Laurane Sheehan Quotes & Sayings

All governments are ordained by God, but none compare to government by God, theocracy. — William R. Bowen

Children learn from anything and everything they see. They learn wherever they are, not just in special learning places. — John Holt

Literature should be more revolutionary than revolutions themselves; writers must find the means to continue to be critical of the negative elements in the sociopolitical reality. — Naguib Mahfouz

Tireless, tied, as a moon-bound sea Moves — Sylvia Plath

A viable neighborhood is a community: and a viable community is made up of neighbors who cherish and protect what they have in common. — Wendell Berry

But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Though you are little among the thousands of Judah, Yet out of you shall come forth to Me The One to be Ruler in Israel, Whose goings forth are from of old, From everlasting." (Micah 5:2) — Val Waldeck

Men like to become Christians without crossing racial, linguistic or class barriers — Donald McGavran

There is a certain class of race problem-solvers who don't want the patient to get well, because as long as the disease holds out they have not only an easy means of making a living, but also an easy medium through which to make themselves prominent before the public. — Booker T. Washington

Slowly and imperceptibly, the one true God begins acquiring the features of the gods of this world. For instance, our God simply gratifies our desires rather than reshaping them in accordance with the beauty of God's own character. Our God then kills enemies rather than dying on their behalf as God did in Jesus Christ. — Miroslav Volf

you were a dragon long before
he came around and said
you could fly

you will remain a dragon
long after he's left — Rupi Kaur

Vibrators. I think they are great. They keep you out of stupid sex. I'd pitch them to anybody. — Anne Heche

We are living in a time in which movies such as 'Super Size Me' and 'An Inconvenient Truth' have made box-office history, and books such as 'No Logo' and my own, 'The Silent Takeover,' are bestsellers. — Noreena Hertz

Love is a dream, then you wake up — Lucy Keating

When you maintain bitterness and contempt towards someone, you're actually binding yourself to them. You've given them a foothold in your life with an emotional connection that is stronger than any prison cell. It's a jail sentence of solitary anger and animosity. Forgiveness is the ONLY thing that breaks that emotional bond. It's the key that sets you free. ~Jason Versey — Jason Versey