Biblical Rapture Quotes & Sayings

Perhaps the best conversationalist in the world is the man who helps others to talk. — John Steinbeck

for in contrast to the restrictions imposed on respectable Greek women who only went out of the house as a last resort and even then fully covered, their Egyptian sisters were not only allowed out, but attended market and 'are employed in trade while the men stay at home and do the weaving'. Further unnatural practices meant that Egyptian 'women pass water standing up, men sitting down', — Joann Fletcher

What are you doing son, you're gonna drive yourself insane. You'll never find the sunshine, when you're following the rain. — Tim McGraw

I was a wildflower that would continue to grow in the most unexpected weather. — Taisha DeAza

Politically speaking, tribal nationalism [patriotism] always insists that its own people are surrounded by 'a world of enemies' - 'one against all' - and that a fundamental difference exists between this people and all others. It claims its people to be unique, individual, incompatible with all others, and denies theoretically the very possibility of a common mankind long before it is used to destroy the humanity of man. — Hannah Arendt

Without undervaluing any other human agency, it may be safely affirmed that the Common School, improved and energized, as it can easily be, may become the most effective and benignant of all the forces of civilization. Two reasons sustain this position. In the first place, there is a universality in its operation, which can be affirmed of no other institution whatever ... And, in the second place, the materials upon which it operates are so pliant and ductile as to be susceptible of assuming a greater variety of forms than any other earthly work of the Creator. — Horace Mann

It is useless, sisters, for you to attempt the duties of your exalted callings ... without the constant companionship of the Spirit of God. — Susa Young Gates

Our muddy machine gun pits were transformed into Courage Clubs when bombs fell or Japanese warships pounded us from the sea. There was protocol to be observed, too, and it was natural that the poor fellow who might break into momentary terror should cause pained silence and embarrassed coughs. Everyone looked the other way, like millionaires confronted by the horrifying sight of a club member borrowing five dollars from the waiter. — Robert Leckie

I love to give. I've been a giver all my life. — Tyler Perry

Books always speak of other books. — Umberto Eco

Celebrities have to get their cars washed just like everybody else. — Saul

The seed of mystery lies in muddy water. How can I perceive this mystery? Water becomes clear through stillness. How can I become still? By flowing with the stream. — Laozi

People frequently bore me, sometimes amuse me, most often irritate me, but rarely intrigue me. — Jeaniene Frost

Living out of sight of any shore does rich and powerfully strange things to humans. — M.F.K. Fisher