De'borah for Obama

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When I say... "I am a Christian" I'm not shouting "I'm clean living." I'm whispering "I was lost," Now I'm found and forgiven. When I say... "I am a Christian" I don't speak of this with pride. I'm confessing that I stumble and need Christ to be my guide. When I say... "I am a Christian" I'm not trying to be strong. I'm professing that I'm weak and need His strength to carry on. When I say... "I am a Christian" I'm not bragging of success. I'm admitting I have failed and need God to clean my mess. When I say... "I am a Christian" I'm not claiming to be perfect, my flaws are far too visible but, God believes I am worth it. When I say... "I am a Christian" I still feel the sting of pain, I have my share of heartaches so I call upon His name. When I say... "I am a Christian" I'm not holier than thou, I'm just a simple sinner who received God's good grace, somehow. . . . . . . . ~Maya Angelou~........................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Lord is my shepherd;I shall not want....PSALM23..... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .I represent planet earth and some of my alien relatives. The rest, ask me and I'll tell you! HERE ARE SOME OF MY FAVORITE QUOTES... Good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination. Communists have always played an active role in the fight by colonial countries for their freedom, because the short-term objects of Communism would always correspond with the long-term objects of freedom movements. Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. I dream of an Africa which is in peace with itself. I dream of the realization of the unity of Africa, whereby its leaders combine in their efforts to solve the problems of this continent. I dream of our vast deserts, of our forests, of all our great wildernesses. I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear. If the United States of America or Britain is having elections, they don't ask for observers from Africa or from Asia. But when we have elections, they want observers. If there are dreams about a beautiful South Africa, there are also roads that lead to their goal. Two of these roads could be named Goodness and Forgiveness. If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart. If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner. In my country we go to prison first and then become President. Let freedom reign. The sun never set on so glorious a human achievement. Let there be work, bread, water and salt for all. Money won't create success, the freedom to make it will. Never, never and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by another. Only free men can negotiate; prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom and mine cannot be separated. The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children. There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through the valley of the shadow of death again and again before we reach the mountaintop of our desires. There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered. There is nothing like returning to a place that reminds unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered. We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right. When the water starts boiling it is foolish to turn off the heat. ~ NELSON MANDELALove is a given, hatred is acquired.~ DOUG HORTONLove is a smoke made with the fume of sighs. Being purged, a fire sparkling in lovers' eyes. Being vexed, a sea nourished with lovers' tears. What is it else? A madness most discreet, a choking gall and a preserving sweet.~ WILLIAM SHAKESPEAR......................................This is not a quote but how I feel..Not too many things irritate me as much as seeing the G in "God" not capitalized. Please biggie it:)