S.A. David Quotes

First, forgive. Second, forget by choosing not to dwell on that which is forgiven and in the past. We have no right to keep in front of us what God has put behind Him.

No Christian is abandoned at the moment of death. The angels are the ushers, and our passage to heaven is under their escort.

A man of God in the will of God is immortal until His work is done.

But it's God who gives us the ability to do things, even to gain wealth; and we must remember that what we do is only successful when we do it - His Way.

The kingdom of self tends to be more focused on what the hands can touch than what the heart should embrace.

Karate is for life, not points.

For many little girls, life with father is a dress rehearsal for love and marriage.

We should be holy people eager to greet our Lord when He returns, ready at any moment for the trumpet's call, people of optimism, busy in evangelism, hands to the plow, eyes on the prize.

Savings give you a lot of strength, flexibility and control. They are what give you the most powerful Answer In The World.

People now feel time accelerating. Lists allow them to feel some sense of accomplishment.

The frail, vulnerable sounds of which we are capable seem to be essential to a later ability to roar like a lion without scaring everyone to death.

As long as you have a system that is based on the rational that if you are making money you are thereby making a contribution to society, these financial rogue practices will continue.

GM will do what's best for GM, and Delphi should do what's good for them.

An accent has to do with the way your mouth works and the sounds that come out of your head, but somehow it informs everything about you.

Weathermen merely forecast rain to keep everyone else off the golf course

I'm a jerk, that's who I am. I'm like everybody else.

I wanted it to provide an escape route, I wanted to make pictures that were fantastic and took you into another world, one that was brighter. I started off with this idea.

On the ocean of life let your mind be the ship and your heart be the compass.

Will the United States pull the rug on New Zealand? The answer is no. They might polish the lino a bit harder and hope that I execute a rather unseemly glide across it.

The piano is a divinely inspired instrument, a mirror held up to its player's soul that captures the light and shadow of the performer and reflects them back to the listener.

The problem with self-improvement is knowing when to quit.

I'm gonna abandon my spirit to them, which is actually what I attempt to do. You work yourself up into that state and you fall in supplication of the demon gods.

We humans have become dependent on plastic for a range of uses, from packaging to products. Reducing our use of plastic bags is an easy place to start getting our addiction under control.

Why we are here: To tremble at the terrible beauty of the stars, to shed a tear at the perfection of Beethoven's symphonies, and to crack a cold one now and then.

Two things you need to know about taxes. They've extended the deadline to April 18, and when you write your check, just make it out to China.

I cannot sing, dance or act; what else would I be but a talk show host.

You are what you do, not what you say.

There's not a man, woman or child on the face of the earth who doesn't enjoy a tasty beverage.

Insanity has infected all the central banks of the world.

The artist ought to know that a thousand painful deaths always lead into greater life.

To say no at the right time, and then stand by it, is the first element of success. He is the wise man who, for all his life, can keep mind and soul and body clean.

Be a life long or short, its completeness depends on what it was lived for

If you really want people to pay attention to how you feel, you need to express your feelings in language that's worth reading.

Everyone has this sense of togetherness right now. For example, one guy on the subway today, he wanted to share my pants.

The only successful manifestation is one which brings about a change or growth in consciousness; that is, it has manifested God, or revealed him more fully as well as having manifested a form.

Cacao is not just a food; it is a "superfood".

Philosophy, having crept clinging to the rocks so far, puts out its feelers many ways in vain.

Selfishness beats altruism within groups. Altruistic groups beat selfish groups. Everything else is commentary.

I’m always looking to improve. And every year I want to do better than the year before.

I never sat down and decided to make work about life and death. It just all comes out of my head like water pouring out of a jug.

"What is a human being, then?" "A seed." "A... seed?" "An acorn that is unafraid to destroy itself in growing into a tree."

I was determined to know beans.

It was announced that President Obama and his wife, when they're finished in Washington, are moving to New York City. The guy just can't get enough gridlock.

Tranquil as a forest, but on fire within, once you find your center, you are sure to win.

Kim Jong Il made his staff call him “dear” and spent the day drinking cognac. It's like I have a twin, ladies and gentlemen.

Happiness is so rarely a part of my vocabulary, because for me it's so fleeting

I guess I don't believe these things can ever be easy, although I also don't see why they have to be hard.

I am stronger than words and I am bigger than the box I'm in, and then I see her in the crowd and I fall apart.

This left me alone to solve the coffee problem - a sort of catch-22, as in order to think straight I need caffeine, and in order to make that happen I need to think straight.

Do not just seek happiness for yourself. Seek happiness for all. Through kindness. Through mercy.