Rg Collingwood Quotes & Sayings

Why would some all powerful being create creatures capable of reason and then demand that they act in a manner contrary to their creation? — Josh Charles

The blessings for which we hunger are not to be found in other places or people. These gifts can only be given to you by yourself. They are at home in the hearth of your soul. — John O'Donohue

Life is the messy bits. — Lise Friedman

I don't like doing the same material over and over again. It's not fun. — Wanda Sykes

You know, Sage, Jesus didn't tell us to forgive everyone. He said turn the other cheek, but only if you the one who was hit. Even the Lord's Prayer says it loud and clear: Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. Not others. What Jesus challenges us to do is to let go of the wrong done to you personally, not the wrong done to someone else. But most Christians incorrectly assume that this means that being a good christian means forgiving all sins, and the sinners. — Jodi Picoult

If you think you're enlightened go spend a week with your family. — Ram Dass

We don't want to give the controls to someone else; we want those reins ourselves. We want to get our way. And we get upset when things don't work out ... When we try to control someone else or events beyond the scope of our power, we lose. When we learn to discern the difference between what we can change and what we can't, we usually have an easier time expressing our power in our lives. Because we're not wasting all our energy using our power to change things we can't, we have a lot of energy left over to live our lives. — Melody Beattie

There's nothing worse than being an aging young person. — Richard Pryor

I didn't want to become anything other than my most vibrant, peaceful, and grateful self. — Elizabeth Lesser

Victory has a thousand fathers and defeat is an orphan. — Anonymous

The exile is a singular, whereas refugees tend to be thought of in the mass ... What is implied in these nuances of social standing is the respect we pay to choice. The exile appears to have made a decision, while the refugee is the very image of helplessness. — Mary McCarthy

Dear Celia, I show more mirth than I am mistress of; and would you yet I were merrier? ========== — Anonymous