Quotes by Exercise During my solitude, conflicting thoughts increased; but much exercise of soul had the effect of causing the scriptures to gain complete ascendancy over me. John Nelson Darby solitudesoulexercise After deep exercise of soul I was brought by grace to feel I could entirely. John Nelson Darby soulgraceexercise During my solitude, conflicting thoughts increased; but much exercise of soul had the effect of causing the scriptures to gain complete ascendancy over me. I had always owned them to be the Word of GOD . . . the careful reading of the Acts afforded me a practical picture of the early church; which made me feel deeply the contrast with its actual present state; though still, as ever beloved by GOD. John Nelson Darby readingsoulexercise I look upon prayer-meetings as the most profitable exercises (excepting the public preaching) in which Christians can engage. They have a direct tendency to kill a worldly, trifling spirit, and to draw down a Divine blessing upon all our concerns, compose differences, and enkindle (at least maintain) the flames of Divine love amongst brethren. John Newton prayerchristianexercise Our growing softness, our increasing lack of physical fitness, is a menace to our security. John F. Kennedy cancerexercisefitness Look at our society. Everyone wants to be thin, but nobody wants to diet. Everyone wants to live long, but few will exercise. Everybody wants money, yet seldom will anyone budget or control their spending. John C. Maxwell leadershipexerciselong Doubt requires more courage than conviction does, and more energy; because conviction is a resting place and doubt is infinite – it is a passionate exercise. You may come out of my play uncertain. You may want to be sure. Look down on that feeling. We’ve got to learn to live with a full measure of uncertainty. There is no last word. That’s the silence under the chatter of our time. John Patrick Shanley silenceplayexercise Of all people who engage in controversy, we, who are called Calvinists, are most expressly bound by our own principles to the exercise of gentleness and moderation. John Newton principlesexercisepeople When the commission finds that a pig has entered the parlor, the exercise of its regulatory power does not depend on proof the pig is obscene. John Paul Stevens exercisejusticepigs I have come to understand that life is composed of a series of coincidences. How we react to these - how we exercise what some refer to as free will - is everything; the choices we make within the boundaries of the twists of fate determine who we are. John Perkins fatechoicesexercise Most US corporations today are over-managed and under-led. They need to develop their capacity to exercise leadership. John P. Kotter corporationsexerciseneeds Outsiders have the intuitive ability to continually view problems in fresh ways and to identify ineffective practices and traditions. John P. Kotter practiceviewsexercise Temptation is like a knife, that may either cut the meat or the throat of a man; it may be his food or his poison, his exercise or his destruction John Owen cuttingexercisemen The genius of Christian spirituality is to integrate [the] spirit of possession with the spirit of dispossession. The spirit of dispossession implies that all the good and delightful things of this world are never allowed to own, possess, or shackle me. Dispossession implies that I am always free, my own person, liberated from the tyranny that possession can easily exercise over us. John Powell geniuschristianexercise Exercise is the single best thing you can do for your brain in terms of mood, memory, and learning. John Ratey exercisebrainmemories Exercise is really for the brain, not the body. It affects mood, vitality, alertness, and feelings of well-being. John Ratey exercisebrainfeelings Exercise is the single most powerful tool you have to optimize your brain function…exercise has a profound impact on cognitive abilities and mental health. It is simply one of the best treatments we have for most psychiatric problems. John Ratey impactpowerfulexercise If you had half an hour of exercise this morning, you're in the right frame of mind to sit still and focus on this paragraph, and your brain is far more equipped to remember it. John Ratey focusexercisemorning At every level, from the microcellular to the psychological, exercise not only wards off the ill effects of chronic stress; it can also reverse them. Studies show that if researchers exercise rats that have been chronically stressed, that activity makes the hippocampus grow back to its preshriveled state. The mechanisms by which exercise changes how we think and feel are so much more effective than donuts, medicines, and wine. When you say you feel less stressed out after you go for a swim, or even a fast walk, you are. John Ratey stresswineexercise What evidence do we have that states are incapable of further exercising an authority they have exercised successfully for over 200 years? John McCain authorityexerciseyears«7071727374757677787980»
