Villars Mountain Quotes & Sayings

History always happens to us and nothing ever stays the same. — Tony Judt

mission is what "God is doing in the world through the church, and even without the church, to bring his creation to its consummation: unity and fullness in Jesus Christ. — Sarah Bessey

As often happens during a war, some parts of the country prospered, notwithstanding the constant loss. — Albert Bushnell Hart

Let me just tell you this, Watanabe," said Midori, pressing her cheek against my neck. "I'm a real, live girl, with real, live blood gushing through my veins. You're holding me in your arms and I'm telling you that I love you. I'm ready to do anything you tell me to do. I may be a little bit mad, but I'm a good girl, and honest, and I work hard, I'm kind of cute, I have nice boobs, I'm a good cook, and my father left me a trust fund. I mean, I'm a real bargain, don't you think? If you don't take me, I'll end up going somewhere else. — Haruki Murakami

If there's not some sort of friction in a move forward, your step is not as consequential as you'd like to believe it is. — Leander Kahney

There's something beautiful about that Scripture that says, "Your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams" (Acts 2:17). We need each other. There is power when the old and young dream together. — Shane Claiborne

You have to have a certain persona to be a star, you know, and I don't have that. I'm a banana. — Harvey Korman

Politics isn't about big money or power games, it's about the improvement of people's lives. Paul Wellstone — Amy E. Black

Criticism can be devastating. When push comes to shove, we are all very sensitive. — Steve Vai

To wish a healthy man to die is the wish from a mind of sickness. To wish an ailing man to die is the wish of the ambitious. — Roman Payne

Sometimes we crash and burn. It's better to do it in private. — Dean Kamen

I believe that when a person has hope in the future, believe in their ability to achieve and understand that God made them for a purpose, then they will, in the end, and achieve great things. — John Patrick Hickey

The cinema is truth 24 frames-per-second — Jean-Luc Godard

The World Bank, anxious that the last vestiges of Zimbabwe's former inclination toward socialism be abandoned, successfully urged the imposition of a token tuition charge for all grade levels. Equivalent to one U. S. dollar per year per child, this fee constitutes a burden to the poorest families, who have responded by sending only boys to classes. Too many of the girls ... have resorted to prostitution in order to eat. — Michael Dorris