"I think that both Mill and Sidgwick are great and admirable philosophers, from whom we still have a lot to learn. I would not favor a form of Kantianism (if there is such a form) that treats Mill's or Sidgwick's moral philosophy with disrespect."

-- Allen W. Wood

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“I think violence in a cinematic context can be, if handled in a certain way, very seductive.”
“No vocation on this side of heaven is as privileged or rewarding as Christian ministry”
“When we help ourselves, we find moments of happiness. When we help others, we find lasting fulfillment.”

Source : Twitter post from Oct 11, 2011
“When we really want to hear, and be heard by, someone we love, we do not go rushing into noisy crowds. Silence is a form of intimacy. That's how we experience it with our friends and lovers. As relationships grow deeper and more intimate, we spend more and more quiet time alone with our lover. We talk in low tones about the things that matter... That is why Christ comes to us when our hearts and minds are still and silent.”
“There are two ways of getting out of a trial. One is simply to try to get rid of the trial, and be thankful when it is over. The other is to recognize the trial as a challenge from God to claim a larger blessing than we have ever had, and to hail it with delight as an opportunity of obtaining a larger measure of divine grace.”
“I've read a lot more than most of the people that I know, except for one of my really close friends reads way more than I do.”
“Lying is the most fun a girl can have without taking her clothes off. But it's better if you do.”
“Don’t you love quotations? I am immensely fond of them; a certain proof of erudition.... [I]f you should happen to write an insipid poem... send it to me, and my fiat shall crown you with immortality.”

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