bob McCurry, Toyota Motor Sales, USA Senior Vice President, revealed that the new luxury car division would be a completely separate franchise from Toyota, have two all-new Lexus...
I believe in the sun even when it isn’t shining. I believe in love even when I’m alone. (Graffiti found on a cellar wall where Jews hid during World War II) The last line was: “And I believe in God even when He is silent.” Even on those dark, dreary, cloudy days when...
Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought. [Pope John Paul II] Americans are usually quite proud of the freedoms they enjoy in this republic. Christians enjoy, as well, the freedoms offered to them in the gospel. In both...
To avoid criticism, say nothing, do nothing, be nothing. (Aristotle, 4th century B.C. Greek philosopher) That warning says a lot about today’s society, doesn’t it? People seem to be so opinionated and judgmental that almost anything you say to them will be...
[Hard work is] the price we’ll have to pay to achieve any goal. (Vince Lombardi, renowned football coach) We used to speak about the “lazy days of summer,” but it seems that idleness has become almost endemic among certain groups of people who have not been required...
In July of 1987, Nissan announced the formation of a new luxury car division to be called Infiniti that would start selling cars in the fall of 1989. How could we have not known about this? Did they know that we were going to announce Lexus? How were they able to...
Just as icebergs show only a fraction of themselves above the surface, so events are always more than they appear to be at first glance. (John R. Claypool, late theologian and author) To spot an iceberg from the deck of an ocean liner is a frightening experience....
The best prayers often have more groans than words. (John Bunyan, 17th century English writer and preacher) We may think that the only effective prayers are those offered in highly liturgical services with elevated prose and moving sentiment. Indeed, such prayers can...
People willing to trade their freedom for security will receive neither. (Benjamin Franklin, patriot, inventor, author) In our danger-ridden world, many people are so frightened that security has become the all-important issue of life. For them, the price for...
No one wants to fail, and my job was to help those around me be successful. If they were successful I would be successful. (Davis Illingworth, Jr, businessman, author) In the self-centered attitude of so many today, personal success is their life’s goal. Too often,...