Slvia Greggii Quotes & Sayings

In fact, even Tillich's socialism was accommodationist because it continued the Constantinian strategy: The way to make the church radical is by identifying the church with secular "radicals", that is, socialists. — Stanley Hauerwas

'Blind Curve,' the book I'm working on now, sprang from a crazy incident that happened to me last year while on my book tour. I was pulled out of my car for a minor traffic violation - an incident that escalated into my being thrown into cuffs and told I was going to jail. Except in my story, the hero doesn't get off as easily as I did. — Andrew Gross

God will give us the strength to be able to handle things. I mean, you can try to do it on your own, and sometimes you can pull off some stuff, but in the long run, it's much easier with Him by our side. — Bethany Hamilton

There's no way I'm goin' down. I don't go down for nobody. — Jake LaMotta

And why do the main characters always have to hate each other at the beginning of the movie? Like, hello, red flag. It's so obvious they're going to get together. — Catherine McKenzie

Canned food is a perversion,' Ignatius said. 'I suspect that it is ultimately very damaging to the soul. — John Kennedy Toole

My name is Raven Stirling!" I shout. "And I am stronger than you! — Amy Ewing

The simple tableau is so rich with meaning that whether represented on the mantelpiece or in the mind, it seems suspended, complete unto itself, somewhere in eternity. — Lucinda Franks

Grasping the realities of the Middle East is never easy. This is not primarily because they change quickly, but because so much time, effort, and money is spent to prevent reality from breaking through. — Elliott Abrams

Our minds are always active. We analyze, reflect, daydream, or dream. There is not a moment during the day or night when we are not thinking. You might say our thinking is 'unceasing.' Sometimes we wish that we could stop thinking for a while; that would save us from many worries, guilt feelings, and fears. Our ability to think is our greatest gift, but it is also the source of our greatest pain. Do we have to become victims of our unceasing thoughts? No, we can convert our unceasing thinking into unceasing prayer by making our inner monologue into a continuing dialogue with our God, who is the source of all love.
Let's break out of our isolation and realize that Someone who dwells in the center of our beings wants to listen with love to all that occupies and preoccupies our minds. — Henri J.M. Nouwen

Reading and thoughtfulness and openness are the best way, I should think, to begin to address the richness that is in each of us. — Julia Alvarez

In college, you're kind of designing who you want to be. And I wanted to be a big reader. — Josh Radnor

Offen love between two people intensifies not because of beauty or some advantage, but because of sheer spiritual affinity. — Al-Ghazali

We have flooded ourselves with the media in all its many forms. Our minds are now open to signals. We have become aerials. — Jeff Noon