“In America anyone can become President. It’s one of the risks we take.” (Adlai Stevenson, quoted in Politico.com)
“What the country needs is dirtier fingernails and cleaner minds.” (Will Rogers, quoted in SportsIllustrated.com)
“Fun is like life insurance: The older you get, the more it costs.” (Kin Hubbard, quoted in Forbes.com)
“A divorce is like an amputation; you survive, but there is less of you.” (Margaret Atwood, quoted in the Johannesburg Times)
“Do something instead of killing time, because time is killing you.” (Paulo Coelho, quoted in the Montreal Gazette)
“People’s number one fear is public speaking. Number two is death. This means if you go to a funeral, you’re better off in the casket than doing the eulogy.” (Jerry Seinfeld, quoted in the Danbury, Conn, News-Times)
“Cooking is the transformation of uncertainty into certainty via fuss.” (Julian Barnes, quoted in the Boston Globe)
“Some minds are like concrete, thoroughly mixed up and permanently set.” (Pastor Denny Blake)
“Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don’t turn up at all.” (Sam Ewing)
“Unused truth becomes as useless as an unused muscle.” (A.W. Tozer, quoted in That Incredible Christian)
“Religious matters are to be separated from the jurisdiction of the state, not because they are beneath the interests of the state but, quite to the contrary, because they are too high and holy and thus are beyond the competence of the state.” (Isaac Backus, 1773)
“No one is so eager to gain new experience as he who doesn’t know how to make use of the old ones.” (Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, quoted in the Associated Press)
“The spirit of Christmas needs to superseded by the Spirit of Christ. The spirit of Christmas is annual; the Spirit of Christ is eternal. The spirit of Christmas is sentimental; the Spirit of Christ is supernatural. The spirit of Christmas is a human product; the Spirit of Christ is a divine person. That makes all the difference in the world.” — Stuart Briscoe
