Democratice Debates Quotes & Sayings

Don't leave Christmas in the abstract. Your sin. Your conflict with the Devil. Your victory. He came for this. — John Piper

What becomes of a man who acquires a beautiful woman, with her "beauty" his sole target? He sabotages himself. He has gained no friend, no ally, no mutual trust: She knows quite well why she has been chosen. He has succeeded in buying something: the esteem of other men who find such an acquisition impressive. — Naomi Wolf

Then would you read a Sustaining Book, such as would help and comfort a Wedged Bear in Great Tightness. — A.A. Milne

A humble knowledge of ourselves is a surer way to God than is the search for depth of learning. — Thomas A Kempis

Up to a point a person's life is shaped by environment, heredity, and changes in the world about them. Then there comes a time when it lies within their grasp to shape the clay of their life into the sort of thing they wish it to be. Only the weak blame parents, their race, their times, lack of good fortune or the quirks of fate. Everyone has the power to say, This I am today. That I shall be tomorrow. — Louis L'Amour

Upon the publication of Goethe's epic drama, the Faustian legend had reached an almost unapproachable zenith. Although many failed to appreciate, or indeed, to understand this magnum opus in its entirety, from this point onward his drama was the rule by which all other Faust adaptations were measured. Goethe had eclipsed the earlier legends and became the undisputed authority on the subject of Faust in the eyes of the new Romantic generation. To deviate from his path would be nothing short of blasphemy. — E.A. Bucchianeri

I think heroism comes in different packages. The superhero package is one that we're familiar with. — Deborah Ann Woll

Art can compel people freely, gladly, and spontaneously to sacrifice themselves in the service of man. — Leo Tolstoy

You got to take care of yourself. If I exercise or I eat proper foods, am I indulging myself? That's called feeding your body. — Kamala Harris

They called themselves the Munrungs. It meant The People, or The True Human Beings.
It's what most people call themselves, to begin with. And then one day the tribe meets some other People or, if it's not been a good day, The Enemy. If only they'd think up a name like Some More True Human Beings, it'd save a lot of trouble later on — Terry Pratchett

When you have so little, just the smallest thing can make you happy - and — Yeonmi Park

Each act is an island in time, to be judged on its own. — Alan Lightman