Albertus Magnus Famous Quotes & Sayings

I write to music, and Nina Simone is always on my playlist to write to. I mean, she's inspiring. She's truthful and real and raw. — Gina Prince-Bythewood

In the official imperial theology, the titles "Son of God" and "Lord" usually applied to the emperor and the word "gospel" referred to his achievements. By speaking of Jesus in these terms, Paul was tacitly inviting the Roman community to declare its loyalty to the true ruler of the universe. Members were to become co-conspirators with him in acknowledging that, unbeknownst to the powers that be, a fundamental change had occurred when God had vindicated the crucified Messiah.49 — Karen Armstrong

Innovation is a good thing. The human condition - put aside bioterrorism and a few footnotes - is improving because of innovation. — Bill Gates

You are the mother, the father, the sister, the brother, the teacher and the guide for the soul that has been placed in your trust. — Debbie Ford

It is not the foes who curse you to your face that you must fear, but those who smile when you are looking and sharpen their knives when you turn your back. — George R R Martin

While [European] national cultures were concocted to distinguish one economic unit of capital from another, civilizational thinking was invented to unify these cultures against their colonial consequences. Islamic, Indian, or African civilizations were invented contrapuntally by Orientalism ... in order to match, balance and thus authenticate 'Western Civilization'. — Hamid Dabashi

I sometimes imagine I would like my ashes to be scattered in a library. But then the librarians would just have to come in early the next morning to sweep them up again, before the people got there. — Neil Gaiman

You can't make the incomprehensible comprehensible without losing it completely — Max Frisch

Exegesis says, "Before you can hear it with your ears, hear it with theirs. Before you can understand it today, understand it back then. — Jen Wilkin

Religion is an attempt, a noble attempt, to suggest in human terms more-than-human realities. — Christopher Morley

The world is divided between those who stay and those who leave. — Bharati Mukherjee

I'm sure you must be weary, dear, with soaring up so high;
Will you rest upon my little bed?" said the Spider to the Fly.
"There are pretty curtains drawn around; the sheets are fine and thin,
And if you like to rest awhile, I'll snugly tuck you in!"
Oh no, no," said the little Fly, "for I've often heard it said,
They never, never wake again, who sleep upon your bed! — Mary Howitt

At the point when adding people into the company feels like more work than the work that you can offload to the new employees, the defensive lineman has run around you and you probably need to start giving ground grudgingly. — Ben Horowitz