Papuans Quotes & Sayings

It's hard to outdo the Lord in generosity. — Jerold Panas

Our problems, all come from nothing; they are all based on a misunderstanding that does not even exist. — Sogyal Rinpoche

There are no roadblocks, only springboards. — Brent Smith

Blessed is the society with elderly souls. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Monotheism generally allows for no greys. Ideas are either true or false. Hence, although science develops out of the alchemy of the medieval Christian milieu (derived from Arabic alchemy, which was stimulated by the much earlier Chinese alchemy), science is not understood by the nonscientific monotheistic population. The general Western public mistakenly thinks science presents unalterable truth, as does their religion, rather than theories to be tested and continually discarded to be replaced by new hypotheses, which is the actual scientific method. — Jordan D. Paper

Mimesis

My daughter

wouldn't hurt a spider

That had nested
Between her bicycle handles
For two weeks
She waited
Until it left of its own accord

If you tear down the web I said
It will simply know
This isn't a place to call home
And you'd get to go biking

She said that's how others
Become refugees isn't it? — Fady Joudah

The preaching of the Word to a prayerless congregation falls at the very feet of the preacher. — E. M. Bounds

Who is the Tolstoy of the Zulus? The Proust of the Papuans? — Saul Bellow

I do not worship matter, I worship the God of matter, who became matter for my sake and deigned to inhabit matter, who worked out my salvation through matter. I will not cease from honoring that matter which works for my salvation. I venerate it, though not as God. — John Of Damascus

Extraordinary performances come out of a process of continuous, regular physical and mental practice. The mindset of an extraordinary athlete is relaxed but focused and open to even higher achievements. — Chungliang Al Huang

You don't know if he's pissed or just laughing at you. — Graham McNamee