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Great little book. I love how he broke down the Lord's prayer and describes how Jesus steps through each piece putting the Father first and then praying for our personal needs. The example of how we should pray.
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“You should try not to talk so much, friend. You'll sound far less stupid that way.
- Breeze”
― Mistborn: The Final Empire
- Breeze”
― Mistborn: The Final Empire
“The word "good" has many meanings. For example, if a man were to shoot his grandmother at a range of five hundred yards, I should call him a good shot, but not necessarily a good man.”
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“An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered.”
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“You're a very difficult person to manipulate, you know."
"Nonsense," he said. "You just have to promise me that I won't have to do a thing, and then I'll do anything you want."
"Anything?"
"Anything that doesn't require doing anything."
"That's nothing, then."
"Is it?"
"Yes."
"Well, that's something.”
― Warbreaker
"Nonsense," he said. "You just have to promise me that I won't have to do a thing, and then I'll do anything you want."
"Anything?"
"Anything that doesn't require doing anything."
"That's nothing, then."
"Is it?"
"Yes."
"Well, that's something.”
― Warbreaker
“Success also requires the courage to risk disapproval. Most independent thought, new ideas, or endeavors beyond the common measure are greeted with disapproval, and ranging from skepticism and ridicule to violent outrage. To persevere in anything exceptional requires inner strength and the unshakable conviction that you are right.”
― Thick Face, Black Heart : The Asian Path to Thriving, Winning and Succeeding
― Thick Face, Black Heart : The Asian Path to Thriving, Winning and Succeeding
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