"Death is the sanction of everything the story-teller can tell. He has borrowed his authority from death."

-- Walter Benjamin

#Death Quotes #Stories Quotes #Authority Quotes

“America would be a better place if leaders would do more long-term thinking.”
“I am sorry I couldn't complete my term as leader. It is necessary for my staff to resign ... to regain the people's trust.”
“Life has no limitations, except the ones you make.”
“Take mankind as they are, and what are they governed by? Their passions.”
“Do you clean yourself before you take a bath?”
“Why is discipline important? Discipline teaches us to operate by principle rather than desire. Saying no to our impulses (even the ones that are not inherently sinful) puts us in control of our appetites rather than vice versa. It deposes our lust and permits truth, virtue, and integrity to rule our minds instead.”

Source : John F. MacArthur (2012). “Moments of Truth: Unleashing God's Word One Day at a Time”, p.328, Thomas Nelson Inc
“The world of dance is a charmed place. Some people like to inhabit it, others to behold it; either way it is rewarding.”
“The only way to abolish war is to make peace seem heroic.”

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