Betto Quotes & Sayings

To be human is to keep rattling the bars of the cage of existence, hollering, 'What's it for?' — Robert Fulghum

It is the bourgeoisie which has turned religion into an opium of the people by preaching a God, lord of the heavens only, while taking possession of the earth for itself. — Frei Betto

Owls flying by daylight? Mysterious — J.K. Rowling

There are more than nine hundred species of bats, a figure that represents almost a quarter of all mammal species on earth, — Christopher Dewdney

The reading of a poem should be an experience. Its writing must be all the more so. — Wallace Stevens

At times like this it's traditional that a hero comes forth," said the President of the Guild of Assassins. "A dragon slayer. Where is he, that's what I want to know? Why aren't our schools turning out young people with the skills society needs? — Terry Pratchett

They say in moments of great fear or desperation, a man will always make a choice - either to flee or face his enemy, but choice requires thought, and in the moment when you know for certain that death is stalking you with strides you cannot outrun, there is no time for thought. You do not choose. Like Betto, or Malchus, or Valens, you act, doing either one thing or the other. — Andrew Levkoff

I meet hundreds of people, and I'm not going to remember them. But every single one of them will remember their interaction with me. — Daniel Radcliffe

For me, men are not divided into believers and atheists, but between oppressors and oppressed, between those who want to keep this unjust society and those who want to struggle for justice. — Frei Betto

Jesus did not come to strike a balance between grace and truth. He brought the full measure of both ... It's easy to create an all-truth church model. It may be even easier to create an all-grace model, but Jesus didn't leave either option on the table. — Andy Stanley

...prayer makes us more sensitive to the manifestations of institutionalized lies. — Frei Betto