Retroceso Cultural Quotes & Sayings

The final test of a work of art is not whether it has beauty, but whether it has power. — John Hersey

What treasures here do Mammon's sons behold! Yet know that all that which glitters is not gold. — Francis Quarles

I am not a violent person. I actually don't like to hurt people. — Gina Carano

You can go into Mark Twain's material and prove anything you want. He was against war. He was for war. He was against rich people and he was for them. He was a kaleidoscope. — Hal Holbrook

I remember going to see Billy Graham in a cinema in Glasgow, and he was down in London. I used to go and hear preachers, and then we always went to church and Sunday school. That mattered a lot to me. — Johann Lamont

Hey Pudge," the Colonel said. "What do you think of a truce?"
"It reminds me of when the Germans demanded that the U.S. surrender at the Battle of the Bulge," I said. "I guess I'd say to this truce offer what General McAuliffe said to that one: Nuts. — John Green

I have traveled the world. I have searched high and low. I have found nothing that satisfied my mind, my heart, and the deepest longings of my soul like Jesus does. He is not only the way the truth and the life; He is personal to me. He is my way, and my truth, and my life--just as He can be for anyone who reaches out to Him. — Lee Strobel

To show the potentialities of a brighter future we must first resuscitate the visions of a better past. — Josh Bernstein

At five in the afternoon.
It was exactly five in the afternoon.
A boy brought the white sheet
at five in the afternoon.
A frail of lime ready prepared
at five in the afternoon.
The rest was death, and death alone — Federico Garcia Lorca

God doesn't demand from you what He hasn't committed to your hands ... yes — Jaachynma N.E. Agu

The one thing I always loved about Michael Jackson: he had fun records, but he's also going to make some important statement with the music as well. He's not going to forsake the culture. — Warryn Campbell

Awards are merely the badges of mediocrity. — Charles Ives

Sometimes it's necessary to tell a lie when the truth will break a heart. — Karen White