Baptismal Giveaways Quotes & Sayings

In Mere Christianity, C. S. Lewis argues that human beings cannot be truly good or moral without faith in God and without submis- sion to the will of Christ. Unfortunately, Lewis does not provide any actual data for his assertions. They are nothing more than the mild musings of a wealthy British man, pondering the state of humanity's soul between his sips of tea. Had Lewis actually famil- iarized himself with real human beings of the secular sort, per- haps sat and talked with them, he would have had to reconsider this notion. As so many apostates explained to me, morality is most certainly possible beyond the confines of faith. Can people be good without God? Can a moral orientation be sustained and developed outside of a religious context? The answer to both of these questions is a resounding yes. — Phil Zuckerman

"When you accept your life - when you take your breakfast, and when you sleep and when you walk and when you take your bath - how can you create an ego out of these things? Sleeping when feeling sleepy, eating when feeling hungry, how can you create your ego? No, if you fast, you can create ego. If you are on a vigilance for the whole night, and you say, "I am not going to sleep," you can create the ego. By the morning, the person who has slept well will have no ego, you will have a great ego." — Rajneesh

But she knows she has a curse on her,
a curse she cannot win.
For if someone gets too close to her,
the pins stick further in. — Tim Burton

Life is meant to be fun, and joyous, and fulfilling. — Jim Henson

To become aware, no matter how disturbing that reality is, is the first step to the resistance that we must be prepared to make in response. — William R. Forstchen

Aquinas wondered what would happen if God wanted to achieve universal resurrection. In other words, bringing everybody who had ever lived back to life at the same time. What would happen to cannibals, and the people they ate? You couldn't bring them all back at the same time, because the cannibals are made of the people they have eaten. You could have one but not the other. Ha.' I looked at Rowan. 'That's a good example of a paradox. — Scarlett Thomas

Choice," Charles cursed. "A romantic notion, but nothing more. — Melissa De La Cruz

When you really want to find someone, it isn't that hard. I should have known all along that she wasn't looking. I feel so stupid.
There's nothing stupid about wanting to be loved. — Nina LaCour

Since Love has made ruins of my heart
The sun must come and illumine them.
Such generosity has broken me with shame. — Rumi

I'm saying, that just kept, messing it up for everybody! And then everybody on your team doesn't have that drive that you have. — Ginuwine

Elizabeth's doze had deepened into real sleep. Once she might have been young and beautiful. Once she might have been some young man's dream baby. Now she was snoring with her mostly toothless mouth pointed at the ceiling. If there's a God, I think He needs to try a little harder. — Stephen King

Every man is on earth to symbolize something he is ignorant of. — Kem Nunn

I lived up on Kanan and Mulholland. It's a bit of a drive, but once you get there, the horses, vineyards, it's just so peaceful. — Tommy Lee

Never forget that I am paid for my troubles! — Hank Stuever

Without critical work, political awareness is likely to remain superficial and rhetorical. — Carter Heyward