David Jenkins famous quotes

No statement about God is simply, literally true. God is far more than can be measured, described, defined in ordinary language, or pinned down to any particular happening.
-- David Jenkins

#Swag #Ordinary #Language

I wouldn't put it past God to arrange a virgin birth if He wanted, but I very much doubt if He would.
-- David Jenkins

#Jesus #Past #Doubt

As I get older I seem to believe less and less and yet to believe what I do believe more and more.
-- David Jenkins

#Inspirational #Believe #Belief

I am not clear that God manoeuvres physical things? After all, a conjuring trick with bones only proves that it is as clever as a conjuring trick with bones
-- David Jenkins

#Clever #Bones #Conjuring

Fiber has a beneficial effect in preventing colon cancer.
-- David Jenkins

#Cancer #Fiber #Vegetarian

It is unfortunate that some in our party have lost sight of the importance of conservation and environmental protection for keeping America strong, healthy, prosperous, and secure. It's time for all of our Republican leaders to recognize that conservation is conservative.
-- David Jenkins

#Strong #Party #Sight

Deep thoughts (come) from a deep well. Society is useful because when we see ourselves reflected through others we can gain a deeper understanding of ourselves.
-- David Jenkins

#Understanding #Deep Thought #Gains

Victor Mature was a big man; he had a great swagger. I liked him and I knew we'd be good together on screen.

My departure from Hollywood was described as a walk-out. No one understood that I was cracking up.

But in this Second Work if thou extract our Air and our Fire with the phlegm water, they will the more naturally and easily be drawn out of their infernal prison, and with less losse of their Spirits, than by the former way before described.

Some folks look at me and see a certain swagger, which in Texas is called 'walking.'

The moral and social aspiration proper to American life is, of course, the aspiration vaguely described by the word democratic; and the actual achievement of the American nation points towards an adequate and fruitful definition of the democratic ideal.

If you're a burglar, it's no good waiting about outside somebody's house, looking good with your swag bag ready. Just get in there, burgle them and come out. I don't advocate that obviously, it's just an analogy.

It is not just the history of the Hawaiian islands but the significance of the ordinary people whose lives - many quite extraordinary - make up that history.

Language can be a way of hiding your thoughts and preventing communication.

When language is treated beautifully and interestingly, it can feel good for the body: It's nourishing; it's rejuvenating.

It was like we were exchanging codes, on how to be a father and a daughter, like we'd read about it in a manual, translated from another language, and were doing our best with what we could understand.