Weighdownradio Quotes & Sayings

I didn't want anybody seeing my fire until I burned them with it. — Cameron Conaway

There is no excuse for human rights abuse, whether in the name of security or in the name of liberation. — Irene Khan

Learning philosophy is learning a particular kind of intuitive understanding. — Iris Murdoch

Christian optimism is not a sugary optimism, nor is it a mere human confidence that everything will turn out all right. It is an optimism that sinks its roots into an awareness of our freedom, and the sure knowledge of the power of grace. It is an optimism that leads us to make demands on ourselves, to struggle to respond at every moment to God's call. — Josemaria Escriva

The subject for which I am asking your attention deals with the foundations of mathematics. To understand the development of the opposing theories existing in this field one must first gain a clear understnding of the concept "science"; for it is as a part of science that mathematics originally took its place in human thought. — L. E. J. Brouwer

If you want to become the best runner you can be, start now. Don't spend the rest of your life wondering if you can do it. — Priscilla Welch

[G]reat stories communicate simple truths that reflect the poetic dimensions of the human soul. Not only do powerful characters help us understand our lives, their stories reflect our core values as human beings. — Kate Wright

As you look back in history, we [the United States] have done wonderful things, the Marshal Plan is the most obvious. After World War II, we spent billions of dollars to rebuild Europe or at least part of Europe after the devastation of World War II. We did it out of charity, but we also did it to keep the Russians from getting deeply into Europe. — Michael Beschloss

The fastest way to know God is to serve the God in someone else. — Peter Reinhart