25 quotes found
“He was a generous but subtly demanding boss.”
“Time was when much of lawyering consisted (according to turn-of-the-century lawyer and statesman Elihu Root) in "telling would-be clients that they are damned fool's, and should stop.”
“The hard truth is, the life thing moments happen. They are the details, the surprises, the every now and again dang it moments that are necessary for you to be able to appreciate good times and acc...”
“The two grappled in the quiet of old-fashioned personal diplomacy.”
“K-I-N-G Jesus is busy in every moment! (Kind hearted -Integrous - Noble - Gracious)" ~ gfp '42”
“Looking back on his adolescence from the vantage point of his mid-eighties, George H.W. Bush candidly admitted, "I might have been obsessed with bodies boobs they are now called. But what seventee...”
“The life I've livedWhat more can one ask forApart from a grand exitSlit of the wristTotal bliss”
“Graciousness in serving and being served marks the lives of leaders who have made the largest impact on my life.”
“We see a first generation going through adolescence knowing their every misstep, all the awkward gestures of their youth, are being frozen in a computer's memory.”
“He may have confused honor with with with ruthlessness.”
“We have less reason to be surprised or offended when we find others differ from us in opinions because we very often differ from ourselves.”
“We are not judges for ourselves until circumstances call us to act.”
“He showed me the lowest. I had to surmise the highest.”
“When strangers meet, great allowances should be made for differences in custom and training.”
“We need to forgive the adolescent versions of ourselves, if only because we need the practice to forgive those who are maturing awkwardly in our lives.”
“The author perceives nuances of Abigail Adams' character in the occasional errors she makes in readily quoting John Milton. Rather than giving the observer a reason to quibble, they are evidence th...”
“We are enjoined whenever we behold the gifts of God in others so to reverence and respect the gifts as also to honor those in whom they reside.”
“Manners matter, asserts the professor. What provokes rebellion, he asserts, is not as often a theory out allowing for arbitrary power but be excessive, brusque use of it by a particular individual.”
“The Internet has given us the illusion of intimacy. We read someone's books, articles, sermons, or watch their videos online, and we feel we know them, so why not share what we think is wrong? But ...”
“No low-trust society will ever produce sustained innovation.”
