Ameritas Quotes & Sayings

Theologians have felt no hesitation in founding a system of speculative thought on the teachings of Jesus; and yet Jesus was never an inhabitant of the realm of speculative thought. — Walter Rauschenbusch

The day the church can no longer say, "We must obey God rather than human beings" (Acts 5:29), it ceases to be the church. — N. T. Wright

Death is not the end of life, it is the beginning of an eternal journey. — Debasish Mridha

It's amazing that more people have climbed Mount Everest than have broken the 4-minute mile. — Roger Bannister

What you fear, you invite. — Helen McCloy

Sometimes it takes a lot of courage to be who you are. — Joan Bauer

It is when I am on stage that I feel most comfortable. It is my home. It is the only thing I have known since I was a kid. — Cilla Black

As fleeting commitments, diets often fail. Thinking of dietary choices as part of who you are ... can give them real staying power — Nir Eyal

Nothing resembles pride so much as discouragement. — Henri Frederic Amiel

I don't believe in sex before marriage. I go out with boys, and we kiss, but that's it. — Britney Spears

Mind severed from body, culture from planet- to lose our ground is to lose our home. — Anodea Judith

1 CORINTHIANS 14 Pursue love, and earnestly desire the spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy. 2For one who speaks in a tongue speaks not to men but to God; for no one understands him, but he utters mysteries in the Spirit. 3On the other hand, the one who prophesies speaks to people for their upbuilding and encouragement and consolation. 4The one who speaks in a tongue builds up himself, but the one who prophesies builds up the church. 5Now I want you all to speak in tongues, but even more to prophesy. The one who prophesies is greater than the one who speaks in tongues, unless someone interprets, so that the church may be built up. — Anonymous

The pain of life overrides the joy to the point that joy does not exist. — Kevin Carter

Republicans say they want citizenship to truly mean something. Let's be equal-opportunity about it and test everyone, including those very Republicans and others whose forbears came here generations ago. — Eric Liu

Sometimes I put on a ski mask and dress in old clothes, go out on the streets and beg for quarters. — Mike Tyson