"It fascinates me to analyze these things and, yes, to see layers in the texts and the building up of Biblical literature. I think this provides insights that one simply does not get by the direct approach."

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Source : Source: www.biblicalarchaeology.org

Frank Moore Cross

#Biblical Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Building Up Quotes

“The Greeks were the first boxers. Pugilism appears to have been one of the earliest distinctions in play and exercise that appeared between the Hellenes and their Asiatic fathers. The unarmed personal encounter was indicative of a sturdier manhood.”

Source : John Boyle O'Reilly (1888). “Ethics of Boxing and Manly Sport”
“... This is the paradox of vision: Sharp perception softens our existence in the world.”
“It has very little to do with my work, but if your image is not sexy enough, people won't listen. It's part of the game.”
“This is what I do for fun - brainstorm about monsters!”
“I remember when being a 'a company man' was a badge of honor; today in Silicon Valley it may brand you a loser or, in the best case scenario, someone afraid to take risks. Ten years ago, if you saw a resume that had multiple jobs in ten years, you would be worried about the capability of the individual. Not so now.”

Source : "There’s Something Happening Here: Entrepreneurship and the Decline of Corporate Appeal" by Maynard Webb, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 26, 2011.
“But dreams come through stone walls, light up dark rooms, or darken light ones, and their persons make their exits and their entrances as they please, and laugh at locksmiths.”

Source : Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (2015). “Carmilla”, p.32, Xist Publishing
“I was like every other boy in India, with a dream of playing for my country. Yet I could never have imagined a journey so long and so fulfilling. No dream is ever chased alone.”

Source : "Have Failed at Times, but Never Stopped Trying: Rahul Dravid". archive.indianexpress.com. March 10, 2012.
“Golf does strange things to other people, too. It makes liars out of honest men, cheats out of altruists, cowards out of brave men and fools out of everybody.”

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