Priscilla Barnes Quotes & Sayings

You can't get too far into the Gospels without noticing that Jesus made a pretty lousy apologist. — Rachel Held Evans

That's the downside of being in love. It exposes your weaknesses. You're easy to manipulate and to take advantage of. — Nicole Huggins

? If you are not awed in the presence of a Holy God, then I say you may be like the crowds we have been observing in the Gospel of Mark and think of Jesus as no more than a winning lottery ticket to solve your immediate problems. Once the ticket is cashed, you take the money and go your own way. — Jonah Books

I remember having 100 views on a video and being like, "I don't have a hundred friends." So that was a moment. — Tyler Oakley

An oxymoronic combination of the tough and tender, [Of Mice and Men] will appeal to sentimental cynics, cynical sentimentalists ... Readers less easily thrown off their trolley will still prefer Hans Andersen.
[Time 1937] — Time-Life Books

Wylan knew Nina could handle just about any man and any situation, but he didn't think she should have to sit half-dressed in a drafty gambling parlor, perched on some leering lawyer's lap. At the very least, she was probably going to catch cold. — Leigh Bardugo

she gave a small cough. He turned and thought, oh my god, I'm doomed. — A.K. Michaels

I do not like [in the new Federal Constitution] the omission of a Bill of Rights providing clearly and without the aid of sophisms for ... protection against standing armies — Thomas Jefferson

Yet panics, in some cases, have their uses; they produce as much good as hurt. Their duration is always short; the mind soon grows through them, and acquires a firmer habit than before. — Thomas Paine

Eradicate the source of problem, it will vanish automatically. — Rajesh Walecha

Most of my comedy writing happens through improvisation on stage; doing it in the moment. — Marc Maron

On the monetization front, our strengthening leadership in internet user base and broadening reach of our platform have already positioned us as a must-buy platform in online video for brand advertisers to reach a nationwide audience within China. — Victor Koo

To an American, that which deprives him of his freedom he regards as injustice, and that which allows him to enjoy that freedom he regards as justice. The concept of justice is as central to the totality of his being as freedom is, and this is not surprising, since the motivating idea behind the American Declaration of Independence was the fervent desire for justice. — Ndabaningi Sithole