Submis Quotes & Sayings

In Mere Christianity, C. S. Lewis argues that human beings cannot be truly good or moral without faith in God and without submis- sion to the will of Christ. Unfortunately, Lewis does not provide any actual data for his assertions. They are nothing more than the mild musings of a wealthy British man, pondering the state of humanity's soul between his sips of tea. Had Lewis actually famil- iarized himself with real human beings of the secular sort, per- haps sat and talked with them, he would have had to reconsider this notion. As so many apostates explained to me, morality is most certainly possible beyond the confines of faith. Can people be good without God? Can a moral orientation be sustained and developed outside of a religious context? The answer to both of these questions is a resounding yes. — Phil Zuckerman

Sadness and love and pain, they're easy to feel- but not luck. — S.D. Crockett

I don't think it is deniable: whenever we, I, conservative media, are really interested in something, the mainstream media purposely avoid it. — Rush Limbaugh

Do not forget the joy of existence. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Now [Sue Grafton] loves writer's block, seeing it as a message from the psyche that the narrative is headed in the wrong direction. — Colleen O'Connor

Usually I play the bad guy role, a terrorist or someone. — Sayed Badreya

I think that politics could be a positive thing. My beef is that people focus on the personal aspect of a politician too much. They should focus on the results. — LL Cool J

End-users not technologies shape the market. Consequently marketers need to stay abreast not only of technological developments but also of the way people respond to them. — Matt Haig

Life is full of kinks. And the great thing about kinks? They eventually work themselves out. — Courtney Cole

The only time I'm the only woman in the room is when I go to the leadership meeting. — Nancy Pelosi

Humility, and the most patient perseverance, seem almost as necessary in gardening as rain and sunshine, and every failure must be used as a stepping-stone to something better. — Elizabeth Von Arnim

Eight grown Americans out of ten dread the coming of the Fourth, with its pandemonium and its perils, and they rejoice when it is gone-if still alive. — Mark Twain

You can't expect a man to change in one day by watching a film, right? — Mithun Chakraborty

In the fixed mindset, everything is about the outcome. If you fail - or if you're not the best - it's all been wasted. The growth mindset allows people to value what they're doing regardless of the outcome. They're tackling problems, charting new courses, working on important issues. Maybe they haven't found the cure for cancer, but the search was deeply meaningful. — Carol S. Dweck

Justice, mercy, does Mars care for them? — Ursula K. Le Guin

I jog in the morning and then write for about two hours. There are times when I'm really excited and can't wait to get back to it. But there are days when I don't know what's coming next, and I really have to force it. — Louis Sachar