"That image or rather that Person, so human, yet so entirely Divine, has a power to fill the imagination, to arrest the affections, to deepen and purify the conscience, which nothing else in the world has."

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Source : John Campbell Shairp (1871). “Culture and Religion in Some of Their Relations”, p.144

John Campbell Shairp

#Imagination Quotes #World Quotes #Affection Quotes

“Some people are little Chernobyls, shimmering with silent, spreading poison: get anywhere near them and every breath you take will wreck you from the inside out.”
“My mom will never march in a gay pride parade with a big sign. She is very private. She lives in Chattanooga. She tries so hard to understand me and my life. But she said to me once, "Leslie, if I live to be 105 I'll never understand this need you have to air your dirty laundry. Why can't you just whisper it to a therapist?!" She doesn't understand.”
“Everyone is always asking me about clothes.”

Source : Source: www.esquire.com
“Be friendly to everyone. Those who deserve it the least need it the most”
“If you want to get the body you've always dreamed of, you have to earn it. You can't buy it, you can't rent it. You have to earn it. My formula has always been love yourself, move your body, watch your portions. And it sounds so easy, but it is not.”

Source : Interview with Eric Spitznagel, www.menshealth.com. April 25, 2012.
“Have a bias toward action - let's see something happen now. You can break that big plan into small steps and take the first step right away.”
“Any kind of restrictions put on free speech would have worse consequences than bullying.”
“Why do we love the idea that people might be secretly working together to control and organise the world? Because we don't like to face the fact that our world runs on a combination of chaos, incompetence and confusion.”

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