Barry Jenkins Quotes & Sayings

How can God entrust great things to one who will not thankfully receive from Him the little things? — Dietrich Bonhoeffer

If European symbols and traditions have grown tired, perfunctory and oppressively banal in Australia, or been drained of spirit and meaning by the dreary dictates of materialism and secularity, then the raw spirit truth of our native land is alive and radiant by comparison. For joy and meaning we might well turn to our natural country and witness miracles of vitality and new life, of inspiration and profound beauty; all in some humble, quiet and improbable place. — Michael Leunig

Our problem with desire is that we want too little. — C.S. Lewis

So, do not dwell any longer on what you are, but consider Our Lord close by you and within you, ready to put His hand to the work as soon as you call upon Him for help, and you will see that all will go well. — Vincent De Paul

The struggle between centralization and decentralization is at the core of American history. — Anthony Gregory

Free Will is only gained when we admit that we don't have any. — Hugh Howey

Writing [is] a form of prayer. — Franz Kafka

Such as the love is, such is the wisdom, consequently such is the man (n. 368)
(Divine Love and Wisdom, 1763) — Emanuel Swedenborg

I find it funny that people now come up to me and say, 'Wow, you are absolutely gorgeous. I'm like, 'I was beautiful before I lost weight. Egotistically speaking, I thought I was amazing.' — Raven-Symone

A king without a queen is not a king. The main point of creation is the union of male and female. — Yosef Yitzchak Jacobson