"No one is without knowledge except him who ask questions." Central African Proverb

"Knowledge is like a garden; if it is not cultivated it can not be harvested." proverb

"Being challenged in life is inevitable, being defeated is optional." Roger Crawford

"I may not have the PRETTIEST face for you to look at, or the SKINNIEST waist for you to hold on to, but I promise you I have the BIGGEST heart to love you with." Jazmin Roberts

Christianity is not about bad people becoming good - that’s religion. Christianity is about dead people becoming alive in Christ.

"It is easier to fight for one’s principles then to live up to them." Alfred Adler

"The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities." Stephan Convey

"I want to die to the pains that stunted me and crippled me." Pastor Mike

"A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pies." Tenneva Jordan

"A successful person is the one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him or her." David Brinkley

"Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated." Corretta Scott King

"Until you value yourself, you will not value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it." M. Scott Peck

"..action is the foundational key to success.."

"God is not some Genie in a bottle. We can’t just rub on Him & expect things to go our way. There are things like the will of a person & God’s plan for our lives. Just because we have faith & believe doesn’t mean that God’s plan & will for our lives. So before we say “I believe God” check in with the Father to make sure YOUR faith is in line with HIS will for your life." Stacy Smith

"Some people are so wounded for so long that they forgot that they were hurting." ~Pastor Mike

"I love you because you’re always there when I need you."

"Just be yourself and one day you will find someone who loves you for everything you are, flaws or no flaws." Lupe Fiasco

"Most people want to be delivered from temptation but would like to keep in touch." Robert Orber

"When is there a better time to doe to self living, arrogance, selfishness, insecurities, your fears, your flaws? Maybe today is a good day and the best time to release those things that’s been hindering you and holding you back - stunting your growth and limiting your possibilities." ~Pastor Mike

"I love you because you make me take the time to smell the roses."

"One generation plants the trees; another gets the shade." Chinese proverb

"Even though you may not like some things about me, God loves me. God’s love trumps my dislikes of myself." Pastor Mike

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"I have failed many times, and that’s why I am a success." Michael Jordan

"Courage can’t see around corners, but goes around them anyway." Mignon McLaughlin

"I’m not intimidated by anyone. Everyone is made with two arms, two legs, a stomach and a head. Just think about that." Josephine Baker

"Sticks and stones may break your bones when there’s anger to impart. Spiteful words can hurt your feelings but silence breaks your heart."

KEYBOARD LIVING!!!! “DELETE” people out of your life that do not mean you any good, “CONTROL” your tongue, “shift” your life to serving GOD, “INSERT” forgiveness in your heart, “END” all ties with satan, “CAPS LOCKED” until marriage, “ENTER” into GOD presence with thanksgiving, “ESCAPE” back to JESUS, do not “BACKSPACE” into your past, “PAUSE/BREAK” give GOD glory then JESUS will “PAGE UP” to call you “HOME”!!!!! (via Women of Love, Power, and Respect!)

"When a woman says nothing’s wrong, that means everything’s wrong." Homer Simpson

"Children today know more about sex than I or my father did." Bill Cosby

"Women need real moments of solitude and self-reflection to balance out how much of ourselves we give away." Barbara De Angelis

"When there’s something you want, fight for it. Don’t give up no matter how hopeless it seems, even when you’ve lost hope. Cause years from now you’re gonna look back and wish you gave it one more shot cause the best things in life don’t come easy."

"If you kick a stone in anger, you’ll hurt your own foot." Korean Proverb

"One of the hardest things in life is having the words in your heart that you can’t utter." James Earl Jones

"God did not call you to save anybody. Jesus died for that." Rev. LaKeesha

"If you have the courage to begin, you have the courage to succeed."

"When God leads you to an opportunity, let him lead you through it. Don’t get to a certain point and think that you can take over without Him."

"Who you are right now is even better than what you see about yourself… but you can’t embrace who you are right not because all you see is the stuff about you that you don’t like." Pastor Mike

"Life and death is in the power of the tongue."

