MISUNDERSTANDING - (CONFUSION)
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“Now I urge you, brothers, through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you should all speak in agreement and that there should be no divisions between you, but that you may be completely united in the same mind and in the same line of thought.” – Apostle Paul – 1 Cor. 1:10 – HOLY SCRIPTURES
It is dangerous to be right on matters on which the established authorities are wrong. – Voltaire
I told my doctor I broke my leg in two places. He told me to quit going to those places. – Henny Youngman
“If the science of global warming is a slam dunk, why are CRU researchers keen on hiding the research?” – Jonah Goldberg – USA Today - 1990’s
It is a terrible thing to see and have no vision. – Helen Keller
A word to the wise ain’t necessary—it’s the stupid ones who never take advice. – Bill Cosby
U.S.A. Today has come out with a new survey. Apparently three out of every four people make up 75% of the population. – David Letterman
Words, once they are printed, have a life of their own. – Carol Burnett
I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. – Maya Angelou
Oops! – Everyone
By and large, language is a tool for concealing truth. – George Carlin
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt. – Abraham Lincoln
Don’t find fault, find remedy. – Henry Ford
Wise men speak because they have something to say—fools because they have to say something. – Plato
“Life leaves all looking a little ridiculous at times, so we might as well relax and enjoy it when the laugh is on us.” – Art Linkletter – OOPS! OR LIFE’S AWFUL MOMENTS
Even a mistake may turn out to be the only thing necessary to a worthwhile achievement. – Henry Ford
The bitterest tears shed over graves are the words left unsaid and the deeds left undone. – Harriet Beecher Stowe
Worrying is less work than doing something to fix the worry. Everybody wants to save the earth; nobody wants to help Mom with the dishes. – P. J. O’Rourke
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“If, in fact, the good news we declare is veiled, it is veiled among those who are perishing, among whom the god of this system of things has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, so that the illumination of the glorious, good news about the Christ, who is in the image of God, might not shine through.” – Apostle Paul - 2 Cor. 4:3, 4 – HOLY SCRIPTURES
Infrequent verbal expressions of love are like trying to fit old shoes on a teenager—they just don’t fit. You can never go back. – Leo Buscaglia – LOVE
I buy women shoes, and then they use them to walk away from me. – Mickey Rooney
You are only young once, but you can be immature for a lifetime. – Gary Pulliam
Anyone who has the power to make you believe absurdities, has the power to make you commit injustices. – Voltaire
Getting angry can be like getting into a wonderfully resposive sports car, gunning the moter, taking off at high speed, and then discovering the brakes are out of order. – Maggie Scaf
Many of life’s failures belong to people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. – Thomas Edison
Love your enemies just in case your friends turn out to be a bunch of bastards. – R. A. Dickson
When a waitress asked if I wanted my pizza cut into four or eight slices, I said, “Four, I don’t think I can eat eight.” – Yogi Berra
To be angry is easy, but to be angry with the right man and at the right time and in the right manner, that is not easy. – Aristotle
Just remember, I know a whole lot more about being young than you know about being old. – A father to his teenage son
You never really understand a person until you consider things from their point of view. – Harper Lee – TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Whatever begins in anger ends in shame. – Winston Churchill
Some people can foul up a two-car parade. – Zig Zigler
The hardest thing to explain is the glaringly evident which everybody has decided not to see. – Ayn Rand
A bean supper will be held in the church hall on Tuesday evening. Music will follow. - An actual sign at an Australian church
Anger and intolerance are the twin enemies of correct understanding. – Mohandas Gandhi
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“Wisdom is the most important thing, so acquire wisdom. And with all you acquire, acquire understanding.” – Solomon – Prov. 4:7 – HOLY SCRIPTURES
Anger is the condition in which the tongue works faster than the mind. – Anonymous
We must interpret bad temper as a sign of inferiority. – Alfred Adler
I do not agree with what you have to say, but I’ll defend to the death your right to say it. – Voltaire
I’ve learned that being kind is more important than being right. – Andy Rooney
If ‘pro’ is the opposite of ‘con,’ what is the opposite of progress? – Paul Harvey
When a woman holds off getting married, we call it ‘independence,’ but when men do it it’s called ‘fear of commitment.’ – Warren Farrell
Low self-esteem group will meet Thursday at 7:00 P.M. Please use back door. – Sign on an Australian church bulletin board
Some say baseball is our national sport. Not me. It’s gossip. – Erma Bombeck
“If you want to reach me, then leave me alone.” – Sheryl Crow – A CHANGE WILL DO YOU GOOD
The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing. – German proverb
A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has had a chance to put its boots on. – Winston Churchill
“Am I in heaven?” asked Denise Lockie after her plane crash-landed on the frozen Hudson River.
“No, and I’m no angel,” said Mark Hood, as he urged her to get moving quickly toward the exit.
As long as they look good, they can interior decorate their music. They don’t have to play anything, just build an illusion that they are creative. – Joni Mitchell on modern music
When a man gives his opinion, he’s a man, but when a woman gives her opinion, she’s a bitch. – Bette Davis
Different is not necessarily better, but better is always different. – Hugh Lanndrum
Disturbances in society are never more fearful than when those who are stirring up the trouble can use the pretext of religion to mask their true design. – Denis Diderot
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to ponder and reflect. – Mark Twain
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“Come, let us go down there and confuse their language in order that they may not understand one another’s language. So Jehovah scattered them over the entire surface of the earth, and they gradually left off building the city. That is why it was called Babel…” -- Jehovah’s voice – Recorded by Moses – Gen. 11:7-9a – HOLY SCRIPTURES
The most destructive criticism is indifference. – E. W. Howe
When a man’s knowledge is not in order, the more of it he has, the greater will be his confusion. – Herbert Spencer
The hardest thing to understand is income tax. – Albert Einstein
“Lack of communication between marriage partners can bring about a situation in which the two lead parallel lives, moving in lines that seldom meet.”– A WORLD of LONELINESS in a WORLD of MASS CONNECTION - Contributed viewpoint - 2010
Nothing in fine print is ever good news. – Andy Rooney
Loneliness at its worse is when those closest to you cease communicating with you for unknown reasons. – Gary Pulliam
Music became a healer for me. And I learned to listen with all my being. I found that I could wipe away all the emotions of fear and confusion relating to my family. – Eric Clapton
“If you’ll stop lying about me, I’ll stop telling the truth about you.” – Wendall Corey from the movie – THE FURIES
No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible. – Voltaire
Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust and hostility to evaporate. – Albert Schweitzer
Say, who’s in charge around here? – Everyone, seeking resolution to confusion
The thing about democracy, beloveds, is that it is not neat, orderly or quiet. It requires a certain relish for confusion. – Molly Ivins
Truth is ever to be found in simplicity, and not in the multiplicity and confusion of things. – Isaac Newton
Time and great calamity and confusion have been productive for the greatest minds. The purest ore is produced from the hottest furnace. The brightest thunder-bolt is elicited from the darkest storm. – Chales Caleb Colton
When high-profile celebrities make political statements on award shows or in public in front of millions of viewers, they contribute to the confusion, chaos, divisiveness, and, yes, even anarchy that inevitably follows. – Gary Pulliam
