Nuotare Al Quotes & Sayings

Severe illness isolates those in close contact with it, because it inevitably narrows the focus of concern. To a certain extent this can lead to healing, but not if the circle of concern is so tight that it cannot be broken into, or out of. — Madeleine L'Engle

The thought of retirement set his nerves twitching and straining: he always prayed that death would come first. — Graham Greene

Abruptly Jesus broke into prayer: Thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth. You've concealed your ways from sophisticates and know-it-alls, but spelled them out clearly to ordinary people. Yes, Father, that's the way you like to work. — Eugene H. Peterson

I've made mistakes in my life for sure. — Kim Kardashian

Life being what it is, one dreams of revenge. — Paul Gauguin

Surrender unconditionally, even in the absence of evidence, to the truth of the cosmos. — Devdutt Pattanaik

Love is the most powerful and still most unknown energy in the world. — Pierre Teilhard De Chardin

Look, [Mitt] Romney comes from a religion founded by a criminal who was anti-American, pro-slavery, and a rapist. And he comes from that lineage and says, 'I respect this religion fully.' — Lawrence O'Donnell

I don't think anyone "finds" joy. Rather, we cultivate it by searching for the preciousness of small things, the ordinary miracles, that strengthen our hearts so we can keep them open to what is difficult — Dawna Markova

Psalm 73:1: "Truly God is good to Israel, to such as are pure in heart." Here the psalmist is speaking prophetically, distinguishing Israel as people whose hearts have been cleansed - which is possible only through the blood of Christ. — David Wilkerson