Quek Leng Chan Quotes

The Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness, and the related Accra Agenda for Action, are useful policy instruments that set out the mutual responsibilities of donors and recipient countries. ~ Margaret Chan

My biggest concern for this generation is your inability to focus, especially in prayer. ~ Francis Chan

Parents are supposed to instruct their kids. It doesn't mean they necessarily have that gift of teaching. ~ Francis Chan

If there really is a god, then he really looks after me. ~ Jackie Chan

i love reading book ~ Jackie Chan

To the Dalai Lama, suffering and adversity are the necessary conditions for developing patience and tolerance. These qualities are vital if we want to reduce negative emotions like hatred or anger. When things go well, we have less need to be patient and forgiving. It's only when we come across problems, when we suffer, that we truly learn these virtues. Once we internalize them, compassion flows naturally. ~ Victor Chan

I want to be an Asian Robert De Niro. ~ Jackie Chan

It does not matter how much we donate; it matters whether the donation is meaningful. How to define meaningful? Let society and history judge. ~ Ronnie Chan

For those of us who nurture a win-at-any-cost mentality, this verse should shake us to the core. Only a fool would sacrifice this much for any victory. Let this sink into your brain: God actively fights against the proud person. The pride required to win your argument and defeat your "enemy" provides you with a new opponent: God. ~ Francis Chan

When you first hear Mozart's music, your first impression is that it's very alive, but if you peel away the layers, you can hear sorrow and sadness behind it, and that's what I try to be: multi-layered. ~ Park Chan-wook

Anyone can be a Superman, but nobody can be Jackie Chan. ~ Jackie Chan

Sometimes, things need to come undone for better things to come together. ~ Amy Chan

We will always find ourselves in trouble when we get comfortable with things as they are. ~ Francis Chan

When I read the statements of Christ, there seems to be this urgency and intensity. I guess that's what I get out of it when I read the tone of the Scriptures, which is very different from the tone of our culture. ~ Francis Chan

We live now in a global village and we are in one single family. It's our responsibility to bring friendship and love from all different places around the world and to live together in peace. ~ Jackie Chan

If the eye never sleeps,
all dreams will naturally cease.
If the mind makes no discriminations,
the ten thousand things are as they are,
of single essence.
To understand the mystery of this One essence
is to be released from all entanglements.
When all things are seen equally
the timeless Self-essence is reached.
No comparisons or analogies are possible
in this causeless, relationless state.
Consider movement stationary
and the stationary in motion,
both movement and rest disappear.
When such dualities cease to exist
Oneness itself cannot exist.
To this ultimate finality
no law or description applies. ~ Sengcan

There have been many times when I've tried to lead the Holy Spirit. I've wanted to direct Him and tell Him what to do and when to do it. The irony is that the Holy Spirit was given to direct us. Desiring the Holy Spirit means we allow the Holy Spirit to guide us. By definition, it's ridiculous to desire the Holy Spirit for our own purposes. The Spirit is not a passive power that we can wield as we choose. The Spirit is God, a Being who requires that we submit ourselves to be led by Him. Do you really want to be led? Even people who are natural leaders don't get to lead the Spirit. Everyone is called to be led by Him. ~ Francis Chan

A lot of people ask me when I do a stunt, 'Jackie, are you scared?' Of course I'm scared. I'm not Superman. ~ Jackie Chan

There are periods that we forget that in the pursuit of fruit, that if we just abide in Him, then fruitfulness is a guarantee. ~ Francis Chan

Through this experience, I came to understand that my desire for my children is only a faint echo of God's great love for me and for every person He made. I am just an earthly, sinful father, and I love my kids so much it hurts. How could I not trust a heavenly, perfect Father who loves me infinitely more than I will ever love my kids? If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! - Matthew 7:11 ~ Francis Chan

The way we live out our days is the way we will live our lives. ~ Francis Chan

In the same way, you have to stop loving and pursuing Christ in order to sin. When you are pursuing love, running toward Christ, you do not have opportunity to wonder, Am I doing this right? or Did I serve enough this week? When you are running toward Christ, you are freed up to serve, love, and give thanks without guilt, worry, or fear. As long as you are running, you are safe. ~ Francis Chan

...to think biblically rather than conventionally, to be part of a body where radical living is becoming the norm. ~ Francis Chan

In another important area of church life, the worship life of the congregation, the Western priority of the individual determines the approach to worship over the biblical guidelines for worship. Worship in the white captivity of the church is oftentimes a collection of individuals who happen to be in the same room. Worship is just between the individual and God, and the church service exists to help facilitate that individual communion. ~ Soong-Chan Rah

Dharma companions filling mountains, a sangha forms of itself: chanting, sitting ch'an stillness. Looking out from distant city walls, people see only white clouds. ~ David Hinton

People who are obsessed with Jesus aren't consumed with their personal safety and comfort above all else. Obsessed people care more about God's kingdom coming to this earth than their own lives being shielded from pain or distress. ~ Francis Chan

Jeremiah 1:4-5 - 'Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart....' ...God knew me before He made me. ~ Francis Chan

Once we let go of our low self-esteem identity, the mind will have to start all over again, collecting new information about us and building a new identity. ~ Yong Kang Chan

Not too many players try to bluff me. If there's going to be bluffing or stealing going on, I'm going to be the one doing to it. ~ Johnny Chan

Salvation is all about the grace of God. There is absolutely nothing that you can do to save yourself or earn God's favor. ~ Francis Chan

When you hear that my body has ceased to exist, please do not feel sad. Just look deeply and see that my life and work continue in so many friends, so many young people, in their own ways and through their work. I will continue in everyone and everything I have ever touched. I have nothinng to fear and nothing to regret. ~ Chan Khong

She cannot imagine spending her life more comfortable when so many people are desperate and dying throughout our world. ~ Francis Chan

True acceptance doesn't require you to fit in or change who you are. It doesn't have to be sought; it's given to you. ~ Yong Kang Chan

People who have, in a sense, asked Him to join them on their life journey, to follow them wherever they feel they should go, rather than following Him as we are commanded. The God of the universe is not something we can just add to our lives and keep on as we did before. The Spirit who raised Christ from the dead is not someone we can just call on when we want a little extra power in our lives. Jesus Christ did not die in order to follow us. He died and rose again so that we could forget everything else and follow Him to the cross, to true Life. ~ Francis Chan

Chinese people need to be controlled; otherwise, they will do whatever they want. ~ Jackie Chan

Our lives should be more than just focusing on our marriage but on focusing our marriage toward what God's mission is for us as a couple. ~ Francis Chan

Avoid activities outdoor.If you like to take an afternoon nap sleep under bed net. So these are measures that can be done to minimize [the] chance of infection [with Zika virus]. ~ Margaret Chan

People who are obsessed with God are known as givers, not takers. Obsessed people genuinely think that others matter as much as they do, and they are particularly aware of those who are poor around the world (James 2:14-26). ~ Francis Chan