Secularization Thesis Quotes & Sayings

What is it?'
'Nothing,' he said, and put his arm around her.
'You sighed.'
'I'd like to be further along than I am.'
She snuggled against his side. 'I know that feeling. But don't we make progress in fits and starts? Nothing happens for a long time, then suddenly we get a surprise, have an encounter, reach a decision point, and we're no longer the same as we were before. — Bernhard Schlink

She's a whore, that one, Pam said. — Charlaine Harris

I remember performing on a punk stage with no mic in the middle of a mosh pit. My act was called "How to Be a Domestic Goddess." — Roseanne Barr

The object of the intellect is to light and lead the will on its path, and therefore, the greater the force, impetus and passion, which spurs on the will from within, the more complete and luminous must be the intellect which is attached to it, that the vehement strife of the will, the glow of passion, and the intensity of the emotions, may not lead man astray, or urge him on to ill considered, false or ruinous action; this will, inevitably, be the result, if the will is very violent and the intellect very weak. On the other hand, a phlegmatic character, a weak and languid will, can get on and hold its own with a small amount of intellect; what is naturally moderate needs only moderate support. — Arthur Schopenhauer

Don't say I'm not talented. If you haven't noticed, I wasn't made. I was found. — Justin Bieber

I've done a bit of smuggling, I've run my share of grass. I made enough money to buy Miami, but I piss it away so fast. — Jimmy Buffett

I'm selfish.
Selfish enough to want it all.
And I know if I don't have you ...
... I don't have anything. — Katie Klein

Sometimes we are to guard our heart ... protect it from invasion and keep things safe and secure. Sometimes we should give our heart ... let certain qualities out and release them to others — Charles R. Swindoll

In fact, there was an ancient bearded guy in the corner who looked like he'd probably palled around with Mary Shelley. — Rachel Hawkins

It no longer mattered if it was the chicken or the egg; it was quite simply a nest from which both beautiful and damaged things came. — Tessie Regan

Writing a memoir has a particularly excited sense of narcissism. — Bill Ayers

You know, the one problem with building up unattainable fantasies in one's head," he said, staring intently at the television, "is that they grow so large they eventually burst, leaving nothing behind but disappointment. — Emigh Cannaday

To be simple, be kind.
To be free, be non-judgmental.
To be happy, be kind and loving. — Debasish Mridha

It's not enough to have a hacker culture anymore. You have to have a design culture, too. — Robert Scoble