“I’m like, ‘OK, God, if there is an open door for me somewhere,’ this is what I always pray, I’m like, ‘Don’t let me miss the open door. Show me where the open door is. … And if there is an open door in (20)12 or four years later, and if it is something that is going to be good for my family, for my state, for my nation, an opportunity for me, then I’ll plow through that door.’”
Sarah Palin
Alaska governor and former Republican vice presidential candidate (Fox News/RNS)
“It’s not easy to represent theological ideas by using the tastebuds. But the key thing for Calvin is the glory of God, his excellence, his perfection. So we chose a chocolate that we chocolatiers find exceptional, rare and flawless.”
Blaise Poyet
Swiss chocolatier, describing the pralines he created to mark the 500th anniversary of Swiss Protestant reformer John Calvin’s birth (Ecumenical News International/RNS)
“Every day is a gift from God, no matter how old we are. I have discovered that just because we grow weaker physically as we age, it doesn’t mean we must grow weaker spiritually. In fact, we ought to be growing stronger spiritually, because our eyes ought to be on eternity and heaven—on the things that really matter.”
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Billy Graham
Evangelist, who celebrated his 90th birthday (RNS)
“Everybody needs a day of rest and a day to worship if they choose. That’s the best business decision I ever made. We do more business in six days than our competition does in seven days.”
Truett Cathy
Founder of the Chick-fil-A restaurant chain, which closes on Sundays (BP)
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