Bde Maka Quotes & Sayings

If there be a God and one has never sought him, it will be small consolation to remember that one could not get proof of his existence. — George MacDonald

I supposed the Red Guards had enjoyed themselves. Is it not true that we all possess some destructive tendencies in our nature? The veneer of civilization is very thin. Underneath lurks the animal in each of us. If I were young and had had a working class background, if I had been brought up to worship Mao and taught to believe him infalliable, would I not have behaved exactly as the Red Guards had done?
~79 — Nien Cheng

To live as true children of God means to love our neighbour and to be close to those who are lonely and in difficulty — Pope Francis

Friendships, along with love, make life worth living. — Mike Krzyzewski

I have often misunderstood men grossly, and I have misrepresented them when I understood them, sacrificing sense to make a phrase. Here, of course, is where even the most conscientious critic often goes aground; he is apt to be an artist before he is a scientist, and the impulse to create something passionately is stronger in him than the impulse to state something accurately. — H.L. Mencken

Someday we shall look back on this dark era of agriculture and shake our heads. How could we have ever believed that it was a good idea to grow our food with poisons? — Jane Goodall

I take a hiatus every now and again, but I'm not good at that. — Miley Cyrus

But her brain was not interested in the future. Loaded with the past and hungry for more, it left her no room to imagine, let alone plan for, the next day. — Toni Morrison

God is present in the moment of choice, not in order to watch but in order to be chosen. Therefore, each person must choose. Terrible is the battle, in a person's innermost being, between God and the world. The crowning risk involved lies in the possession of choice. — Soren Kierkegaard

The recommended daily requirement for hugs is: four per day for survival, eight per day for maintenance, and twelve per day for growth. — Virginia Satir