Lynn has posted about a woman who has recently passed away in TN.  It’s well worth the read.  Here’s the link: http://graceindelible.blogspot.com/2008/05/dianne-odell-remarkable-life.html

Before God we are all equally wise – and equally foolish.

Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are even incapable of forming such opinions.

Gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love. How on earth can you explain in terms of chemistry and physics so important a biological phenomenon as first love? Put your hand on a stove for a minute and it seems like an hour. Sit with that special girl for an hour and it seems like a minute. That’s relativity.

Imagination is more important than knowledge…

It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.

The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery every day. Never lose a holy curiosity.

“Do not make the mistake of confusing composure with ease.” 

                                                      Tuvok on Star Trek:Voyager

Some random quotes which make me think…..

“The ability to ask the right question is more than half the battle of finding the right answer”– Thomas Watson

“The person who knows he’s right never needs to ask questions”– proverb

“When you shoot an arrow of truth, dip its point in honey”– Arab proverb

“Don’t just throw the seed at the people! Grind it into flour, bake it into bread, and slice it for them. And it wouldn’t hurt to put a little honey on it.”– Charles Spurgeon

“When you are on the wrong train there is no point in running along the corridor in the opposite direction”– Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“Use your heads as you live and work among outsiders. Don’t miss a trick. Make the most of every opportunity. Be gracious in your speech. The goal is to bring out the best in others in a conversation, not put them down, not cut them out.”– Paul, tentmaker

… from Just Give Me Jesus
“When we face an impossible situation, all self-reliance and self-confidence must melt away; we must be totally dependent on Him (Jesus) for the resources.”

“If Jesus gives us a task or assigns us to a difficult season, every ounce of our experience is meant for our instruction and completion if only we’ll let Him finish the work. I fear, however, that we are so attention-deficit that we settle for bearable when beauty is just around the corner.
-Beth Moore”