Age Quotes - Page 157

There can be no progress, no achievement without sacrifice.

Fundamentally, our Lord's message was Himself. He did not come merely to preach a Gospel; He himself is that Gospel.

At the age of 12 my ambition was to become a gangster. To be a wiseguy. Being a wiseguy was better than being President of the United States. To be a wiseguy was to own the world.

In this crazy world, there's an enormous distinction between good times and bad, between sorrow and joy. But in the eyes of God, they're never separated. Where there is pain, there is healing. Where there is mourning, there is dancing. Where there is poverty, there is the kingdom.

Your life is not going to be easy, and it should not be easy. It ought to be hard. It ought to be radical; it ought to be restless; it ought to lead you to places you'd rather not go.

Know your strengths and take advantage of them.

Over 70% of what are called corruption (cases), even by EFCC (Economic and Financial Crimes Commission) and other anti-corruption agencies, is not corruption, but common stealing.

Fear and love can never be experienced at the same time. It is always our choice as to which of these emotions we want.

Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.

Remember that you are a human being with a soul and the divine gift of articulate speech: that your native language is the language of Shakespeare and Milton and The Bible; and don't sit there crooning like a bilious pigeon.

Conflicts are not a sign you've married the wrong person. They simply affirm you are human.

Every man looks out for himself, and he has the happiest life who manages to hoodwink himself best of all.

Once I had learnt my twelve times table (at the age of three) it was downhill all the way.

We can never be certain of our courage until we have faced danger.

Perhaps there is a language which is not made of words and everything in the world understands it.

We have to find areas in our lives that we feel most uncomfortable about and want to change. I decided to push myself because it allowed me to give back. I have a scholarship program. When I found out the average age of a homeless person is 9½ years old, I said there must be something that I can do. Now, I am the spokesman for the National Coalition for the Homeless.

If you want something to last forever, you treat it differently.

The language of truth is simple.

For years my wedding ring has done its job. It has led me not into temptation. It has reminded my husband numerous times at parties that it's time to go home. It has been a source of relief to a dinner companion. It has been a status symbol in the maternity ward.

If apple is the language of the future, then art must be the core.

Heaven never defaults. The wicked are sure of their wages, sooner or later.

Fashion is a language. Some know it, some learn it, some never will - like an instinct.

Music is my mistress and she plays second fiddle to no one.

Courage is to feel the daily daggers of relentless steel and keep on living.

If we will not devise some greater and more equitable system, Armageddon will be at our door.