"With so much effort being poured into church growth, so much press being given to the benefits of faith, and so much flexing of religious muscle in the public square, the poor in spirit have no one but Jesus to call them blessed anymore."

-- Barbara Brown Taylor

#Religious Quotes #Jesus Quotes #Blessed Quotes

“Ability without honor is useless.”
“I don't relate to what's left of the music business. There doesn't seem to be any point to it anymore. The business that I grew up in and loved, we made records a different way - there were record companies, there were stores where you could buy albums.”
“Our motto is, 'Be gentle and subversive.'”
“Praying is not about asking; it's about listening... It is just opening your eyes to see what was there all along.”
“A quart of doubt to an ounce of truth is the safest brew.”
“We really tried hard not to make it a cricket book, it appeals to a much wider community.”
“And touring is difficult when everybody's heads aren't in the same place.”
“It is not enough to be in the right place at the right time. You should also have an open mind at the right time.”

Source : "My Brain Is Open: The Mathematical Journeys of Paul Erdos". Book by Bruce Schechter, 1998.

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