Missionis Quotes & Sayings

It seems I have always been fortunate to be in a certain provident, which must be my sole skill, and worth, and luck. [p. 138] — Chang-rae Lee

We must become a people who are in submission, that is, submitted completely to the mission of the Church, 'in statu missionis.' Thus, living fully within the mainstream of grace, under the mantle of God's divine authority, and by uniting ourselves to the obedience of Christ on the cross, we participate in the reversal of Adam's sin. — Michael O'Brien

No one ever said love was easy. And if they did, they lied. — J. Sterling

The battle outside raging will soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. — Bob Dylan

What are the final lessons learned? I came to the conclusion that the most powerful human motive by far is the striving for attachment to loved ones in perpetuity. Humans will do anything for this, including blowing themselves (and others) to pieces. I learned that tribalism is universal. It may start with the attachment to another (typically, the mother and disinterest in those who are not her), and it may be furthered by the division of in-group as those we recognize and out-group as the rest, but our capacity for symbolism established in- and outgroups in us all, and we view their actions completely differently. We need, if we are to survive, a sense both of humanity as a tribe and of humanity's potential for radical violence. If we delude ourselves that we are the civilized entity we appear to be on the surface, we are doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past, only with more powerful and devastating weapons. — Donald G. Dutton

The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost. — G.K. Chesterton

The debate on healthcare was not done like most of our conferences are done - meaning it was not all on television. There was this procedural feeling that the bill wasn't done thoroughly and didn't reflect peoples' wishes. It's not coincidence that upwards of 60 percent of folks in my district are against it. — Timothy Griffin

I feel in some ways I've had a difficult life. And it makes me the kind of writer I am, in what I value, what I respect, what I hold dear. — Melissa Bank

All I can say is that if it helps to have friends, it helps even more to have friends who are governors! — David Sedaris

Loving the ideal more than the reality is the cause of all the misery the human species creates for itself. — Dean Koontz

Apply a stern and rigid policy of sterilization and segregation to that grade of population whose progeny is already tainted, or whose inheritance is such that objectionable traits may be transmitted to offspring. — Margaret Sanger