{"quotes":[{"text":"10. Comparison is the root of all feelings of inferiority. The moment you begin examining other people’s strengths against your most obvious weaknesses, your self-esteem starts to crumble!","author":"James C. Dobson","tags":["against","all","begin","comparison","crumble","examining","feelings","inferiority","is","moment","most","obvious","of","other","people-s","root","self-esteem","starts","strengths","the","to","weaknesses","you","your"],"id":132075,"author_id":"James+C.+Dobson"},{"text":"That night, stargazing on the deck with Dad, eyes on the sky, he pointed out Orion, Betelgeuse. 'It's an art to read the stars, baby.'I never wanted to leave his side-my sure song for so long. Now? His eyes are stone changed. Just looking at them hurts my heart.","author":"Norma Fox Mazer","tags":["change","dad","eyes","father","heart","hurt","poem","poetry","starts"],"id":143786,"author_id":"Norma+Fox+Mazer"},{"text":"Dad!' Jesus yelled.'Yes, son,' God said.'That star's light just went out,' Jesus told his dad.'Yes, I know,' God replied.'But, why?' Jesus asked.'Sometimes, a man can become so self obsessed, that the devil seduces him with wealth, power and other worldly delights,' God said.'But aren't you worried that he will turn all the stars off?' Jesus now asked his dad.God smiled, 'No, because for every star that goes out, I just put up another million or so.'Jesus looked back at the night sky and sure enough, there were many more stars now. He smiled.","author":"Anthony T. Hincks","tags":["devil","god","happy","jesus","lose","lose-way","million","night","night-sky","obsessed","philosophy","power","religion","satan","seduce","seduces","sky","smile","star","starts","way","wealth"],"id":151866,"author_id":"Anthony+T.+Hincks"},{"text":"Increase is so natural that it starts from before we taste the first breath of life at birth.","author":"Sunday Adelaja","tags":["birth","breath","increase","life","naturally","starts","taste"],"id":197237,"author_id":"Sunday+Adelaja"},{"text":"Be careful how you think, everything starts from your choice, think tripple before you do something...Triple is sign for luck....","author":"Deyth Banger","tags":["careful","luck","starts","think-everything"],"id":259728,"author_id":"Deyth+Banger"},{"text":"Home is where one starts from.","author":"T. S. Eliot","tags":["where","starts "],"id":261711,"author_id":"T.+S.+Eliot"},{"text":"Every journey starts with fear.","author":"Jake Gyllenhaal","tags":["journey","every","starts "],"id":309706,"author_id":"Jake+Gyllenhaal"},{"text":"Until the police internal affairs system starts prosecuting and firing a substantial number of corrupt and incompetent police officers, I will not be lighting it up blue!","author":"Steven Magee","tags":["affairs","blue","corrupt","corrupt-leaders","corrupt-politics","corrupted","corruption","corruption-politics","corruption","fire","firing","firing-employees","incompetent","internal","light","lighting","number","officer","officers","police","police-brutality","police-corruption","police-officer","police-reform","police-service","police-state","policeman","policemen","prosecuting","sheriff","starts","substantial","system","systemic-failure","systemic-racism","until","up"],"id":361005,"author_id":"Steven+Magee"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":8,"pages":1}}