John Quotes

As long as you try your best, you are never a failure. That is, unless you blame others.

Al Michaels is a good announcer. I think Keith Jackson is a terrific announcer. I always loved him on Monday Night Football. I never understood why they got rid of him

Darius was clearly of the opinion That the air is also man's dominion, And that, with paddle or fins or pinion, We soon or late Shall navigate The azure, as now we sail the sea.

Happiness simply cannot be relied upon as a measure of success.

If you live gladly to make others glad in God, your life will be hard, your risks will be high, and your joy will be full.

Missions is not the ultimate goal of the church. Worship is. Missions exists because worship doesn't.

That's always seemed so ridiculous to me, that people want to be around someone because they're pretty. It's like picking your breakfeast cereals based on color instead of taste.

The measure of success is not whether you have a tough problem to deal with, but whether it is the same problem you had last year.

The process by which banks create money is so simple that the mind is repelled.

To succeed, one must be creative and persistent.

To some extent, people who are insane are nonconformists, and society and their family wish they would live what appear to be useful lives.

A good teacher, like a good entertainer first must hold his audience's attention, then he can teach his lesson.

What you must understand about me is that I’m a deeply unhappy person.

In times of affliction we commonly meet with the sweetest experiences of the love of God.

The task of leadership is not to put greatness into people, but to elicit it, for the greatness is there already.

Successful and unsuccessful people do not vary greatly in their abilities. They vary in their desires to reach their potential.

You build trust with others each time you choose integrity over image, truth over convenience, or honor over personal gain.

A man deserves a second chance, but keep an eye on him.

Whoever has a heart full of love always has something to give.

It was hard graft all the way and a good result in the end.

Master, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and are convinced that you are the Holy One of God.

My favorite optimist was an American who jumped off the Empire State Building, and as he passed the 42nd floor, the window washers heard him say, 'So Far, so good.'

If by some fiat I had to restrict all this writing to one sentence, this is the one I would choose: The summit of Mt. Everest is marine limestone.

Writing is about a blank piece of paper and leaving out what’s not supposed to be there.

The principles of justice are chosen behind a veil of ignorance.

Take care, be kind, be considerate of other people and other species, and be loving.

Pandemonium did not reign; it poured.

The step between practical and theoretic science, is the step between the miner and the geologist, the apocathecary and the chemist.

The most exciting breakthroughs of the 21st century will not occur because of technology but because of an expanding concept of what it means to be human.

Love is the answer, and you know that for sure; Love is a flower, you've got to let it grow.

It does not matter what the whip is; it is none the less a whip, because you have cut thongs for it out of your own souls.

If a man teach uprightly and walk crookedly, more will fall down in the night of his life than he built in the day of his doctrine.

Soul is about authenticity. Soul is about finding the things in your life that are real and pure.

The Bible is the ultimate authority and infallible, not the pastor and not the elders. And it doesn't mean that you believe everything he says without examining it.

They say, "God told me", or "God replied to me". And yet most of the time they are talking to themselves.

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Un homme avec Dieu est toujours dans la majorite . One man with God is always a majority.

Never try to have more faith - just get to know God better. And because God is faithful, the better you know Him, the more you'll trust Him.

I was a pretty disruptive student in class in school. I had a hard time paying attention. I had what they call A.D.D. now, back then I was just a hyper kid.

The human tongue is like wasabi: it's very powerful, and should be used sparingly.

Suppose that by revenge you might destroy one enemy; yet, by exercising the Christian's temper you might conquer three‌–‌your own lust, Satan's temptation, and your enemy's heart.

Some people wait so long for their ship to come in, their pier collapses.

An angel fell from Heaven without any other passion except pride, and so we may ask whether it is possible to ascend to Heaven by humility alone, without any other of the virtues.

It's all about putting the best team together - not just in the front office but the players on the field.

The deepest level of truth uncovered by science, & by philosophy, is the fundamental truth of unity. At that deepest subnuclear level of our reality, you & i are literally one.

We usually surprised everyone, and still do, as we keep the craziness onstage.

I didn't show up at the ceremony to collect any of my first three Oscars. Once I went fishing, another time there was a war on, and on another occasion, I remember, I was suddenly taken drunk.

Schools should take an active part in directing social change, and share in the construction of a new social order

Half our mistakes in life arise from feeling where we ought to think, and thinking where we ought to feel.

Time management is the key. Although it seems hectic, as long as you manage your time properly you can get everything done.