Patristics Defined Quotes & Sayings

Christians today appear to know Christ only after the flesh. They try to achieve communion with Him by divesting Him of His burning holiness and unapproachable majesty, the very attributes He veiled while on earth but assumed in fullness of glory upon His ascension to the Father's right hand. The Christ of popular Christianity has a weak smile and a halo. He has become Someone-Up-There who likes people, at least some people, and these are grateful but not too impressed. If they need Him, He also needs them. (The Knowledge of the Holy) — A.W. Tozer

Thank you for you consideration — Suzanne Collins

Others, including those with a social theory influence, talk about securitization primarily in terms of practices, context, and power relations that characterize the construction of threat images. — Thierry Balzacq

Comedy is not pretty. — Steve Martin

I used to think that if I had a choice between writing well and living well, I would choose the former. But now I think that's sheer lunacy. Writing weighs so much less, in the great cosmic equation, than living. — Nicole Krauss

Great men always have dogs. — Ouida

We need to do what we can do and let God do what we cannot. — Joyce Meyer

When you stop chasing your dreams, your dreams start chasing you. — Dez Del Rio

The desire to conquer is itself a sort of subjection. — George Eliot

Ah, cruel fate, how swiftly joy and sorrow alternate! — Raimbaut De Vaqueyras

Dog owners who stare into their pet's eyes experience a rapid increase in oxytocin - a neuropeptide involved in attachment and bonding. Exchanging gazes full of empathy and trust, we enjoy a special relationship with the dog.42 — Frans De Waal

Eternal joy can never be taken from God's people. Therefore ambition, restlessness, and avarice can be put away for the first time as we rest more and more in the work of the Son of God. — Michael Horton