QUOTES
Lyrics and Other Quotes
"Do not be conformed to this world..."
~Romans 12:2
"It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God."
~Matthew 19:24, Mark 10:25, Luke 18:25
"15. Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
16. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
17. And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever."
~1 John 2:15-17
"4. Whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
14. Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away."
~James 4:4,14
"Small minds talk about people, average minds talk about events, great minds talk about ideas."
~Elenor Roosevelt
"I think it's better to have ideas [than beliefs]. You can change an idea. Changing a belief is trickier."
~Rufus, in the movie Dogma
"Test all things, and hold firmly that which is good."
~1 Thessalonians 5:21
"Running keeps me going upstream, against the current, in the river of conformity"
"If you don�t stand for something you fall for anything. People are falling for things every day because they don�t stand for anything. I stand for what I believe in. I�m not going to jam it down your throat but if you ask me I�m going to stand for it. "
~Alice Cooper
"Those with the right attitude toward the truth are always willing to test what they teach with others. They invite those of opposite views to work together for truth and unity. They appreciate when those who differ with them point out where they think they are wrong. They have everything thoroughly tested, studying arguments both for and against, looking at both sides of the question."
~some guy's reason for his religion that I read on the internet
"Seek for truth with and open mind. 'Put your own selves to the test, whether you are in the faith; prove yourselves' (2 Corinthians 13:5). To do this we must 'study the Scriptures every day to see whether these things are so' (Acts 17:11). No one should fear to examine his beliefs according to the Bible."
~another quote I found at some Christian webpage
I drive by the homeless sleeping on a cold dark street
Like bodies in an open grave
Underneath the broken old neon sign
That used to read JESUS SAVES
A mile away live the rich folks
And I see how they're living it up
While the poor they eat from hand to mouth
The rich is drinkin' from a golden cup
~Something To Believe in Lyrics, Poison
Today we have higher buildings and wider highways, but shorter temperaments and narrower points of view.
We spend more, enjoy less.
We have bigger houses, but smaller families.
We have more comprimises, but less time.
We have more knowledge, but less judgement.
We have more medicines, but less health.
We have multiplied our possesions, but reduced our values.
We talk too much, we love only a little, and we hate too much.
We reached the moon and came back, but we find it troublesome to cross our own street and meet our neighbors.
We have conquered the outer space, but not our inner space.
We have higher income, but less morals.
We have more liberty, but less joy.
We have much more food, but less nutrition.
These are the days in which is takes two salaries for each home, but divorces increase.
These are the times of finer houses, but more broken homes.
~author unknown
Head over heals i've fit in before
Now i don't want to do it no more
I just want to be what i want to be
Guess that's hard for others to see
~The Offspring, Lyrics from Smash
How long do you think
God�s patience will last
Watching?
It�s just a matter of time
Til His wrath will be released
Fire, fire falling from Heaven
Burning up everything
Sea to sea
Nothing can stand in the way
Of the judgement
When it begins with ungodly desire
Fire, fire, righteous and holy
Wiping out all the intended disease
Will you be part of this
Massive destruction
Or will you be saved
From this terrible siege?!
~Lyrics from Obsessions, by Sacred Warrior
Running Quotes
"Like Henry David Thoreau, I am never less lonely than when alone. The distance runner only appears to be lonely."
~George Sheehan
"...the road to injury is paved."
~The Ultimate Guide to Trail Running
"I found a world where I belonged. But every once in a while I think what am I doing out here running,
busting myself up? Life could be so much easier. The other guys are out having fun, doing other things,
why not me? Now I�m in college and the latest I�ve ever stayed out is midnight. Midnight. Heck,
campus life starts after midnight, and me, I�ve been asleep for three hours. But it�s helped me in my
studies. I�ve disciplined myself to do things I don�t want to do."
~Steve Prefontaine, June 15, 1970, Sports Illustrated
"What is your greatest fear? 'mediocrity' "
~Adam Sundall
"Running is my only escape from the madness that this world holds"
~Nick Maas
"Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far they can go."
~T.S. Elliot
"I run each day to preserve the self I attained the day before."~George Sheehan
"You don't have to have the lead if you have the courage to come from behind."
~?
Cross Country: "No half times, no time outs, no substitutions, no cheerleaders. It must be the only true sport."
~?