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True followers of God quietly humble themselves and rise again courageously.
- Philip Yancey
Fear is the universal primal response to suffering. And yet beyond doubt it is also the single greatest "enemy of recovery.
- Philip Yancey
circumstances, whether fortunate or unfortunate, are morally neutral. They simply are what they are; what matters is how we respond to them. Good and evil, in the moral sense, do not reside in things, but always in persons.
- Philip Yancey
What counts is the way a person reacts in the face of suffering.
- Philip Yancey
What counts is the way a person reacts in the face of suffering. That is the real test of the person: What is our personal attitude to life and its changes and chances?
- Philip Yancey
The role of the doctor, nurse, social worker, minister, or loving friend is simply this: to keep the nutcracker of circumstances from destroying, and to help the sufferer see that even the worst hardships open up the potential for growth and development.
- Philip Yancey
Faith like Job's cannot be shaken because it is the result of having been shaken.
- Philip Yancey
Viktor Frankl, who spent time in one of Hitler's camps, said, "Despair is suffering without meaning.
- Philip Yancey
Faith like Job's cannot be shaken because it is the result of having been shaken." C.
- Philip Yancey
the best way to prepare for suffering is to work on a strong, supportive life when you're healthy.
- Philip Yancey
You know, I was dealt a lot of bad hands.
- Donald Trump
the battles your enemy wages against you—especially the most acute, consistent ones—possess a personality to them, an intimate knowledge of who you are and the precise pressure points where you can most easily be taken down.
- Priscilla Shirer