"Think twice before you speak, and then you may be able to say something more insulting than if you spoke right out at once." Evan Esar

"Believe in what you can do, instead of what others say you can’t do and you will accomplish great things."

"GOD can turn a MESS into a MESSage, a TEST into a TESTimony, a TRIal into a TRIumph, a VICTim into a VICTory. GOD is GOOD… all the time!….My God…The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit!!"

"I love you because your kindness touches everyone you meet."

"People forget how fast you did a job- but they remember how well you did it." Howard Newton

"The one who loves the least controls the relationship." ~Dr. Robert Anthony

"Communication is the key to un-lock all strongholds, issues and complicated situations…always talk it out, listen and be aware that your solving an issue each time you communicate." ~Tasha Johnson

"The biggest room in the world is “room for improvement”. Use it!"

“The Christian life is hard enough without Christians tearing each other down. it brings no unity to the Christian church. We should be building each other up, not tearing each other down.”

"When is there a better time to die to self living, arrogance, selfishness, insecurities, your fears, your flaws? Maybe today is a good day and the best time to release those things that’s been hindering you and holding you back - stunting your growth and limiting your possibilities. ~Pastor Mike"

"In the practice of tolerance, one’s enemy is the best teacher." Dalai Lama

"I love you because you let me have my own way even when it’s really hard for you."

"Life is not about what I’ve done, what I should have done, what I could have done. It is about what I can do and what I will do." unknown

"Be careful what you swallow. Chew!" Gwendolyn Brooks

"God loves you, no matter what people think." Rev Lakeesha

"Someone doing it often interrupts the person saying it cannot be done."

"A man is not finished when he is defeated. he is finished when he quits." Richard Nixon

"Today is the day to challenge your potential. Today is the day to take on projects that challenge your skill set. Today is the day to foster relationships that challenge your potential. You will never know your capacity to perform unless you are willing to test it. Get out of the comfort zone! Comfort = mediocre!" TuBlu Atlanta

"The difference persevering and obstinacy is that one comes come a strong will and the other from a strong won’t." Henry Beecher

"Never deprive someone of hope- it may be all they have."

"Make the decision to change your life and the lives of others. Don’t let your past mistakes hold you back from a bright future." TCI Billboard

"What you let go of, God will restore."

"All great achievements require time." Maya Angelou

"You don’t develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity." Barbara De Angelis

"If you care about what other people think you will always be their prisoner." James Frey

"If you can’t fall in love with God’s word without the guarantee of a reward (heaven)… what are your motives?" Pastor Mike

"Don’t fall in love with somebody who doesn’t love you back. ~Herbie John"

"So many churches are so on the focused internal structure, they forget their communal responsibility." Pastor Mike on WLIB

"Sign that you forgave someone: When you can pray for them instead of laugh at them when bad things come their way." Rev. Lakeesha Walrond

"Nothing is too drastic if your goals are important enough." ~Jonni McCoy

"Until you value yourself, you will not value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it." M. Scott Peck

"When we think we’ve found The Truth, we want to share it. But it backfires when we view ourselves as better than ppl who believe otherwise." Rosetta Thurman

“the Christian life is hard enough without Christians tearing each other down. it brings no unity to the Christian church. We should be building each other up, not tearing each other down.”

"Music is the bonding factor between pain and happiness." Stoney LaRue

"Let us remember that, as much has been given us, much will be expected from us, and that true homage comes from the heart as well as from the lips, and shows itself in deeds. " Theodore Roosevelt

"Be careful not to become so consumed with self that you don’t see the damage you done to others’." Pastor Mike

"When you walk out on faith, some people get mad. You’re walking, they’re sinking." Pastor Mike

"The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you." B. B. King

"I love you because you make me feel like I can do anything."

"When you’re around people that don’t want you to feel good about yourself, you should still feel good about yourself."

"Find a heart that will love you at your worst, and arms that will hold you at your weakest."