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I love words. That’s obvious, you muse, for here you read many of my words. But truly, I don’t love my words nearly as much as I love the words of others.

I am an avid reader of fiction and non-fiction. You rarely will see me reading passively. I underline; I write down quotes in a little green notebook, and I sometimes, after I read something good, mark my place, pause dramatically, and marvel profoundly out loud.

“Oh, my gosh,” “Wow!” and, “Oh, that’s good; that’s really, really good.”

Over the years (I have written here almost 10 years), I have shared some of the quotes I collect. I add to those today.

The following quotes are not necessarily my absolute favorites, but they have made me stop and think, stop and evaluate who I am and what I do.

I share them today in hopes they will do the same for you.

Peace begins with a smile. n Mother Teresa

Music is what feelings sound like. n Unknown

The pain I feel now is the happiness I had before. That's the deal. n C.S. Lewis

If God only used perfect people, nothing would get done ... God will use anybody if you're available. - Rick Warren

If you judge people, you have no time to love them. n Unknown

Dignity does not float down from heaven; it cannot be purchased nor manufactured. It is a reward reserved for those who labor with diligence. n Bill Hybels

I do not pray for success; I ask for faithfulness. - Mother Teresa

Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important. n C.S. Lewis

When leaders grow and get stuff right, everyone wins. ... When leaders in church work grow, the darkness gets pushed back, and people's lives get changed forever. How do you like those stakes? Forever. n Bill Hybels

There are two kinds of people: those who say to God, "Thy will be done," and those to whom God says, "All right, then, have it your way.” n C.S. Lewis

Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfections. n Unknown

Our aspirations are our possibilities. n Robert Browning

Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude. n Ralph Marston

No eulogy is due to him who simply does his duty and nothing more. n St. Augustine

An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered. n G.K. Chesterton

Lack of discipline leads to frustration and self-loathing. n Marie Chapian

Those who wish to sing always find a song. n Swedish proverb

Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable, procures success to the weak and esteem to all. n George Washington

Make your educational laws strict and your criminal ones can be gentle; but if you leave youth its liberty, you will have to dig dungeons for ages. n Michel Eyquem De Montaigne

Compassion will cure more sins than condemnation. n Willard Beecher

God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks to us in our conscience, but shouts in our pains. It is his megaphone to rouse a deaf world. n C.S. Lewis

Oh, my gosh. Wow! Oh that’s good; that’s really, really good.

(Larry and Linda Kloster sponsor this column.)

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