Suzuko Kashiki Quotes & Sayings

The icon of the Bible as God's textbook for the world is as bankrupt as the idea that it stands for, of religious faith as absolute black-and-white certainty. Just as the cultural icon of the flag often becomes a substitute for patriotism, and just as the cultural icon of the four-wheel-drive truck often becomes a substitute for manly independence and self-confidence, so the cultural icon of the Bible often becomes a substitute for a vital life of faith, which calls not for obedient adherence to clear answers but thoughtful engagement with ultimate questions. The Bible itself invites that kind of engagement. The iconic image of it as a book of answers discourages it. — Timothy Beal

The skyscrapers began to rise again, frailly massive, elegantly utilitarian, images in their grace, audacity and inconclusiveness, of the whole character of the people who produces them. — Malcolm Muggeridge

Society flourishes when and only when its molecular unit, the family, flourishes. We know that lasting improvement comes only in the small increments produced by individuals adhering to the simple rules of life ... — George Will

One very important key to maintaining our daily sanity is a simple scheduling tactic I call Putting Things the Hell Off. — Ian Frazier

I distrust Great Men. They produce a desert of uniformity around them and often a pool of blood too, and I always feel a little man's pleasure when they come a cropper. — E. M. Forster

Three rules for coaching: 1.) Surround yourself with people who can't live without football. 2.) Recognize winners. They come in all forms. 3.) Have a plan for everything. — Bear Bryant

HAC: Human-Animal Conflict. — James Patterson

Neatness of phrase is so closely akin to wit that it is often accepted as its substitute. — Agnes Repplier

The body sprang At once to the height, and stayed; but the soul,-no! — Robert Browning

In moments of prayer, people tend to pose as a critic and point out percieved flaws in God's art. — Steve Maraboli

My preferred style is to write in first person, so I always have to play around with possible narrator voices until I find something that works. — Laurie Graham

I chose a pseudonym, Chris Marker, pronounceable in most languages, because I was very intent on traveling. — Chris Marker

Often you get wonderful singers who maybe aren't as strong as actors, or you get wonderful actors who can't sing very well. — Alexander Hanson

She looks at me, this is not what she had expected, she sniffs at the food and only slowly starts to eat, swallows each mouthful with demonstrative gloom, and then turns to look at me again, a long look, with those eyes, sighs and goes on, as if she were emptying the poisoned chalice. Spoiled dog. — Per Petterson

I think inequality is fine, as long as it is in the common interest. The problem is when it gets so extreme, when it becomes excessive. — Thomas Piketty