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His work ethic is evident in his grades as well as his success on th... DEREK DION Evan was on the junior varsity team last year and has been a pleasant surprise. He is quick, determi... DICK NYMAN I'm sure he's ready to play. We expect him to play and we're prepared for him. And really you can se... BILL BRADLEY Everyone tries to double him, but he still gets 25 points a night. We knew he was going to get his, ... KYLE SCHELLIN The Bible consistently and directly indicates that when we give generously, we're serving, honoring,... CRAIG GROESCHEL The thing about Billy is that he knows what his role is and he doesn't try to do anything outside of... ANTONIO DANIELS 35. God is entitled to a portion of our income—not because He needs it but because we need to give... JAMES C. DOBSON He knows how to win. He sacrificed points to help the team win. He wants to get better and is a team... GREG HEIER It is a lie. ARTHUR MILLER I know now: what is is all that matters. 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DAN STOLZ Brian is definitely the leader. He's dedicated himself to being a better basketball player. He works... JOE LAFKO It's a varsity program, so the emphasis is on winning. Winning is more fun. No one likes to lose, bu... FRIEND WEILER Laval is a very, very fine basketball player. He fits his role, and he plays good defense. Everythin... JACK PRATT The best thing you can do for your kids is to show them God working in you on a daily basis. CRAIG GROESCHEL He is a great ball player and a good leader. He does a very good job. We about to use him more on de... ERIC PARMLEY If he gets out of the pocket, he is scary. The bottom line is getting to their quarterback. He can b... BRIAN BOWERS We are all secure and understand that (playing under a developmental contract) won't be his role nex... DOUG HAMILTON I regret that I wasn't more successful with my marriages, but it is what it is. TED TURNER I want five to 10 guys on the varsity year to year handling the leadership, ... Obviously, we want t... BILLY MILLS We would like to get as close to our fans as possible, because that's our 12th man on the field. The... AARON BROOKS It is better to be a pragmatist than a lunatic. DEBASISH MRIDHA Having a lot of returning varsity players is going to have a tremendous impact on the season, ... La... MARK TAYLOR You have to take on leadership, that's what leadership is about. You have to carry your teammates th... GARRETT WILLIAMSON I expect that we'll be ready to play when we go to Oglethorpe on Tuesday. ERIC ETCHISON You can see it in his face. He is excited. I can tell. Last year he was down in the dumps. You can t... MARK WALTERS The road to salvation is filled with many false dark turn-offs, if you take those roads they will le... GARY F EVANS... We felt if we worked with him, get him to eat on his own and if we could, then we could get him on e... ANDREA ZLAVIS What is it that makes you so angry, bothers you so deeply, that you're compelled to act? 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AARON SUGGS We got third in the consolation game last year, but this one was more fun because we were excited to... JEFF VANDERLOO Leadership, Alpha, comes at a cost. You see, we expect that when danger threatens us from the outsid... SIMON SINEK Each of us views life through a different lens. What we think is colored by the baggage we carry, an... LAURIE BUCHANAN, PHD Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact la... SHERYL SANDBERG Anytime a guy scores 41 points, it gets your attention. We wanted to put different guys on him, and ... CEDRIC SIMMONS Giuliano is a fantastic violinist, and we looked for a program that would showcase him and his skill... CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE I've spoken to Shea a few times this winter. His attitude is tremendously upbeat. He has spent a lot... BRIAN BUTTERFIELD When he started hitting (Saturday), the guys started screening for him. His role on the team is to s... 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His plans are proceeding exactly as scheduled, moving us alw... ELISABETH ELLIOT George Macdonald said, 'If you knew what God knows about death you would clap your listless hands', ... ELISABETH ELLIOT Think of the self that God has given as an acorn. It is a marvelous little thing, a perfect shape, p... ELISABETH ELLIOT I am convinced that the human heart hungers for constancy. In forfeiting the sanctity of sex by casu... ELISABETH ELLIOT He is always doing something--the very best thing, the thing we ourselves would certainly choose if ... ELISABETH ELLIOT The Word of God I think of as a straight edge, which shows up our own crookedness. We can't really t... ELISABETH ELLIOT The heart which has no agenda but God's is the heart at leisure from itself. Its emptiness is filled... ELISABETH ELLIOT The principles of gain through loss, of joy through sorrow, of getting by giving, of fulfillment by ... ELISABETH ELLIOT The world looks for happiness through self-assertion. The Christian knows that joy is found in self-... ELISABETH ELLIOT Wherever you are, be all there! Live to the hilt every situation you believe to be the will of God. JIM ELLIOT When life's flight is over, and we unload our cargo at the other end, the fellow who got rid of unne... ELISABETH ELLIOT He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose." Jim Elliot, missiona... ELISABETH ELLIOT There is only one classroom in which to learn: 1. The work of God. 2. The will of God. 3. The trustw... ELISABETH ELLIOT The willingness to sacrifice that springs from a loving heart rather than the desire for spiritual d... ELISABETH ELLIOT Single life may be only a stage of a life’s journey, but even a stage is a gift. God may replace i... ELISABETH ELLIOT If we hold tightly to anything given to us unwilling to allow it to be used as the Giver means it to... ELISABETH ELLIOT To be a follower of the Crucified means, sooner or later, a personal encounter with the cross. And t... ELISABETH ELLIOT Does it make sense to pray for guidance about the future if we are not obeying in the thing that lie... ELISABETH ELLIOT I realized that the deepest spiritual lessons are not learned by His letting us have our way in the ... ELISABETH ELLIOT Whoever said "Marriage is a 50-50 proposition" laid the foundation for more divorce fees than any ot... AUSTIN ELLIOT Forgive me for being so ordinary while claiming to know so extraordinary a God. JIM ELLIOT This love of which I speak is slow to lose patience - it looks for a way of being constructive. ELISABETH ELLIOT I've got news for you: There are going to be people other than Christians in the hereafter. What... JANE ELLIOT No white group has founded a major religion on this planet. The major religious were started in the ... JANE ELLIOT I spent half my childhood trying to be like my dad. True for most boys, I think. It turns with adole... TUCKER ELLIOT I took it for granted that there must be a few men left in the world who had that kind of strength. ... ELISABETH ELLIOT [Amy Carmichael's] great longing was to have a "single eye" for the glory of God. Whatever might blu... ELISABETH ELLIOT Faith does not eliminate questions. But faith knows where to take them. ELISABETH ELLIOT I've got news for you: There are going to be people other than Christians in the hereafter. What are... JANE ELLIOT Age is how we determine how valuable you are. JANE ELLIOT I get the same results with the exercise in Berlin or in the Netherlands that I do in the U.S. or Au... JANE ELLIOT I watched what had been marvelous, cooperative, wonderful, thoughtful children turn into nasty, vici... JANE ELLIOT We don't need a melting pot in this country, folks. We need a salad bowl. In a salad bowl, you put i... JANE ELLIOT No white group has founded a major religion on this planet. The major religious were started in the ... JANE ELLIOT My guilty pleasure is 'Revenge.' I've watched it from the very first episode. JANE ELLIOT The sound of 'gentle stillness' after all the thunder and wind have passed will the ultimate Word fr... JIM ELLIOT You're moving muscles and improving circulation in areas you can't when you're in a wheelchair on la... JIM ELLIOT "The most meanest and depraved of men come out on top, and women flock to these men.Their evil acts ... ELLIOT RODGER Patience makes a women beautiful in middle age ELLIOT PAUL It's not just one crop in one region. It's multiple crops in most of the state that have been affect... DAVE ELLIOT It was like hitting a brick wall. We're still unsure of what to do. ELLIOT SECRIST