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“Baker had a talent for connection. He could be whatever he needed to be at the moment it was necessary. The young man who slid back and forth from Texas to Princeton, from the Ivy Club in the spring to the wildcatter's rig in the summer, now applied the same skills on Capitol Hill.”
― The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III
― The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III
“He flung off his stupor and began to think. He strove not to give way to emotion, but to stand face to face with circumstances. To look fortune in the face is the duty of every one not an idiot;”
― The Man Who Laughs
― The Man Who Laughs
“When you feel the bitterness trying to take root, right then say, “God, I’m turning this over to You. I know that You are my vindicator. I know that You’ll make my wrongs right. You said You would give me beauty for these ashes.”
― Daily Readings from Next Level Thinking: 90 Devotions for a Successful and Abundant Life
― Daily Readings from Next Level Thinking: 90 Devotions for a Successful and Abundant Life
“My priest friend Tom said you can safely assume you've created God in your own image
when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do.”
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when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do.”
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“Father, thank You that Your love is the real love that I need to change my life. Thank You that You sent Jesus as a sacrifice to take away my sins that I might receive Your love as a gift. I receive it now, and I believe I am the one whom You love. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.”
― Daily Readings from Next Level Thinking: 90 Devotions for a Successful and Abundant Life
― Daily Readings from Next Level Thinking: 90 Devotions for a Successful and Abundant Life
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Alan’s 2025 Year in Books
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