Pastoral Resources

You don't have to worry about being a number one, number two, or number three. Numbers don't have anything to do with placement. Numbers only have something to do with repetition.

There are many examples in high schools which show something about the effects such competition might have.

Constant repetition carries conviction.

Parenthood is not an object of appetite or even desire. It is an object of will. There is no appetite for parenthood; there is only a purpose or intention of parenthood.

Whenever the competition is sleeping is when I shine.

A boy's appetite grows very fast, and in a few moments the queer, empty feeling had become hunger, and the hunger grew bigger and bigger, until soon he was as ravenous as a bear.

Of course, most people remember that I received the first perfect 10 in Olympic gymnastics competition.

So I think instead of focusing on the competition, focus on the customer.

I don't think that the Pulitzer should be given the way it is. I think the competition should be anonymous. I think completely different people would win it if the names were taken off because a lot of it is done on relationships and names.

Any man today who returns from work, sinks into a chair, and calls for his pipe is a man with an appetite for danger.

The ultimate victory in competition is derived from the inner satisfaction of knowing that you have done your best and that you have gotten the most out of what you had to give.

It does not matter what party you are a member of in this great Nation of ours. Accountability and competence are characteristics that Americans value throughout our great land.

If he is knocked out of the competition, he encourages his brothers with his words and presence.

You can't fake creativity, competence, or sexual arousal.

And I've always - the competition is one aspect of the job, but I think if you're too busy worrying about the competition, you don't focus enough on what you're doing.

The object of this competition is not to be mean to the losers but to find a winner. The process makes you mean because you get frustrated.

Christianity, democracy, science, education, wealth, and the cumulative inheritance of a thousand years, have not preserved us from the vain repetition of history.

It is not the simple statement of facts that ushers in freedom; it is the constant repetition of them that has this liberating effect. Tolerance is the result not of enlightenment, but of boredom.

I think it is absolutely essential in a democracy to have competition in the media, a lot of competition, and we seem to be moving away from that.

Repetition on things like that becomes quite painful. If you do a stunt sometimes it can look like a stunt.