"Advent, this powerful liturgical season that we are beginning, invites us to pause in silence to understand a presence. It is an invitation to understand that the individual events of the day are hints that God is giving us, signs of the attention he has for each one of us."

-- Pope Benedict XVI

#Powerful Quotes #Giving Quotes #Silence Quotes

“Flight is lawful, when one flies from tyrants.”
“The Muslims have, as everyone else says, the right to practice their religion and they have the right to construct a mosque at ground zero if they wish. What I am saying, though, is that they should listen to public opinion, they should listen to the deep wounds and anguish that this is causing to so many good people.”
“The very best pictures adapt themselves to many changes in meaning.”
“My uncle's house burned down when I was 6 years old. We got out safely. But ever since, I've had a nightmare of dying in a fire.”
“Life isn't worth living unless you're willing to take some big chances and go for broke.”
“Home is where you hang your architect.”
“Death is not complete annihilation. It is a pause. It is like pressing the pause button on a tape recorder.”
“There is only one decisive victory: the last.”

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