10 Quotes & Sayings By Leland Dirks

Leland Dirks, a native of Springfield, Missouri, was born on September 27, 1926. In 1950 Leland graduated from the University of Missouri with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration. In 1955 he began his career as a stockbroker with Greenfield Securities Company. In 1960 he was promoted to Vice President and became a partner in the brokerage firm Read more

In 1965 he started a new business, Leland & Associates, Inc., a brokerage firm that specializes in producing and marketing oil and gas wells. He is currently Chairman of the Board for that company and remains active as a member of its executive committee. Additionally, Mr.

Dirks serves as a director for various other companies including First Security Bank and First Security Bank & Trust Company. He is also a Director of the Missouri Bar Foundation. Leland Dirks is married to Mary Ann Dirks and they have three children: Mary Ann, John Leland, and Dianne Ann.

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I do believe in the power of prayer. I do. And I believe in the power of human kindness. Leland Dirks
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You ask me to forgive you? I’m thanking you. You finally loved me in that moment, and that love set me free, released me from my sworn duty. Leland Dirks
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For a writer, it seems a help rather than a hindrance to be at least a little crazy. Who but a crazy person would carve out a very private, quiet place in the world, only to pour his/her innermost thoughts and emotions onto a page for the entire world to examine? Even in fiction, we give a map to our most secret feelings. Why do writers do it? Perhaps because we'd be crazier still if we didn't. Leland Dirks
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The needs are too great, and there are too few of us. We have a duty, a responsibility to help others. It’s not all about fun. It’s not always easy. Leland Dirks
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It’s the season. We share what we’ve got. Leland Dirks
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There is no boundary between heaven and earth unless we believe in one. Leland Dirks
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Her laughter changed her voice from wind chimes to the jingling of sleigh bells. Leland Dirks
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You can’t really, truly love a thing. Love is only possible between beings or groups of beings. Love of a thing doesn’t work because it can’t love back. Leland Dirks
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Hero love?” I was puzzled. “You know. The kind of love you have for someone you want to be like: Marines, astronauts, cowboys, teachers, big brothers, that sort of thing. You love them because they represent the you that you want to be. Leland Dirks