Matthean Community Quotes & Sayings

Christ wants to lead men by their love, their personal love to Him, and the confidence of His personal love to them. — Horace Bushnell

There are occasions when I've pretended to be in a firefight, and then there are people who have really been in a firefight. Clearly it's absolutely ridiculous, and even disrespectful, to suggest that I understand what that is. — Christian Bale

To no man make yourself a boon companion: Your joy will be less but less will be your grief — Marcus Aurelius

All I can say about life is "Oh God, enjoy it. — Bob Newhart

I write because I know I am only one to control the world I created in my books. — Anamika Mishra

Heroes are people who rise to the occasion and slip quietly away. — Tom Brokaw

Imperialism as he [Kipling] sees it is a sort of forcible evangelising. — George Orwell

Light can only be understood with the wisdom of darkness. — Ka Chinery

Tell him you see me when he takes you in his arms — Leigh Bardugo

An aura surrounds every living thing, an aura in a different colour each time. Do you know what colour is yours? — Elif Shafak

Notable characters do not alone bear trouble; they use it. — Hugh B. Brown

The spread of BSE [mad cow disease] in Europe has revealed how secret alliances between agribusiness and government can endanger the public health. It has shown how the desire for profit can overrule every other consideration. British agricultural officials were concerned as early as 1987 that eating meat from BSE-infected cattle might pose a risk to human beings. That information was suppressed for years, and the possibility of any health risk was strenuously denied, in order to protect exports of British beef. Scientists who disagreed with the official line were publicly attacked and kept off government committees investigating BSE. Official denials of the truth delayed important health measures. — Eric Schlosser