Aleia Hobbs Quotes & Sayings

Whatever the "Christian conservatives" in America say, there is no one set of rightful opinions that follow on automatically from your belief. If you have signed up for the redeeming love of God, you don't - you really don't - have to sign up too for low taxes, creationism, gun ownership, the death penalty, closing abortion clinics, climate change denial and grotesque economic inequality. You are entirely at liberty to believe that the kingdom would be better served by social justice, redistributive taxation, feminism, gay rights and excellent public transportation. You won't have the authoritative sanction of the gospel for believing in those things either, of course. But you can. — Francis Spufford

During the twenty years of Odesseus' absence, the people of Ithaca retained many recollections of him but never felt nostalgia for him. Whereas Odysseus did suffer nostalgia, and remembered almost nothing.
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For four long books of the Odyssey he had retraced in detail his adventures before the dazzled Phaeacians. But in Ithaca he was not a stranger, he was one of their own, so it never occurred to anyone to say, 'Tell us! — Milan Kundera

You rock, volcano girl! — Angela Cervantes

Regardless of where life has taken me, I'm always excited to come back to Canada. I will forever be a proud Canadian. In fact, a lot of my success comes from the fact that I come from a diverse place, and that translates into my comedy. I will always be Team Canada. — Lilly Singh

Understand two thoughts, and fear them. One says, "You are a saint," the other, "You won't be saved." Both of these thoughts are from the enemy, and there is no truth in them. But think this way: I am a great sinner, but the Lord is merciful. He loves people very much, and He will forgive my sins. — Silouan The Athonite

He stares into the sky, his eyes absent and empty, an expression that branded its horrible meaning into my mind long, long ago. A candle without a spark, a sky without a sun, the look people get when they cease to be people, start being bodies. — Sara Raasch

Experience does not err; only your judgments err by expecting from her what is not in her power. — Leonardo Da Vinci

I think we have more athleticism, I think we have more pace and that's going to be important to deal with Ghana. — Tim Howard

I am sick of Mr. Bingley," cried his wife. — Jane Austen

Negatives only have power over you when you react to them — John Kehoe

I have realised that my worst day as an artist is still better than my best day as a lawyer. — Nathan Sawaya

There is nothing like a train journey for reflection. — Tahir Shah

If you go to places like YouTube, it's a cesspool, and a lot of the comments are really horrifying and misogynist and harassing. — Jessica Valenti

God doesn't act like the Church. No, instead, the Church must act like God. — Kim Clement