“There are several insights at the heart of the A’s system that I think are wonderful for baseball. One, that it’s a team game. That no one player is going to make that much of a difference to your team, so for god’s sake don’t go blow a quarter of your budget on one guy.” ThinkingHeartGuyGamesDifferencesPlayerWonderfulTeamBaseballSakeBlowInsightBudgetsQuarters Author:Michael Lewis
“Virtue tested: "Have I not survived hunger and thirst, suffering, and mockery for the sake of the truth which heaven has awakened in my heart?” HeartSufferingHeavenVirtueMy HeartSakeHungerThirstSurvivedTestedAwakenedMockeryHunger And Thirst Author:Khalil Gibran
“Money never can be well managed if sought solely through the greed of money for its own sake. In all meanness there is a defect of intellect as well as of heart. And even the cleverness of avarice is but the cunning of imbecility.” IfsWellsHeartMoneyGreedSakeIntellectDefectsCunningAvariceClevernessMeannessMisersImbecility Author:Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
“there are four degrees of love: 1) Love of self for self's sake. 2) Love of God for self's sake. 3) Love of God for God's own sake. 4) Love of self for God's sake.” MindHeartSoulSelfFourSelf LoveDegreesSakeGod Love Author:Bernard of Clairvaux
“Our Savior was crucified for our sakes that by His death He might give us life and train and attract us all to endurance. To Him I press on, and to the Father and to the Holy Spirit. I strive to be found true, judging myself unworthy of this world's goods; and yet not I because of the world, but the world because of me. Think of all these things in your heart; follow them with zeal; fight, as you have been commanded, for the truth to the death: For Christ was made 'obedient' even 'to death'” ThinkingWorldGivingHeartHas BeensMadeMightChristianSpiritFightingFoundFatherChristThis WorldJudgingHolyPressesTrainStriveSakeHoly SpiritEnduranceOrthodoxGoodsSaviorZealOrthodox ChristianUnworthyObedientJudging Myself Author:Saint Basil
“I pray that your partnership with us in the faith may be effective in deepening your understanding of every good thing we share for the sake of Christ. For I have derived much joy and comfort from your love, my brother, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you.” HeartMayHas BeensJoyUnderstandingChristShareBrotherPrayingComfortGood ThingsVery GoodSakeSaintMy BrotherPartnershipI PrayLove My Brother Author:Philemon
“O Lord! take my heart, for I cannot give it; and when Thou hast it, O! keep it, for I cannot keep it for Thee; and save me in spite of myself, for Jesus Christ's sake.” GivingHeartJesusChristLordMy HeartJesus ChristSakeTheeSpiteSave Me Author:Francois Fenelon