The article contains food for thought quotes and thought-provoking quotes about various topics from different individuals. There is a character quote from Emily Dickinson. There is an education quote from Tim Scott and there is an environment quote from Mahatma Gandhi. There is a faith quote from Mike Pompeo and there is a health quote from Jesus. There are more food for thought quotes and provocative quotes on various topics from different individuals.
Adultery Quote from Jesus
“That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.” – Jesus; Matthew 5:28
Blessing and Curse Quote from Jesus
“Consider carefully how you listen. Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what they think they have will be taken from them.” – Jesus; Luke 8:18
Character Quote from Emily Dickinson
“They say that ‘time assuages,’–
Time never did assuage;
An actual suffering strengthens,
As sinews do, with age.” – Emily Dickinson
Children Quote from Mike Pompeo
“We can stand up to foreign adversaries. But if we lose our kids then we lose everything.” – Mike Pompeo
Christmas Quote from Dennis Prager
“Suffice it to say that it takes a breathtaking level of narcissism for a non-Christian to be offended by mentions of Christmas and a breathtaking level of meanness to seek to deprive the vast majority of fellow Americans of the public mention of their holiday.” – Dennis Prager
Christmas Quote from Mike Pompeo
“Christmas is a reminder that over 2,000 years ago, light came into a dark world.” – Mike Pompeo
Conservatism Quote from Mike Pompeo
“To fight back, conservatives must work to preserve the integrity of our institutions, prioritize fact and truth, and ensure that every American is treated equally before the law.” – Mike Pompeo
Discipleship Quote from Jesus
“If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.” – Jesus; Luke 9:23-24
Education Quote from Abraham Lincoln
“The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.” – Abraham Lincoln
Education Quote from Abraham Maslow
“If you only have a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.” – Abraham Maslow
Education Quote from Tim Scott
“No matter your background, a quality education is the greatest equalizer in America.” – Tim Scott
Environment Quote from Mahatma Gandhi
“The earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s needs but not every man’s greed.” – Mahatma Gandhi
Equality Quote from Mike Pompeo
“Equality is the antidote to the poisonous lie of equity, wokeness, and identity politics.” – Mike Pompeo
Faith Quote from Mike Pompeo
“Faith in the public square… is not only lawful, but righteous... And especially – especially in these challenging times, keeping faith in the public square is not simply acceptable, but it’s an imperative.” – Mike Pompeo
Forgiveness Quote from Jesus
“We had to celebrate this happy day. For your brother was dead and has come back to life! He was lost, but now he is found!” – Jesus; Luke 15:32
Free World Quote from Dwight Eisenhower
“This is our home -- yet this is not the whole of our world. For our world is where our full destiny lies -- with men, of all people and all nations, who are or would be free.” – Dwight Eisenhower
Freedom of Conscience from Lech Walesa
“We seek freedom of convictions – and that is why we have never attempted to enslave man’s conscience nor shall we ever attempt to do so.” – Lech Walesa
Freedom Quote from James Madison
“The right of freely examining public characters and measures, and of free communication among the people thereon… has ever been justly deemed the only effectual guardian of every other right.” – James Madison
Freedom Quote from Jeff Sessions
“Abraham Lincoln disturbed the comfort of slave owners. Dr. Martin Luther King disturbed the comfort of segregationists. Susan B. Anthony disturbed the comfort of quite a number of people. Change has never been effected without disturbing the comfort of persons—and likely never will.” – Jeff Sessions
Freedom Quote from Mike Pompeo
“Of standing for freedom, together, wherever liberty is threatened.” – Mike Pompeo
Freedom Quote from Mike Pompeo
“The spirit of free people, not the vulgar materialism and repression of Communism, is eternal and universal.” – Mike Pompeo
Freedom Quote from Moshe Dayan
“Freedom is the oxygen of the soul.” – Moshe Dayan
Goal-Oriented Quote from Benjamin Franklin
“Well done is better than well said.” – Benjamin Franklin
Health Quote from Jesus
“Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?” – Jesus; Matthew 6:27
History Lesson Quote from Benjamin Netanyahu
“History has shown us time and again that what is right is not what is popular.” – Benjamin Netanyahu
History Lesson Quote from Mike Pompeo
“Weakness, indecisiveness, disengagement on the world stage, these things invite conflict. Let’s learn this lesson. Timidity is provocative. Evil emboldens tyrants….” – Mike Pompeo
History Lesson Quote from Mike Pompeo
“Every nation’s history is made one decision at a time.” – Mike Pompeo
Hope Quote from Dale Carnegie
“Two men looked out from prison bars, one saw the mud, the other saw stars.” – Dale Carnegie
Human Dignity Quote from Helmut Kohl
“The human being and his dignity - this mandate of our constitution remains the cornerstone of our policy. [It] is based on the freedom of all, it does not put anyone on the sidelines, it shows equal respect for all, it wants to create equal opportunities for everyone.” – Helmut Kohl
Identity Quote from Albert Einstein
“Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value.” – Albert Einstein
Identity Quote from Dale Carnegie
“Names are the sweetest and most important sound in any language.” – Dale Carnegie
Life Quote from Jesus
“Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.” – Jesus; Luke 9:60
Love Quote from M. Scott Peck
“Love is not effortless. To the contrary, love is effortful.” – M. Scott Peck
Peace Quote from Lech Walesa
“We desire peace – and that is why we have never resorted to physical force.” – Lech Walesa
Political Economy Quote from Winston Churchill
“The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings. The inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.” – Winston Churchill
Political Economy Quote from Winston Churchill
“Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy.” – Winston Churchill
Prayer Quote from Alex Moises
“To pray is to allow God to love you.” – Alex Moises
Prayer Quote from Dale Carnegie
“Prayer puts into force an active principle of doing. It’s a first step toward action.” – Dale Carnegie
Prayer Quote from King David
“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.” – King David; Psalms 139:13-14
Prayer Quote from Mike Pompeo
“We should pray. That’s the first of all things.” – Mike Pompeo
Resurrection and Life Quote from Jesus
“I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die.” – Jesus; John 11:25-26
Right to Life Quote from Max Ehrmann
“You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here.” – Max Ehrmann
Serenity Quote from Max Ehrmann
“Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence.” – Max Ehrmann
Sublime Quote from Martin Luther King, Jr.
“Use me, God. Show me how to take who I am, who I want to be, and what I can do, and use it for a purpose greater than myself.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.
Truth Quote from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“Wisdom lies only in truth.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Virtues and Values Quote from Dale Carnegie
“The words ‘Think and Thank’ are inscribed in many of the Cromwellian churches of England. These words ought to be inscribed in our hearts, too: ‘Think and Thank’. Think of all we have to be grateful for, and thank God for all our boons and bounties.” – Dale Carnegie
Virtues and Values Quote from Jesus
“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” – Jesus; Matthew 6:21
Virtues and Values Quote from Winston Churchill
“We must always be ready to make sacrifices for the great causes; only in that way shall we live to keep our souls alive.” – Winston Churchill
Vision Quote
“When there is no vision, the people perish.” – Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Zionism Quote from Mike Pompeo
“Zionism was born in the Old Testament, crystalized under Theodor Herzl in the 19th century, and was realized in May of 1948, when David Ben Gurion read aloud a declaration of independence proclaiming the establishment of the modern state of Israel.” – Mike Pompeo
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