Tiefes Rundtal Quotes & Sayings

37. On this point, and the whole paragraph, see especially Oliver O'Donovan, The Ways of Judgment (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2005). — J. Ross Wagner

People are not prisoners of fate, but prisoners of their own minds. — Franklin D. Roosevelt

Anger turns the mind out of doors and bolts the entrance. — Plutarch

When politicians presume to do God's work, they do not become divine but diabolical. — Pope Benedict XVI

When you first go on duty at CIA headquarters, you raise your hand and swear an oath - not to government, not to the agency, not to secrecy. You swear an oath to the Constitution. So there's this friction, this emerging contest between the obligations and values that the government asks you to uphold, and the actual activities that you're asked to participate in. — Jeremy Scahill

The economic and technological changes are real, but I just can't bring myself to wax apocalyptic about the future of books. — David Edelstein

Hee that gives thee a bone, would not have thee die. — George Herbert

You will be amazed how much can change in your life when you finally begin to let go of what you can never have. All — Henry Cloud

The Congresswoman was depressed by the fact that a woman of her standing could no longer count on making it to the rest room "in time" during the extensive rehabilitation that followed her shooting. Her husband, commander of a space shuttle crew, encouraged her by identifying with her limitation. Even revered astronauts, he revealed, have bodily limits and have to rely on Huggies during extended launch exercises. — Gabrielle Giffords

Confusion comes from trying to amalgamate several conflicting ideas. — Eero Saarinen

So life isn't exciting?" continued Gary. "Great. Give me boredom. At least I know where I'm going to eat and sleep tonight. I'll still have a job on Monday. Yeah?" He turned and looked at Richard.
Richard nodded, hesitantly. "Yeah. — Neil Gaiman

A lot of disappointed people have been left standing on the street corner waiting for the bus marked Perfection. — Donald Kennedy

Trust no one. You may be working with the last honest cop in Mexicali, but why bet your life on it? — Michael Connelly

The person with the most contacts does not win a prize. Number of friends, likes or fans is only measured by those who want to boast of more contacts. But a contact alone is worth nothing. The real prize comes to those who create the most interactions with the contacts they already have. These interactions sometimes gain them additional followers, usually lead to more interpersonal interactions and will ultimately bring in sales. — Brian Basilico