Lewald Modernes Quotes & Sayings

But the acknowledging of one God, eternal, infinite, and omnipotent, may more easily be derived, from the desire men have to know the causes of natural bodies, and their several virtues, and operations; than from the fear of what was to befall them in time to come. For he that from any effect he seeth come to pass, should reason to the next and immediate cause thereof, and from thence to the cause of that cause, and plunge himself profoundly in the pursuit of causes; shall at last come to this, that there must be, as even the heathen philosophers confessed, one first mover; that is, a first, and an eternal cause of all things; which is that which men mean by the name of God: and all this without thought of their fortune; the solicitude whereof, both inclines to fear, and hinders them from the search of the causes of other things; and thereby gives occasion of feigning of as many gods, as there be men that feign them. — Christopher Hitchens

Only mothers can think of the future - because they give birth to it in their children. — Maxim Gorky

I think I have so much more to accomplish in this world of acting. There are many different types of characters I want to play. I want to keep making people laugh, and I want to explore dramatic roles as well. — Dilshad Vadsaria

[T]hat question is like asking what color Tuesday was. It's meaningless. — James S.A. Corey

The older I get, the more I prefer to talk to old people. Old people or kids. — Miuccia Prada

I am weird, and you know what? That's OK. So are most interesting people. — Em Bailey

Hockey is not a sport - it's a disease. — Chico Resch

The world can no longer be left to mere diplomats, politicians, and business leaders. They have done the best they could, no doubt. But this is an age for spiritual heroes- a time for men and women to be heroic in their faith and in spiritual character and power. The greatest danger to the Christian church today is that of pitching its message too low. — Dallas Willard

I always give a print to everybody I photograph, and some of my subjects have told me they have a hard time hanging them up at home. — Catherine Opie

A depression is a situation of self-fulfilling pessimism. — Joan Robinson