Gaviotas Tattoo Quotes & Sayings

Knowledge and education in the hands of one who claims no higher accountability or authority than one's own individuality is power in the hands of a fool. — Ravi Zacharias

John of the Cross, writing from his prison cell, says in the dark night the soul is pained but not hopeless. "God's love is not content to leave us in our weakness, and for this reason he takes us into a dark night. He weans us from all of the pleasures by giving us dry times and inward darkness ... No soul will ever grow deep in the spiritual life unless God works passively in that soul by means of the dark night." We — John Ortberg

Being "ordinary" means that we reject the idolatry of pursuing excellence for selfish reasons. We aren't digging wells in Africa to prove our worth or value. We aren't serving in the soup kitchen or engaging in spiritual disciplines because we long to be unique, radical, and different. When we do these things for selfish reasons, God becomes a tool for winning our lifetime achievement award. Our neighbors become instruments in the crafting of our sense of meaning, impact, and identity. What we do for God is really for ourselves. — Michael S. Horton

You are no longer responsible. You are no longer allowed to give a shit. Nobody can need you ever again. Go. — Hannah Moskowitz

I don't watch a huge amount of telly. I read a lot. I'm reading at the moment 'Freedom,' by Jonathan Franzen, a great big brick of a book, and I'm loving it. — Nick Clegg

I go to dinner with my friends, and we're like, 'Let's put our phones on airplane mode so we can really enjoy each other's company.' — Ansel Elgort

I've stopped showing actors what to actually do. I rather just talk to them about it. Then I usually play music. That's a great way to convey inner emotion, bring the power of style and acting together. That's really what it is, very good acting without talking. — Nicolas Winding Refn

One day when I'm a physical therapist or whatever, I'll get to take care of your rickety, old body when your arm wears out from striking out everyone." "You wanna take care of my body, huh?" he asked, squeezing my had, looking over at me with a wicked gleam in his eyes, which totally left me flabbergasted. — Harper Bentley

It could be argued that there is an element of entertainment in every pie, as every pie is inherently a surprise by virtue of its crust. — Janet Clarkson

I will grab any opportunity I can to learn something new. — Lykke Li

The Athanasian Creed is to me light and intelligible reading in comparison with much that now passes for science. — Samuel Butler

I don't see why I should be a dame for just doing what I always wanted to do. — Cilla Black

If you want to be the best,
Work hardier than the rest.
If you don't want to be the best,
Just work like the rest. — Bob Stinson

Home to me is the world because my books have been translated into more than 30 languages. — Nawal El Saadawi

TV directing is fine because you can come in and do a TV show in a relatively short period of time, and that can pay the bills. — John Polson