Bergamota Wikipedia Quotes & Sayings

When the kingdom of God is manifested, it's obvious. It looks like Jesus. But America as a nation has clearly never looked remotely like Jesus. There was nothing distinctively Christlike about the way America was "discovered," conquered, or governed in the early years. To the contrary, the way this nation was "discovered," conquered, and governed was a rather typical, barbaric, violent, kingdom-of-the-world affair. The immoral barbarism displayed in the early (and subsequent) years of this country was, sadly, pretty typical by kingdom-of-the-world standards. The fact that it was largely done under the banner of Christ doesn't make it more Christian, any more than any other bloody conquest done in Jesus' name throughout history (such as the Crusades and the Inquisition) qualifies them as Christlike. — Gregory A. Boyd

Cannabis affects the brain because brain cells themselves produce cannabis-like neurotransmitters. The first such compound to be identified was christened anandamide, ananda being Sanskrit for "bliss." The proteins that transmit anandamide's message to the brain, the receptors, are mainly located in the striatum (hence the blissful feeling) and in the cerebellum (hence the unsteady gait after taking marijuana), in the cerebral cortex (hence the problems with association, the fragmented thoughts and confusion), and in the hippocampus (hence the memory impairment). But there are no receptors in the brain stem areas that regulate blood pressure and breathing. That's why it's impossible to take an overdose of cannabis, as opposed to opiates. — D.F. Swaab

We just need a strong female perspective, especially in the world now ... when the degrading of women has become such a popular thing. — Storm Saulter

A good debater can be a good communicator. You have to communicate when you're president of the United States, and communicate effectively with the American people, and with the world. — Dan Quayle

My dad was an adventurer, my mother a romantic. When they met in college, both were creative writers; the writing was a bond. — Brian Herbert

Patriotic?" Will looked smug. "I'll tell you what's patriotic," he said. "In honor of my birthplace, I've the dragon of Wales tattooed on my - — Cassandra Clare

Here's the sting of livingness. He's back after his nightly voyage of sleep, all clarity and purpose; he's renewed his citizenship in the world of people who strive and connect, people who mean business, people who burn and want, who remember everything, who walk lucid and unafraid. — Michael Cunningham

Mendacity is a system that we live in," declares Brick. "Liquor is one way out an'death's the other. — Tennessee Williams

If the divine Mercy grants him the knowledge of himself, then his adoration will be pure; and, for him, paradise and hell, recompense, spiritual degrees and all created things will be as though God had never created them. He will not accord them any importance, nor will he take them into consideration, except to the extent that it is prescribed by the divine Law and Wisdom. For then he will know Who is the sole Agent. — Abdelkader El Djezairi

The American people have not become heartless. — Joe Biden

I've built two wooden houses near Vals. I built them for my wife. Those were private projects. — Peter Zumthor

Desire and dread lay right next to each other in his heart, each sharpening the other. — Maggie Stiefvater

Like a lot of people my age, I grew up on Amblin movies. They're a part of who I am as a filmmaker and, arguably, as a person. — Colin Trevorrow

My true love is history, but I didn't know how I could make a living at it. — Robert Zoellick

No one goes into standup to make money. The frustration and rejection are just too much. — Jim Gaffigan