"Of all mad faiths maddest is the faith that we can get rid of faith."

-- Harry Emerson Fosdick

#Faith Quotes #Mad Quotes

“I have, by God’s grace, learned as a member of the Christian community what is the nature of God’s mercy, which does not leave me to overcome my sin by my own effort, so I have something to say to the fellow-sufferer who does not know where to look for hope. And what I have to say depends utterly on my willingness not to let go of that awareness of myself that reminds me where I start each day—not as a finished saint but as a needy person still struggling to grow.”

Source : Rowan Williams (2007). “Where God Happens: Discovering Christ in One Another”, p.31, Shambhala Publications
“To me it's still a greater miracle when a fly flies than when a human being undertakes to do so.”
“I have always written only for myself - to clarify things, to clarify things with myself, to understand in an inner way what is actually happening.”
“If this life is not a real fight, in which something is eternally gained for the universe by success, it is no better than a game of private theatricals from which one may withdraw at will. But it feels like a real fight.”
“I was a gangster when I was young. I had a Robin Hood mentality and tended to always want to support the weak against the strong, but sometimes it was cohesive and I really needed to fall in love with the power of education to find the right venue to express my rage. I still have a righteous indignation at injustice, no matter what form it takes.”
“Oh swiftly glides the bonnie boat, Just parted from the shore, And to the fisher's chorus-note Soft moves the dipping oar.”

Source : Joanna Baillie, Judith Bailey Slagle (1999). “The Collected Letters of Joanna Baillie”, p.128, Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
“I love new clothes. If everyone could just wear new clothes everyday, I reckon depression wouldnâ€™t exist anymore.”
“I listen to everything from, you know, Buddha Bar groove music to international music, Italian music, like Eros. I like very sexy, funky music like Maxwell, Angie Stone, R&B...In my CD player, I've probably got Maxwell, Beyonce, Enrique Iglesias, and kid music...maybe some AC/DC. I mean a little bit of everything. It depends on what I'm doing.”

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