Downriver Book Quotes & Sayings

Excarnation The process by which religion (and Christianity in particular) is dis-embodied and de-ritualized, turned into a belief system. — James K.A. Smith

It makes me think that everyone is very wrong, that love should have many conditions. Love should require both partners to be their very best at all times. Unconditional love is an undisciplined love, and as we all have seen, undisciplined love is disastrous. — Gillian Flynn

Thinking in dichotomies eliminates possibilities. — Paul J. Leslie

I'm going to try and model myself after Kurt Russell and Jodie Foster. — Haley Joel Osment

When we are inclined to boast of our position [as Christians] we should remember that we are but Gentiles, while the Jews are of the lineage of Christ. We are aliens and in-laws; they are blood relatives, cousins, and brothers of our Lord. Therefore, if one is to boast of flesh and blood the Jews are actually nearer to Christ than we are. — Martin Luther

Democracy does not have to be a bloodsport, it can be an honorable enterprise that advances the public interest. — William J. Clinton

As an actor you appreciate the security of a job. But I don't ever want to get too comfortable. — Chris Noth

One of the young officers was playing a piano in the corner, although not all the men were singing the same song. — Sebastian Faulks

I'm telling you, Claire. It doesn't matter. What you were wearing. What you look like. Nothing. Watch the nature channel. Predators go for the easy prey." I — Mindy McGinnis

The unconscious is selective, when it learns what to listen for. — Philip K. Dick

Nationwide thinking, nationwide planning and nationwide action are the three great essentials to prevent nationwide crises for future generations to struggle through. — Franklin D. Roosevelt

It's the in-between, the sustenance, not just the gears and bolts that make a human. When you forget to find out how the person was built - the oil, chemistry, and the craft - you miss all the beauty. — Piper Payne

You have to protect a woman. You don't damage her body, You don't damage her mind, and most of all, you don't damage her heart! — Delano Johnson