Church As Conscience Of Society Quotes & Sayings

This morning I was wondering whether you ever felt like a cow, having to chew my stale news over and over again until you're so fed up with the monotonous fare that you yawn and secretly wish Anne would dig up something new. — Anne Frank

The church works best as a force of resistance, a conscience to society that keeps itself at arm's length from the state. The closer it gets, the less effectively it can challenge the surrounding culture and the more perilously it risks losing its central message. — Philip Yancey

That's called man skills, yo. (On a student's poem about a poem) — Peter Melman

The young will never know
how recklessly we went
from bed to bed,
from body to body,
from night to night.
it all, at times, became a
bore. — Charles Bukowski

If you have the dedication, means and patience to treat your daily struggle, like a step towards success, something bigger will come your way. — Auliq Ice

But fathers are soft on daughters. Look how Dad favors Angela. He gave her ten times more. Because she reminded him of Mae West. He was always smiling at her boobs. He wasn't aware of it. Mother and I saw it. — Saul Bellow

Swap you a song for your thoughts? — Mark T. Barnes

Don't create for the masses. Create for the people who are your kind of weird. — Seth Godin

It was late, I was drunk, you were warm
to my hand, I would say, please
don't leave, touch me there, but
you never

I was late, you were drunk, it was warm
to my hand, I would want, just
to please, you were there, but
I never

I was warm, you were late, it was drunk
to my touch, I was just
late to want, but I would
leave you never — Robyn Art

The only way I can be safe is to try to find the Grail — Glenn Cooper

In the past there were people who were not rich but contented with their living style, laughing and happy all day. But when the new rich people appear, people look at them and ask, 'why don't I have a life like that too, a beautiful house, car and garden,' and they abandon their values. — Thich Nhat Hanh

Albert Einstein once reported, "Great spirits have always encountered voilent opposition from mediocre minds." If you want to achieve your own greatness, to climb your own mountains, you'll have to use yourself as your first and last consultant. — Wayne Dyer