Bridges And Barriers Quotes & Sayings

Art - in all of its forms - is not exclusive. It does not belong to any class, cast or country. Its matchless ability to express the most basic human impulses is only strengthened by its universality. It transcends language and culture, bridges social and political chasms and nurtures a collective understanding. It engenders hope, rebuilds self-respect and restores humanity. Art is a motivator, a force of empowerment and a source of support for people of all races, nationalities, ages, economic situations and genders. It is ageless, timeless and breaks through many barriers. Art brings strength to those who lack confidence, wish for a mental escape from harsh environments or who seek to restore happiness and hope in times of great need." Artfully AWARE 5 — Artfully Aware

Adam hid in the Garden of Eden. Moses tried to substitute his brother. Jonah jumped a boat and was swallowed by a whale ... Man likes to run from God. It's a tradition. — Mitch Albom

Listen first. Give your opponents a chance to talk. Let them finish. Do not resist, defend or debate. This only raises barriers. Try to build bridges of understanding. — Dale Carnegie

Leo Valdez deserved a special punishment," she [Khione] said. "I have sent him to a place from which he can never return. — Rick Riordan

You can knock down kingdoms on a whim. What you need is someone to make sure you don't get hit by a carriage when you cross the street. — Scott Lynch

Food is an intimate language that everyone understands, everyone shares. It is the primary ambassador of first contact between cultures, one that transcends spoken language. Food crosses cultural barriers. It bridges oceans. Becoming competent in a foreign language takes a lot of time, and learning a culture's history and literature requires a great deal of effort. But everyone can immediately have an opinion on food. — Jennifer 8. Lee

I love modeling but also see it as a platform for the million other things I want to achieve and create in life. — Lily Cole

We must admit that simply knowing the contents of the Bible is not a sure route to spiritual growth. There is an aweful assumption in evangelical churches that if we can just get the Word of God into people's heads, then the Spirit of God will apply it to their hearts. That assumption is aweful, not because the Spirit never does what the assumption supposes, but because it excused pastors and leaders from the responsibility to tangle with people's lives. Many remain safely hidden behind pulpits, hopelessly out of touch with the struggles of their congregations, proclaiming the Scriptures with a pompous accuracy that touches no one. Pulpits should provide bridges, not barriers, to life-changing relationships. — Larry Crabb

Lead the reader toward the thought, then stop a little short. — Mason Cooley

A great city with water barriers and no bridges is like a skyscraper with no elevators. Bridges are a monument to progress. — Joseph Straus

Words hate to waste energy. If you can't find the right word, don't look for it. It will find you. The right word at the right time stops wars, cures heartaches, mends bridges, sweeps away barriers. — Chloe Thurlow

Let us show that, if the people abandon the republicans, the republicans do not abandon the people. — Victor Hugo

When I go to the clinic next and sit with a tube in my arm and watch the poison go in, I'm in an attitude of abject passivity. It doesn't feel like fighting at all; it just feels like submitting. — Christopher Hitchens

Try to build bridges of understanding. Don't build higher barriers of misunderstanding. — Dale Carnegie

In the anarchic world of international politics, it is better to be Godzilla than Bambi. — John Mearsheimer

Your mind and habits will create either barriers or bridges to a better future. — Al Siebert