Quotes by Thinking I think of the love of God as a great river, pouring through us even as the waters pour through our ravine at floodtime. Nothing can keep this love from pouring through us, except of course our own blocking of the river. Do you sometimes feel that you have got to the end of your love for someone who refuses and repulses you? Such a thought is folly, for one cannot come to the end of what one has not got. We have no store of love at all. We are not jugs, we are riverbeds. Amy Carmichael blockriversthinking Those who think too much of themselves don't think enough. Amy Carmichael too-muchenoughthinking We stand, when we are young, on the sunny slope among the pines, and look across an unknown country to the mountains. There are clouds, but they are edged with light. We do not fear as we dip into the valley; we do not fear the clouds. Thank God for the splendid fearlessness of youth. And as for older travelers whom the Lord has led over the hill and the dale, they have not been given the spirit of fear. They think of the way they have come since they stood on that bright hillside, and their word is always this: There are reasons and reasons for hope and for happiness, and never one for fear. Amy Carmichael fearcountrythinking Hereby perceive we the love of God, because He laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren." How often I think of that 'ought.' No sugary sentiment there. Just the stern, glorious trumpet call, OUGHT. But can words tell the joy buried deep within? Mine cannot. It laughs at words. Amy Carmichael inspirationlaughingthinking If I belittle those whom I am called to serve, talk of their weak points in contrast perhaps with what I think of as my strong points; if I adopt a superior attitude, forgetting "Who made thee to differ? and what hast thou that thou hast not received?" then I know nothing of Calvary love. Amy Carmichael strongattitudethinking I hate dealing with the press. But I think it is a necessary evil. Amy Carter hateevilthinking People will become what you think of them. See them for their beauty and they will rise up. See them for their darkness, and they will fall. Amy Chan peoplefallthinking I think people think I spend loads but I very rarely treat myself. I could splash out on lots of things but I put my money into properties. Amy Childs treatspeoplethinking I think if you're a 'tiger parent' early on, you don't need to be a 'helicopter parent' in high school. Amy Chua parentschoolthinking Genghis Khan decreed religious tolerance for all of his conquered peoples. So I think he definitely would approve of our constitutional protections of freedom of religion. I think he would also approve of the way the U.S. has been able to attract talented people from all over the world. Amy Chua religiouspeoplethinking Parenting is the hardest thing I have ever done. I tried to find the balance between the strict, traditional Chinese way I was raised, which I think can be too harsh, and what I see as a tendency in the West to be too permissive and indulgent. If I could do it all again, I would, with some adjustments. Amy Chua chinesebalancethinking Happiness is not always through success. Equally, the constant pursuit of success is sure unhappiness. But we have to find the balance. My own thoughts are that parenting is very personal. And we all feel enormous insecurity about parenting. What are they going to think of us 20 years down the line? Amy Chua insecurityyearsthinking Questioning authority is, I think, a great thing to instill in children. I just didn't have enough of that when I was little. Amy Chua littleschildrenthinking Both of my girls have very high self-esteem because they were both able to master certain things; I should think that's good for their confidence. Amy Chua girlself-esteemthinking I do think that maybe, even subconsciously, a lot of parents in the West are wondering, have we gone too far in the direction of coddling and protecting - you know, you see kids, sometimes that seem very rude and disrespectful. And the more important thing is they don't seem that happy. Amy Chua rudekidsthinking I think the biggest difference is that I've noticed Western parents seem much more concerned about their children's psyches, their self-esteem, whereas tough immigrant parents assume strength rather than fragility in their children and therefore behave completely differently. Amy Chua self-esteemchildrenthinking There's something suspicious about saying, 'I'm just going to leave my child alone and let her pursue her passions.' You know what? I think most 13-year-olds' passion is sitting in front of the TV, or doing Facebook, or surfing the Internet for hours. Amy Chua passionchildrenthinking I think there are many ways to raise great kids. From what I can tell, Ayelet Waldman's kids are interesting, strong, and happy, and if that's the case, that's good parenting. Amy Chua strongkidsthinking China is doing lots of things right. It's investing in education and R&D, it's opening up, it's more cosmopolitan than it's ever been. I think it's very likely that China will continue to explode economically and certainly become a superpower. Amy Chua investingopening-upthinking Our nonverbals govern how other people think and feel about us. Amy Cuddy feelspeoplethinking«172173174175176177178179180181182»
