Scripture which troubles me most

"Most people are bothered by those passages in Scriptures which they cannot understand; but as for me, I always notice that the passages in Scripture which trouble me most are those which I do understand."

~ Mark Twain

Haiku

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Chaos reigns within.

Reflect, repent and reboot.

Order shall return.

Three Kinds of Trouble

Never bear more than one trouble at a time.

Some people bear three kinds:

all they have had,

all they have now

and all they expect to have.

~ Edward Everett Hale, author

The Fans

"If you listen to the fans, you'll end up sitting with them."

~ Philadelphia Eagles head coach Joe Kuharich (1964-68)

Thrill and Agony

"Philadelphia is the only city, where you can experience the thrill of victory and the agony of reading about it the next day."

~ Mike Schmidt, Phillies

Win or Lose

Philadelphia Eagles coach Buddy Ryan, to reporters:

"If I win, you can't hurt me. If I lose, you can't help me."

Controversies

"I don't create controversies. They're there long before I open my mouth. I just bring them to your attention."

~ Charles Barkley

I wish I had done more

"This is a tragedy. It is one of the great sorrows of my life. With the benefit of hindsight, I wish I had done more."

~ Joe Paterno, Nov. 9, 2011

I wish I'd known

"I wish I'd known early what I had to learn late."

~ Richie Ashburn

Democrats and Republicans

"The Democrats seem to be basically nicer people, but they have demonstrated time and again that they have the management skills of celery. They're the kind of people who'd stop to help you change a flat, but would somehow manage to set your car on fire. I would be reluctant to entrust them with a Cuisinart, let alone the economy.

"The Republicans, on the other hand, would know how to fix your tire, but they wouldn't bother to stop because they'd want to be on time for Ugly Pants Night at the country club."

~ Dave Barry