Csiro Australian Quotes & Sayings

The initiate, however, uses a symbol-system differently; he uses it as an algebra by means of which he will read the secrets of unknown potencies; in other words, he uses the symbol as a means of guiding thought out into the Unseen and Incomprehensible. — Dion Fortune

Aha! So I'm not crazy."
"You are most definitely crazy," Derek said. "But in a deranged, endearing way. — Ilona Andrews

When a nation gives birth to a man who is able to produce a great thought, another is born who is able to understand and admire it. — Joseph Joubert

Resolved, never henceforward, till I die, to act as if I were any way my own, but entirely and altogether God's. — Jonathan Edwards

We are doomed to failure without a daily destruction of our various preconceptions. — Taiichi Ohno

Let us be a little humble; let us think that the truth may not perhaps be entirely with us. — Jawaharlal Nehru

If a bout of "creepy face" sets in, the trick is to look away from the camera between shots and turn back only when necessary. This also limits how much of your soul the camera can steal. — Tina Fey

Everything in discernment of spirits is directed toward action: toward firmly accepting what is of God and equally firmly rejecting what is not. — Timothy M. Gallagher

The doxology moves then to assert that Israel is forever and Yahweh's commitment to Israel is also forever. We had better approach any such doxology suspiciously.
The word "forever" is a clue word, because when it occurs we are likely dealing with state truth.23 That point would perhaps not be noticeable if Yahweh were forever. But it is the people Israel who are said to be "forever." By such a rhetorical move, the main jeopardy from the dreaded God has been removed for the dynasty. Yahweh has now been claimed as a friendly and reliable patron for the regime.
When doxology is used in the context of state truth, it has a political function. Ostensibly it enhances God, but when used as it is used here, it has a political function. Praise of God is by necessary implication praise of and legitimization of the regime. So the "foreverness" is processed as a dynastic claim. The — Walter Brueggemann

She looked back at him, her lips curving into an incredulous smile. "The man who just gave me the best orgasms of my life is asking me out on a date?"
"Um... yeah?"
"Um...okay. — Kathy Lyons

Ten minutes before I would have drowned in his come. Now I just wanted it off me. I wanted him off me. — Jettie Woodruff

There might be 1 finger on the trigger, but there will be 15 fingers on the safety catch. — Harold Macmillan