Reverend John Rankin Quotes & Sayings

Be sure to forsake, to turn away from, any teaching in the world that will demand of you a "proof of goodness" by the renouncing of earthly joys, pleasures, happiness, possessions! Forget about the creed that tells you, that what you make in this life accounts for nothing in the next one. Life on this Earth is a gift and we do not accept good gifts only to throw them away later on! Make in this life laughter, joy, pleasure, attain good things and give to others good things, too. But never let your aim be to selflessness, for at the end of the day, our responsibilities are to our own selves and to those few whom we love and who truly love us. And holiness? Holiness is happiness, holiness is joy. — C. JoyBell C.

Ought we to be drunk every night?" Sebastian asked one morning.
"Yes, I think so."
"I think so too. — Evelyn Waugh

What I'd like is a lobotomy, a clean job, the top of my head neatly sawn off and designated contents removed. — Carol Shields

I genuinely enjoy talking one-to-one. I have no shyness about that. — Stephanie Beacham

You should never be too much involved ... otherwise, you suffer and you can't sing. This is what happened in the very first years I sang Madame Butterfly. — Renata Scotto

The World is three days: As for yesterday, it has vanished, along with all that was in it. As for tomorrow, you may never see it. As for today, it is yours, so work in it. — Hasan Of Basra

My father started on this golf course at Latrobe when he was sixteen years old. He was digging ditches when they were building the golf course. — Arnold Palmer

Tremble, thou wretch,
That hast within thee undivulged crimes
Unwhipped of justice. — William Shakespeare

Talent? That's not talent. Talent is Liza Minnelli tap dancing and singing at the same time. What I just saw was devastation. Dying man on the cross. Salvation in B minor. — Tiffanie DeBartolo

'Your brain doesn't process language quite like other people. Why that is, I have no idea.'
'I have a superior brain?'
'Uh,' Eliot said, 'I wouldn't go that far.' — Max Barry

In the middle of a long, quiet night I might give my mother a sharp kick. She'll wake, become insomniac, reach for the radio. Cruel sport, I know, but we are both better informed by the morning. — Ian McEwan

When I think of Spirit, I think of that mysterious force that pulls us into being, into becoming, into love. That can get political rather quickly. — Michael Gungor

Your soul is what integrates your will (your intentions), your mind (your thoughts and feelings, your values and conscience), and your body (your face, body language, and actions) into a single life. A soul is healthy - well-ordered - when there is harmony between these three entities and God's intent for all creation. When you are connected with God and other people in life, you have a healthy soul. — John Ortberg

All the calculus, quantum mechanics and languages in the world are worthless pieces of information, if they are not brought to the service of the society. — Abhijit Naskar

I'm not religious, but I've always been attracted to the rituals of religion; as a kid, Sunday church was the closest thing I had to an interactive, theatrical experience. — Missy Mazzoli