"Praise of blame in the moment means little: it is how their decisions play out over time that matters, and so the redemption they're looking for is of a more lasting kind. They are one another's peers; who else can really judge them?"

-- Nancy Gibbs

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“I believe that God is the Great Companion, that we are not left orphans, that we may have comradeship with him.”
“Today begins, tomorrow continues, and it never ends until you reach your goal.”
“The actor is an athlete of the heart.”

Source : Antonin Artaud, Susan Sontag (1976). “Antonin Artaud, Selected Writings”, p.260, Univ of California Press
“WHAT is your name? WHAT is your quest? and WHAT is your favorite color?”
“It is a big embarrassment that a leader can say on the eve of an election that he cannot hand over power to an opponent, that he can only hand over power to a member of his political party.”
“The best project is one that asks a novel question.”
“What makes authentic disciples is not visions, ecstasies, biblical mastery of chapter and verse, or spectacular success in the ministry, but a capacity for faithfulness. Buffeted by the fickle winds of failure, battered by their own unruly emotions, and bruised by rejection and ridicule, authentic disciples may have stumbled and frequently fallen, endured lapses and relapses, gotten handcuffed to the fleshpots and wandered into a far county. Yet, they kept coming back to Jesus.”
“Social movements throughout history take place in people's minds. If we got 5,000 Americans who were talking about climate change to their neighbors and to their coworkers, and talking about this pledge, that would change the political and social landscape so much more than if 5,000 people got arrested for protesting a pipeline.”

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