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A quiet man is a patient man. He chooses his words with care and speaks only when there is something worth saying. He is a watcher, a listener. He pays attention without seeking it and
“The truth is, none of us deserve anything. We’re fortunate when good things happen, and unlucky when they don’t. God and the universe don’t owe us anything.”
― Florida Burning
― Florida Burning
“Dad had bought it at Bill Jackson’s in St. Petersburg, which started out as a small army surplus store before it became a huge outfitters and sporting goods store featured in American Express commercials.”
― Guilty Money
― Guilty Money
“You are empathetic. Which is the best of all human attributes, because it leads to all the other goodness of which human beings are capable.”
― Hope Rises
― Hope Rises
“Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, ‘It is not the length of life, but the depth of life.’ You don’t need a long lifetime to make an impact on this world. You just need the will to do so.”
― The Measure
― The Measure
“Christians have said to me, “I’m just trying to be patient.” Think about how ironic that is. They’re focused on the fruit. Patience. Not the tree that makes the fruit. In this case, that’d be the Word of God and His Spirit.”
― Stand Firm and Act Like Men: Becoming the Man You Were Created to Be Instead of Who the World Says You Are
― Stand Firm and Act Like Men: Becoming the Man You Were Created to Be Instead of Who the World Says You Are
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