Manity Calls Quotes & Sayings

If we are wayfarers who want to return home, then we must see the world as a means of transportation (terestibus vel marinis vehiculis) and always remember to distinguish the means and ends. — Augustine Of Hippo

My dad was a plumber, and my mom was on and off again, either a stay-at-home mom or working with the disabled as a visiting-nurse assistant. — Craig Thompson

I do think that you're starting to see young people pay attention to some longterm issues that they feel Washington has neglected. — Barack Obama

I engage with local politics because it affects people I love. And I engage in national politics because it affects people I love. — Shane Claiborne

I play Dwight. That is just much me being of service and worshiping as if I'm on my knees in some temple somewhere or bowing my head in prayer to God in some way. It's really all just the same thing. — Rainn Wilson

Loving yourself means to be your own best friend. Loving yourself means that you do not betray yourself. Loving yourself means only choosing situations and relationships that honor your divinity and respect your body. Loving yourself means eating foods that are healthy because you want to treat your body well. Loving yourself mean you talk kindly to yourself after you have made a mistake because you realize that you are human and that we all make mistakes. Loving yourself means exercising because you want to protect your body and keep it as a well-tuned optimally working — Liz Nierzwicki

When thing are at it's worse you dig deep and finish your mission or be carried out on your shield. — Cung Le

What does it mean to be true to the faith? That word true implies commitment, integrity, endurance, and courage. — Dallin H. Oaks

Perhaps when you were a little child, people would sometimes take your toy away from you. You learned to cry, to try to manipulate the situation; or to smile so as to please your caretaker, to make her give back the toy. As a young child, you learned to produce a diplomatic smile. That's one way of dealing with the problem of survival. You learn without even knowing that you're learning. The feeling that you're fragile, vulnerable, unable to defend yourself, the feeling that you always need someone to be with you, is always there. That original fear - and its other face, original desire - is always there. The infant, with his fear and his desire, is always alive in us. — Thich Nhat Hanh

an ideology may resonate among a particular community due to a broad range of political issues like incompetent, authoritarian or corrupt governments, as well as economic issues like widespread poverty or unemployment. In many instances, the political and socioeconomic grievances that lead to terrorism are tied to a government's legitimacy, or lack thereof. — James J.F. Forest

Never believe all that you hear.
Always verify the original source of information. — Lailah Gifty Akita

If you feel compelled to respond every time you're criticized it reveals just how much you've built your identity on being right. — Tullian Tchividjian

There ought to be a law against the sun rising and setting for you in somebody else. — Harry Crews