Trautl Conrad Quotes & Sayings

According to Scripture, it was not man's flesh that fell into sin, but the whole man. The doctrine of total depravity means that the extent of the Fall is total, that every aspect of man's being is tainted by sin, and that the root of it is the 'heart' of man, in his mind, nature and being. To seek refuge in the spirit to escape from the flesh is to seek sanctity in the capitol of sin, for it was and is man's desire to be as God, to be his own god, determining good and evil for himself, which is the essence of original sin (Gen. 3:5). The ascetic quest thus took refuge in sin from sin! It flew from the suburbs of temptation into the central city of sin and was then bewildered to find the enemy there. — Rousas John Rushdoony

Something about the way you looked at me made me think for a moment that maybe we were meant to be . — Michelle Branch

A fruit is not afraid of its own weight. It grows into its skin fully. It is whole, each part of its body equally alive. — Gayle Brandeis

Let's be about leaving this world better than we find it each and every day. Our life is a testimony and through us divine loving is becoming more manifest. Greater good is calling upon us here in this world to be done this day. One of my rallying calls is let's go out and do some good. This is who we are. This is what we are about. — John Morton

Somebody has to be sane during regular business hours, and it's not going to be me, missy. — Darynda Jones

Drop out of the public schools. The public schools cannot be compromised with. — Timothy Leary

The importance of prayer rises in proportion to the importance of the things we should give up in order to pray — John Piper

Don't worry about things that you have no control over, because you have no control over them. Don't worry about things that you have control over, because you have control over them. — Mickey Rivers

Tis certain that Morality is an indispensable Requisite of true Religion, and there can be none without it. But it would become the Pride and Ignorance of Pagans only, to magnify it, as the Whole of what is necessary. — Samuel Richardson

For all the things that had happened to her, all the people she had met, the miles of ocean she had covered, she could feel nothing worth writing except: 'an exceedingly grand apartment which I spoil by the excess of irritation and agitation I carry with me everywhere... — Peter Carey

One minute we can be in a small club, the next minute we can be in a coliseum, and the next minute we can be in a small auditorium. It varies, depending on the promoter, the budget, and the travelling distance. — Ben E. King

I would never approach a small-breasted woman. — William J. Clinton