Emphasis Quotes

Many people in a rather reckless context claim to 'just tell it like it is'. In actuality, nobody really stresses what one says so much as the motive behind what one says; hence, he is merely blowing hot air and detracting from 'what is'.

~ Criss Jami

Cut out all these exclamation points. An exclamation point is like laughing at your own joke.

~ F. Scott Fitzgerald

When we overemphasise miracles we are saying people could get something without qualification and merit.

~ Sunday Adelaja

Whether right or wrong, it is my belief that Christian colleges place their emphasis not on that which divides us, but on the substance that binds us together. That commonality is the gospel of Jesus Christ. He commanded us to love one another—to set aside our differences and to care for “the least of these” among us. It is our unity, not our diversity, that deserves our allegiance.

~ James C. Dobson

The world put's too much emphasis on what a person does in terms of monetary value and social status as opposed to who they are. If I was to ask you if you would be loved for who you are or what you do (eg. your occupation), I would guess that you would say who you are. Things are the wrong way around unless you follow Jesus.God cares about who we are primarily, not what we do. It is our character and approach to life that he cares about. God wants us to choose him and put him first which ultimately means being a servant to him and others.

~ Tim Crawshaw

Too often the spotlight that highlights our successes burns out quickly, while the spotlight that scrutinizes our failures is a long-life bulb.

~ Craig D. Lounsbrough

The emphasis of the churches were not in how much work or home keeping is done in the four walls of the church itself, they rather told the Protestants to go prove their love to God at their work places through the quality of their works

~ Sunday Adelaja

Any church that emphasizes on miracles is simply telling His members that they don’t need to qualify but depend on the supernatural power.

~ Sunday Adelaja

Any church that is overly emphasizing the role of miracles is encouraging his members to be indolent.

~ Sunday Adelaja

Any church that over emphasises miracles is encouraging laziness.

~ Sunday Adelaja

The church that emphasises on miracles are indirectly preaching that merit does not mater.

~ Sunday Adelaja

My mind, brightened by the lights and the cheerful tumult, suddenly grasped the fact that all achievement was a placing of emphasis-- a moulding of the confusion of life into form.

~ F. Scott Fitzgerald

In a country where miracles are been emphasized, people lose their sense of priority.

~ Sunday Adelaja

When we over emphasis that we need God for every little thing, then we begin to depend on miracles.

~ Sunday Adelaja

The messages emphasizing miracles and breakthrough must be replaced if our nation must move forward.

~ Sunday Adelaja

We overemphasise miracles when we are supposed to be planning and be thinking forward.

~ Sunday Adelaja

There is so much evil in emphasizing too much miracles.

~ Sunday Adelaja

When we overemphasise miracles we underplay values.

~ Sunday Adelaja

When we overemphasise miracles we underplay kingdom principles.

~ Sunday Adelaja

When we overemphasise miracles, we compromise the gospel we were asked to preach.

~ Sunday Adelaja

When we overemphasise miracles, we think we are preaching but we are emphasizing on the wrong thing.

~ Sunday Adelaja