Ungreen Quotes & Sayings

The democratic concept of man is false, because it is Christian. The democratic concept holds that ... each man is a sovereign being. This is the illusion, dream, and postulate of Christianity. — Karl Marx

Presidents, whether things are good or bad, get the blame. I understand that. — George W. Bush

Part of the genius of (Nick) Sabin's system was that he understood that no matter the skill set, he was inheriting vulnerable kids from various backgrounds. For those times when they made poor decisions, as they invariably did, the safety net must be strong as far and wide as possible. — Jeff Benedict

I'm happy in the UK. I absolutely love it and I've finally got a great group of friends. I've got a lovely little flat and my work's here. — Billie Piper

On our flight back from Arizona where we adopted our daughter three years after our ungreen one-headed son a stewardess ... paused to to adore the little girl my wife was holding. The woman was very attractive and seemed happy and easy with herself - confident enough to say to my wife 'Well congratulations and my don't you look terrific too.' My wife said 'Well we've just adopted her.' And the stewardess said 'How wonderful Congratulations again I was adopted too.' Happily the enthusiastic remark was not lost on our three-year-old boy nor was it lost on him that in Pheonix we had stayed in a close to luxurious resort hotel. He didn't know or care about the dreary heavy rain that fell in Atlanta when he came into our lives - all he knew about adoption at this point really was that it involved a warm whirpool tub cornucopian buffet breakfasts and a fascinating differently private-partsed baby. — Daniel Menaker

Christian joy is a gift of God flowing from a good conscience. — Philip Neri

...there is a seed of light inside of us, a mysterious Inner Voice. — Sue Monk Kidd

I'm an only child, so I'm pretty much a loner. — Shia Labeouf

Exhaustion, burnout, and depression are not signs that you are doing God's will. God is gentle and loving. God desires to give you a deep sense of safety in God's love. Once you have allowed yourself to experience that love fully, you will be better able to discern who you are being sent to in God's name. — Henri J.M. Nouwen

One can never pay in gratitude: one can only pay 'in kind' somewhere else in life. — Anne Morrow Lindbergh

If absolute sovereignty be not necessary in a State, how comes it to be so in a family? — Mary Astell

I gang my own gait and have never belonged to my country, my home, my friends, or even my immediate family, with my whole heart; in the face of all these ties I have never lost an obstinate sense of detachment, of the need for solitude - a feeling which increases with the years. — Albert Einstein

A not unblack dog was chasing a not unsmall rabbit across a not ungreen field. — George Orwell

There's a part of me that's convinced this everlasting war will end when I coax a smile out of that girl. — Rick Yancey

Volume depends precisely on the writer's having been able to sit in a room every day, year after year, alone. — Susan Sontag