"I hate to see a beautiful woman drink bad wine"

“[A community chalkboard is] about knowing you're not alone. It's about understanding our neighbors in new and enlightening ways.”

“For the truly faithful, no miracle is necessary. For those who doubt, no miracle is sufficient.”

Source : Buography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

“Smooth seas don't produce skillful sailors.”

Source : Lynn Austin (2009). “Though Waters Roar”, p.166, Bethany House

“There is little mysticism without an element of transcendence, and conversely, there is no transcendence without a certain degree of egocentrism. It may be that the genesis of these experiences is to be sought in the unique situation of the very young child in relation to adults. The theory of the filial origin of the religious sense seems to us singularly convincing in this connection.”

“Humans become human through intense learning not just of survival skills but of customs and social mores, kinship and social laws-that is, culture.”

“Trying to remember, I have learned, is like trying to clutch a handful of fog. Trying to forget, like trying to hold back the monsoon.”

“Trivial participation ultimately bores you, leaves behind a sense of shallowness, contributes little to your deeper sense of life. Significant participation, on the other hand, engages you, enthralls and satisfies you, it contributes to the meaning of your life”

“Men would like monogamy better if it sounded less like monotony.”