48 Quotes About Jacob

What is it? A prize or something?No. It's not a prize and I'm not a prize. But it's mine. It belongs to me and I can only give it away once, and I want to be so sure when it happens. I don't want to say that the first time for me was bad or it didn't mean a thing.

Teachers deserve respect," I explain. "Why do they get it for free, when everyone else has to earn it?

I won't push you for it anymore, okay. We'll stick to clever conversation.A bit of this and that won't hurt.Yeah, it won't hurt you. It'll drive me bloody crazy.

She was the most beautiful woman in the world. If she was alive I'd probably be a better person.

You're good enough, Jacob.

Señor Jesús, ven a buscarme. Atrapa mi corazón con tu amor. No tengo la fuerza de Jacob; dame el valor de pedir la libertad y las bendiciones que son mías en Cristo. Usa este libro para renovar mi esperanza y exponer aquellas áreas de mi vida que no te he entregado. Muéstrame quién soy y tu plan para mi vida, mi identidad y mi destino. Bendíceme para que yo pueda ser una bendición para los demás.

Jacob wrestled with God for the blessing. He wrestled with Esau for the blessing. He wrestled with Isaac for the blessing, with Laban for the blessing, and in each case he eventually prevailed. He wrestled because he recognized that the blessings were worth the struggle. He knew that you only get to keep what you refuse to let go of.

When pain is vivid, when decisions are keen-edged,we believe that we are the surgeons.But time passes, and one sees the whole more clearly,and now I perceive us as surgical instruments used by the world.

In my opinion, the very fact that Mark doesn't know this diagnostic criterion suggests that he's a lot closer to actual retardation than I am.