“Small minds talk about people…”
“At daybreak Thursday, heavy gunfire reverberated in central Cairo as the two sides continued to face off at the square...”
“Why do you prophesy, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord...’”
“Middling minds talk about events...”
"No idea holds greater sway in the mind of educated Americans than the belief that it is possible to democratize governments, anytime, anywhere, under any circumstances."
“When can I expect my payment?”
“We have a meeting on the 23rd…”
“Great minds talk about ideas, and propose solutions…”
“Is that what you call a getaway, tell me what you got away with, because I’ve seen more spine in jellyfish, I’ve seen more guts in eleven-year-old kids…”
“Would 2:00pm work okay for you on Thursday?”
“Christians seem to feel more allegiance to the positions of the political left or the right than we feel to God’s people…”
“Today I’m only talking about recruiting…”
“Do you know how to run hydrology?”
“What do you think about seeding those structures?”
“So these two artists are outside drawing, and one of them leans over to the other and asks, ‘Will you marry me?’”
“Warning: This product can cause mouth cancer…”
“That should be sent to your office by February 11th or 14th…”
“...for out of the abundance of the heart, his mouth speaks.”
I probably don’t listen well enough. Strike that, I probably don’t listen well enough. I know I don’t listen well enough! How impossible would it be for one to say nothing and only listen to what’s being said around them, do what’s being asked of them? And for how long – a minute, an hour, a day, a week? And even if one wanted to, what sort of event could break the mental fortitude necessary to thwart such an effort? And really, what would be the point after all?
