"It's a great medium for trivia and hobbies, but not the place for reasoned, reflective judgment. Suprisingly often, discussions degenerate into acrimony, insults and flames."

-- Clifford Stoll

#Flames Quotes #Degenerates Quotes #Hobbies Quotes

“Try this thought experiment. Pretend you're a tyrant. Among your many liberty-destroying objectives are extermination of blacks, Jews and Catholics. Which would you prefer, a United States with political power centralized in Washington, powerful government agencies with detailed information on Americans and compliant states or power widely dispersed over 50 states, thousands of local jurisdictions and a limited federal government?”
“I don't consider myself as the best player in the world. I'm not obsessed with individual titles. I'm much more interested in being part of a team which wins trophies.”
“When a man can't explain a woman's actions, the first thing he thinks of is the condition of her uterus.”
“Jesus . . . wants us to see that the neighbor next door or the people sitting next to us on a plane or in a classroom are not interruptions to our schedule. They are there by divine appointment. Jesus wants us to see their needs, their loneliness, their longings, and he wants to give us the courage to reach out to them.”

Source : David Peterson, Rebecca Manley-Pippert (2013). “Out of the Saltshaker and into the World: Evangelism As A Way Of Life”, p.104, SPCK
“I didn't leave the Republican Party. It left me.”

Source : Charlie Crist, Ellis Henican (2014). “The Party's Over: How the Extreme Right Hijacked the GOP and I Became a Democrat”, p.6, Penguin
“I never expect men to give us liberty. No, women, we are not worth it until we take it.”

Source : Eugenia C. DeLamotte, Voltairine De Cleyre (2004). “Gates of Freedom: Voltairine de Cleyre and the Revolution of the Mind”, p.249, University of Michigan Press
“[Y]ou have to stop loving and pursuing Christ in order to sin. When you are pursuing love, running toward Christ, you do not have opportunity to wonder, *Am I doing this right?* or *Did I serve enough this week?* When you are running toward Christ, you are freed up to serve, love, and give thanks without guilt, worry or fear. As long as you are running, you're safe.”
“Children are our greatest untapped resource.”

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