"The bland assumption that the Church's life will continue to be fruitful so long as we go on praying and cultivating our souls, irrespective of whether we trouble to think and talk Christianly, and therefore theologically, about anything we or others may do or say, may turn out to have dire results."

-- Harry Blamires

#Thinking Quotes #Long Quotes #Soul Quotes

“"On my honor" - what an ennobling phrase! Three short words, nine letters, but the summation of all we call character. From the Boy Scout's Oath.”
“We are tempted to believe that certain achievements and possessions will give us enduring satisfaction. We are invited to imagine ourselves scaling the steep cliff face of happiness in order to reach a wide, high plateau on which we will live out the rest of our lives; we are not reminded that soon after gaining the summit, we will be called down again into fresh lowlands of anxiety and desire.”
“Just be honest and true to yourself. If your friends around you love you, they'll wish you the best and want only what's going to make you happy.”
“When the Ngdanga tribe of West Africa hold their moon love ceremonies, the men of the tribe bang their heads on sacred trees until they get a nose bleed, which usually cures them of that.”
“I always thought I could play pro ball. I had confidence in my ability, You have to. If you don't who will?”
“Don't ever discount the wonder of your tears. They can be healing waters and a stream of joy. Sometimes they are the best words the heart can speak.”

Source : "The Shack". Book by William P. Young, May, 2007.
“I need to stay in the present and use that new-age mantra: 'I'm okay right now.' But I worry about all the things I'm failing at every moment.”

Source : "Jonathan Ames Talks HBO’s “Bored To Death,” Life In Brooklyn, And Wanting To Be Like Matt Damon". Interview with David Weiner, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 18, 2011.
“Nothing shocks me anymore. I've embraced men in thongs, I've embraced women with padded bras. I mean, I can embrace Larry King saying 'fierce.'”

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