Absolutionism Quotes & Sayings

Good Chianti, that aged, majestic and proud wine, enlivens my heart, and frees it painlessly from all fatigue and sadness. — Francesco Redi

Not well-built walls, but brave citizens are the bulwark of the city. — Alcaeus

Personalities seem in many cases to dominate the lucrative endorsement market. But that doesn't upset me. What upsets me is when not enough attention is paid to the product-the game. — Jerry West

Love is a burning thing and it makes a firey ring. — Johnny Cash

One of the more positive aspects of our existence in Oceania is that truth is flexible and negotiable, despite attempts by some of us to impose political, religious, and other forms of absolutionism. Versions of truth may be accepted for particular purposes and moments, only to be reversed when circumstances demand other versions; and we often accede to things just to stop being bombarded, and then go ahead and do what we want to do anyway. — Epeli Hau'ofa

It was kind of weird because eventually they were all so busy hating each other, they forgot about hating me. — Jennifer Brown

All decisions are different in hindsight. Maybe all we can do is make the best decisions we can in the moment, using the best information we have right then. — Miranda Kenneally

Everything's better when you're high. — Wiz Khalifa

Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor. — James Baldwin

LISTEN CLOSELY, MY FRIENDS," Blaine's voice boomed. "THERE ARE LARGE STOCKPILES OF CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WARFARE CANISTERS UNDER THE CITY. I HAVE STARTED A SEQUENCE WHICH WILL CAUSE AN EXPLOSION AND RELEASE THIS GAS. THIS EXPLOSION WILL OCCUR IN TWELVE MINUTES. — Stephen King

The greatest mistake we can make is to stay on the ground after falling. — Victor Manuel Rivera

Diagramming made language seem friendly, like a dog who doesn't bark, but, instead, trots over to greet you, wagging its tail. — Kitty Burns Florey

It was not an esthetic room. Though Frank Shallard might have come to admire pictures, great music, civilized furniture, he had been trained to regard them as worldly, and to content himself with art which 'presented a message,' to regard 'Les Miserables' as superior because the bishop was a kind man, and 'The Scarlet Letter' as a poor book because the heroine was sinful and the author didn't mind. — Sinclair Lewis

As Nature is always careless and indifferent
Who sees, who steps, means nothing and this is pretty. — Stevie Smith

Theologian Paul Tillich. Tillich characterizes anxiety into three categories: "ontic anxiety" is the fear of fate and death. The second is "moral anxiety," from guilt, or condemnation. The third is "spiritual anxiety," prompted by an empty life, without direction or meaning. — Caitlin Moran

Death is the fairest thing in the world. No one's ever gotten out of it. The earth takes everyone - the kind, the cruel, the sinners. Aside from that, there's no fairness on earth. — Svetlana Alexievich