Lailah Gifty Akita quote: God with me, He is mighty to save.

“What?" my partner asked suddenly. I jumped, guilty at having been caught staring. But, hell, I thought, might as well ask. "Are you two--you know?" I made a vaguely obscene gesture with my fingers. He stopped walking so fast I was shocked he didn't get whiplash. "What?" I waved toward the building. "You and Shandi." Instead of answering, he threw his head back and brayed like the jackass he was.”

Kate Morales

Book:Cursed Moon

Source: Cursed Moon

“When I find that stubbornness continually overrides common sense regardless of the logic of my argument, it seems that the only effective solution is to tell them to go ahead and stick their finger in the socket. And what I find is that what my argument failed to solve, electricity does quite nicely.”

“As a species, we haven’t evolved to plan 20 years into the future. As a rule, our decision-making is myopic, shortsighted, and lacks imagination. We’re heavily incentivized to seek rewards in the present, which can greatly cost our long-term Future Selves. [If you don't] think and strategize long term, [you'll be distracted by the short-term.] You’ll be caught up by endless distractions throughout your day. Your decisions will be myopic. You’ll cost your Future Self greatly, putting them deeper in debt in all ways.”

Distraction Distracted Short Term Distractions Myopic Unfocused Mind Unfocused

Book:Be Your Future Self Now: The Science of Intentional Transformation

Source: Be Your Future Self Now: The Science of Intentional Transformation

“I am convinced that the jealous, the angry, the bitter and the egotistical are the first to race to the top of mountains. A confident person enjoys the journey, the people they meet along the way and sees life not as a competition. They reach the summit last because they know God isn’t at the top waiting for them. He is down below helping his followers to understand that the view is glorious where ever you stand.”

Spirituality Games Powerful Self Esteem Confidence Anger Competition Jealousy Insecurity Purpose Of Life Jealous Competing Confident God S Plan Owning It Warrior Women Insecure Women Bittnerness

Author:Shannon Alder

“Five of the most dangerous words I know: ‘What’s in it for me?”

Belief Opinion Dangerous Danger Perspective Ego Words Greed Selfish Selfishness Greedy Self Centered Egocentric Myopic Self Focused

Author:Craig D. Lounsbrough

“You would do good to keep in mind there is a good reason all these people are after me.”

Dangerous Threat Paranormal Hybrid Dangerous People Good Reason Keep In Mind

Book:Heir of Ashes

Source: Heir of Ashes

“I really hope your father has a good reason for wanting to speak with me right this moment.' 'Knowing him, he probably just wants to laugh at you,' Kieran replied. 'So have fun with that.”

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Book:A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

Source: A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

“Oh, don't let all the joking around fool ya—I've got kind of a thing for killing. Most funny people do, you know. The two things must be linked somehow. Ever talk to a jester when he's off duty? Those guys are some sick dastards!”

Humor Fire Video Games Emblem

Author:Kouhei Maeda Nami Komura Masayuki Horikawa Yuichi Kitaoka Sou Mayumi Shuntaro Ashida

“Your life would have been very different if you'd been raised here." "How so?" "Well, for starters, you would have been given two very specific names. The first would be an official name that ended in -nomiya. It means imperial member." Right. His name. Makotonomiya. "The second would be a personal name. Scholars would have drafted a list of options. I would have picked one, then sent my choice to the emperor. For approval, of course." "Of course." "The emperor would have written your anointed names on washi paper and placed them in a lacquered cypress box with the gold chrysanthemum emblem. The box would have been sent to the palace, then to the hospital and placed on your pillow, right next to your head," he says in a low, warm voice. "After the naming ritual, you would have been bathed in a cedar tub." "That sounds nice." He swirls the liquid in his glass. "A floral emblem would have been chosen for you." My breath makes little clouds. The fireworks are over. Near the pond, fireflies appear, dancing over the water in concentric circles. It's cold. Even so, I'm not ready to go inside yet. "What would you have chosen?" My eyes are as wide as saucers. My heart is open. I want this to work so badly. I want my life to be different. Better. More whole. Superhero epic. "I chose the purple iris." The vase in my room----a single iris. He thought about me. He cares. My eyes sting. I bat my lashes against the tears. If he asks about them, I'll say it's the breeze. "It stands for purity and wisdom.”

Symbolic Traditions Different Life Father Daughter Bond Surname Emblem

Book:Tokyo Ever After

Source: Tokyo Ever After

“Universal salvation is therefore not embraced here as a conclusion reached at the end of a syllogism, but as the eschatological form of the gospel itself, flowing from God's Trinitarian identity as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit and sealed in Christ's Paschal victory over sin and death. It is a truth to be proclaimed and contemplated in faith, yet its deepest confirmation does not occur chiefly in theological debate. Rather, it is disclosed through the Church's lived encounter with God in Christ-through narrative and sacrament; charity, beauty, and prayer; praise and doxology— where the reality of God's inexhaustible love is not merely affirmed, but known. (Joy Beyond All Worlds, xvi)”

Apokatastasis Universal Salvation

Author:Alvin Kimel

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