Godand Quotes & Sayings

In the Church, bodily asceticism has always been the supreme road to
theological knowledge. It is not possible for man to come to know the truth of life, the truth of Godand the truth of his own existence purely through intellectual categories ... — Christos Yannaras

Protestantism, of course, is much more explicitly divided into different traditions - the Pentecostals, the Anglicans. But there is the main tradition of Protestantism that comes out of the Reformation and that produced people like Kant and Hegel and so on, who are not normally thought of as being people writing in a theological tradition, although Hegel, of course, wrote theology his whole life. — Marilynne Robinson

What happened, and what might have happened? — Tim O'Brien

I went through a long period where I was afraid of doing things I wanted to do, and you get your courage back, which is what's important. — George Michael

Triumph cannot help being cruel. — Jose Ortega Y Gasset

The principle though remains the same, and the important thing is CBS fought hard, very hard, to protect that principle and will fight again. — Floyd Abrams

Thankfulness is not something God gives us. It is not a spiritual gift and it is not a spiritual fruit. We can receive God's peace, joy and love, but thankfulness is something that we give to Godand to others. It is a choice that we make. Let us thank Him today with songs of celebration, hearts of strong devotion and acts of admiration. — Roy Lessin

Youth may be admired for vigor, but gray hair gives prestige to old age. — Eugene H. Peterson

There's no theme, no moral to be learned, except for the knowledge that lightning can strike from a clear blue sky one morning and take away everything you've built, everything you've counted on, leaving wreckage and no meaning behind. It can happen to anyone, it can happen to you. — Damon Galgut

I imagine that the intelligent people are the ones so intelligent that they don't even need or want to look 'intelligent' anymore. — Criss Jami

She's a human being, just like me. Frail and faulty and flawed, capable of making the most heinous mistakes and inflicting the most severe pain. But equally capable of the greatest love. — Sarah Ockler

I'm here, got no choice. But you, you should be telling people. — Sarah Kane