Maya Angelou (1928-2014)

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Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud (theguardian.com). Added 7/30/2014

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If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love. Don't be surly at home, then go out in the street and start grinning Good morning at total strangers (iwise.com). Added 1/2/2013

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If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded (goodreads.com). Added 11/10/2012

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We need much less than we think we need (goodreads.com).  Added 8/29/2011

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Maya Angelou's website is at http://mayaangelou.com.


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Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945)

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The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little (Caretactics Blog). Added 7/29/2014

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Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves and the only way they could do this is by not voting (Brainyquote.com). Added 11/6/2012

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Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough  (ThinkExist.com).  Added 2/16/2012

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Andy Stanley (b. 1958)

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The primary reason we do too much is that we have never taken the time to discover the portion of what we do that makes the biggest difference (Faith and Entertainment, 20 Awesome Andy Stanley Quotes). Added 7/27/2014.

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All of us have wondered at times why God doesn't do more to fix our problems. But our human eyes often fail to see that God isn't rushing to change our circumstances because he is concerned with a much more serious problem--our character. While you struggle with the woes of this world, God's main occupation is preparing you for the world to come. The focus of what God is doing in your life takes place in you, not around you (Joni's Favorite Quotes). Added 7/26/2014

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George Mueller (1805-1898)

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The beginning of anxiety is the end of faith, and the beginning of true faith is the end of anxiety (GeorgeMuller.com)." Added 7/25/2014

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If the Lord fails me at this time, it will be the first time (Christian Quotes). Added 4/15/2012

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The Photo used in this post of George Mueller is in the Public Domain because it was published before 1923 and its copyright has expired. See US Public Domain Tag.

John Bunyan (1628-1688)



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You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you (Goodreads). Added 7/8/2014

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In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart (Sermon Quotes). Added 7/5/2014

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He who runs from God in the morning will scarcely find Him the rest of the day (Christian Quotes). Added 12/15/2013

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You can do more than pray, after you have prayed, but you cannot do more than pray until you have prayed (ThinkExist Website). Added 8/20/2011

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John Bunyan's biography at Christian Classics Ethereal Library. 

The photo of John Bunyan is in the Public Domain via Wikipedia.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861)

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Light tomorrow with today! (Brainy Quote). Added 7/6/2014

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God's gifts put man's best dreams to shame (Poetry Foundation, Sonnets for the Portugese 26: I Lived with Visions). Added 8/28/11

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Elizabeth Barrett Browning's biography at Poets.org.

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Wayne Dyer (b. 1940)

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See the light in others, and treat them as if that is all you see (Spiritual Quotes to Live By). Added 7/6/2014

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The photo of Wayne Dyer is in the Public Domain.