Antiquarianism In Theatre Quotes & Sayings

How do you get from, "We do not know whether this is protectable human life," to "Therefore, we will not protect it?" Wouldn't the logic just as likely (some would say far more likely) be, "Since we do not know whether this is protectable human life, therefore we will protect it?" Why does the judicial uncertainty about the humanity of the unborn lead to unbridled license to destroy it? — John Piper

When the sun is strong and the air is warm, however, we shout greetings to one another down the lengths of long driveways and from the windows of our cars as we pass; we hold our heads high as we walk, staring up into the sky with our eyes shut and our faces widened by smiles. We breathe in deeply the summery air, but this sort of inhalation doesn't result in a sigh; it's a precursor to a purr, or the moans one might make during a backrub. We no longer mope, we no longer grouse. We are filled with energy. Although — Chris Bohjalian

He held her, pressing the length of his body against hers with a tense, purposeful insistence, his hand moving over her breasts as if he were learning a proprietor's intimacy with her body, a shocking intimacy that needed no consent from her, no permission. She tried to pull herself away, but she only leaned back against his arms long enough to see his face and his smile, the smile that told her she had given him permission long ago. She thought that she must escape; instead, it was she who pulled his head down to find his mouth again. — Ayn Rand

As the science of every thing is in the formed Word, so also is God's will therein: That same expressed Word is in the angels, angelical; in the devils, diabolical; in man, human; in beasts, bestial. — Jakob Bohme

There is an innocence in admiration: it occurs in one who has not yet realized that they might one day be admired. — Friedrich Nietzsche

One moment of true happiness was worth all the moments of pain. (Jessica) — Shannon A. Thompson

I get up in the morning, torture a typewriter until it screams, then stop. — Clarence Budington Kelland

Self-doubt creates the impetus for learning but hinders adept use of previously established skills — Albert Bandura

You will not believe me, but I am proud of your strength. Sometimes ... sometimes the only way I can care for my children is to keep my distance. — Rick Riordan

There's a fine line between career criminals and career professionals because most of us fall somewhere in between. — Samantha Leahy

I am a poem in progress
with no clear beginning or ending
just a middle
untended, unintended,
unfinished, hanging there
like the breath before a question — Jen Lynn Anderson

If an economy in the doldrums could drift indefinitely, the price of government inaction might be graver by far than the consequences of bold unorthodoxy. — Robert Heilbroner

If people paid more attention to death, eternity, and judgment, there would be more holy living on earth. — Billy Graham

To cook, and to do it well, every talent must be used; the strength of a prize-fighter, the imagination of a poet, the brain of an empire builder, the patience of Job, the eye and the touch of an artist, and, to turn your mistakes into edible assets, the cleverness of a politician. — Anne Ellis

The reaction you got was the communication you intended. — Werner Erhard