Sybrand Niessen Quotes & Sayings

Nature is the birthright of everyone on Earth. The millions of species we have allowed to survive are our phylogenetic kin. Their long-term history is our long-term history. Despite all our fantasies and pretensions, we always have been and will remain a biological species tied to this particular biological world. — Edward O. Wilson

The message of biblical Christianity is 'God loves me so that I might make him- his ways, his salvation, his glory, and his greatness- known among all nations.' Now God is the object of our faith, and Christianity centers around him. We are not the end of the gospel; God is' — David Platt

To know what to do with time is to convert a day — Sunday Adelaja

The transition from libertine to prig was so complete. — F Scott Fitzgerald

The tendency to view the holistic work of the church as the action of the privileged toward the marginalized often derails the work of true community healing. Ministry in the urban context, acts of justice and racial reconciliation require a deeper engagement with the other - an engagement that acknowledges suffering rather than glossing over it. — Soong-Chan Rah

If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all. — Oscar Wilde

The time I kill is killing me. — Mason Cooley

If you draw the gun and don't shoot right. you're shot down! — Tapan Ghosh

There is one bit of advice given us by the ancient Greeks, and by the Jews in the Old Testament, and by the great Christian teachers of the Middle Ages, which the modern economic system has completely disobeyed. All these people told us not to lend money at interest; and lending money at interest - what we call investment - is the basis of our whole system. — C.S. Lewis

I don't know if any genuine, meaningful change could ever result from a song. It's kind of like throwing peanuts at a gorilla. — Tom Waits

I prepare myself for rehearsals like I would for marriage. — Maria Callas

It's so easy to get caught up in wanting success, wealth, and fame. If that's the kind of recognition you seek in life, it won't last because it's not authentic. We are here to be of service, to be of value, and to help others in our own unique ways. Success doesn't define who we are. It's only a reminder of what we can achieve. — Demi Lovato

I don't know if I can articulate how I feel. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would make it here. — Keith Carter

In order for us and our families to withstand the pressures of the world, we must be filled with light and gospel truth. — Cheryl A. Esplin