Richard Watson Quotes & Sayings

Faith is the vital artery of the soul. When we begin to believe, we begin to love. Faith grafts the soul into Christ, as the scion into the stock, and fetches all its nutriment from the blessed Vine. — Richard Watson

Atheist, in the strict and proper sense of the word, is one who does not believe in the existence of a god, or who owns no being superior to nature. It is compounded of the two terms ... signifying without God. — Richard Watson

The weakest believer is a member of Christ as well as the strongest; and the weakest member of the body mystically shall not perish. Christ will cut off rotten members, but not weak members. — Richard Watson

Devices like iPhones and BlackBerries invite (demand!) constant use. They are like packets of cigarettes that ask us never to leave them alone or bottles of pills that seek to change our minds and punish us when we try to withdraw from them. We think cellphones are connecting us, but they are turning us into a society of rude, impatient, narrow-minded, stressed-out, aggressive, and isolated individuals. They invite reaction rather than reflection. — Richard Watson

Faith is seated in the understanding as well as in the will. It has an eye to see Christ as well as a wing to fly to Christ. — Richard Watson

Let's invent "do nothing" days, where there is no plan and no structured play. Let's ensure that kids get bored every so often and have to use their imaginations to invent ways to escape. — Richard Watson

Music can trigger feelings, which in turn produce thoughts and images in our minds - it is these thoughts and images that can become novel solutions and innovative new ideas. Music is therefore directly related to the production of new ideas. — Richard Watson