Conrad Hyers famous quotes

What is particularly intriguing, in fact, is that whereas many peoples tend to locate this experience (of the sacred) in certain unusual, if not 'supernatural' moments and circumstances . . . the Oriental focus is upon mystery in the most obvious, ordinary, mundane-the most natural-situations of life.
-- Conrad Hyers

#Life #Focus #Sacred

Children have a remarkable talent for not taking the adult world with the kind of respect we are so confident it ought to be given. To the irritation of authority figures of all sorts, children expend considerable energy in "clowning around." They refuse to appreciate the gravity of our monumental concerns, while we forget that if we were to become more like children our concerns might not be so monumental.
-- Conrad Hyers

#Family #Children #Irritation

Humor is not the opposite of seriousness. Humor is the opposite of despair.
-- Conrad Hyers

#Opposites #Despair #Seriousness

We live in an ironic society where even play is turned into work. But the highest existence is not work; the highest level of existence is play.
-- Conrad Hyers

#Play #Ironic #Levels

Oh when I was in love with you, Then I was clean and brave, And miles around the wonder grew How well did I behave. And now the fancy passes by, And nothing will remain, And miles around they'll say that I Am quite myself again.

I will do anything. Anything, Blaire, just to be near you. I can’t think about anything else. I can’t focus on anything. So never think you’re inconveniencing me. You need me, I’m there.

One lesson that every nation can learn from China is to focus more on creating village-level enterprises, quality health services and educational facilities.

You can ruin anything if you focus at it.

Any album that you pick up of mine, you know it's an Akon album. The guests are very limited, and you get to really feel the experience. You get the Akon experience when you get the albums. I always want to make sure that stays the way it is. I don't want to flood the album to where you lose focus on why you bought it.

Laugh at what you hold sacred, and still hold it sacred.

People with theories of life are, perhaps, the most relentless of their kind, for no time or place is sacred from their devastating elucidations.

What an amazing and sacred place [Israel] to end the tour

What is the most sacred duty and the greatest source of our security in a Republic? An inviolable respect for the Constitution and Laws.

To what base ends, and by what abject ways, Are mortals urg'd through sacred lust of praise!