Perarnau Magazine Quotes & Sayings

History has shown that the greater power of the gun is its power to deter. Bear in mind that criminals, by definition, target only victims they believe they can overpower. When the intended victim draws a gun, the predator realizes that their erstwhile target has the ability to kill them instantly. This tends to modify their behavior immediately without a shot being fired. — Massad Ayoob

I got through my teen years by being a bit of a clown. — Diane Cilento

The experience of [the African] bishops is that evangelization itself should be foremost, that the God of Jesus Christ must be known, believed in and loved, and that hearts must be converted if progress is to be made on social issues and reconciliation is to begin, and if - for example - AIDS is to be combated by realistically facing its deeper causes and the sick are to be given the loving care they need. Social issues and the Gospel are inseparable. — Pope Benedict XVI

There is a great responsibility on the team to perform well, because our supporters and the whole of the country are expecting us to do just that. — Andriy Shevchenko

If a concept or principle finds its place in an explanatory theory, it cannot be excluded on methodological grounds. — Noam Chomsky

In practice, don't just run basketball drills, teach the players how to play basketball. — Don Meyer

Our eyes met and our souls caught on fire. — Nikki Rowe

It was on my twenty-sixth birthday that it finally hit me: Love was bullshit. There was no happily ever after. — Cindi Madsen

Who am I? According to the prevailing worldview in our postmodern culture, I'm nothing. Why am I here? I am here to make the most of it, to consume and enjoy while I can. What Is Wrong with the World? If you ask proponents of postmodernism what is wrong with the world, the answer is very simple. People are either insufficiently educated or insufficiently governed. That's what's wrong with the world. People either don't know enough, or they are not being watched enough. How Can What Is Wrong Be Made Right? The solution to our woes is more education and more government. That's the only answer our culture can propose: teach people more stuff and give them more information. How — John Piper

God works through people by stirring their hearts and sometimes people never know how they are helping others. — Colby Buzzell

You have to pick what you're going to be worried about. Markets are volatile, but retirement is certain. — Nick Murray

China, the nation which suppressed every citizen in the country who has a different opinion to the government while the rulers sneak "peacefully" into every market in wider world of Diverse cultures. — Nilantha Ilangamuwa

You're not wearing mink knickers,are you? — Prince Philip

Books inspire a man to embrace the world or flee it. They start wars and end them. They make the men and women who write and publish them vast fortunes, and nearly as quickly can drive them into madness and despair. Stay away from what you do not fathom from now on ... — Matthew Pearl