Quotes
Authors
Phil Vischer
"I looked back at the previous 10 years and realized I had spent 10 years trying to convince kids to behave Christianly without actually teaching them Christianity. And that was a pretty serious conviction. You can say, 'Hey kids, be more forgiving because the Bible says so,' or, 'Hey kids, be more kind because the Bible says so!' But that isn't Christianity, it's morality." --
Phil Vischer
#Teaching Quotes
#Kids Quotes
#Years Quotes
“It's blood, sweat, sometimes tears.”
“I think sexuality is a window into someone's soul.”
“True greatness merely refuses to change in the face of bad actions against one—and a truly great person loves his fellows because he understands them.”
“Should I not hear, as I lie down in dust, The horns of glory blowing above my burial?”
“The value of a principle is the number of things it will explain.”
“Everyday we slaughter our finest impulses. That is why we get a heartache when we read the lines written by the hand of a master and recognize them as our own, as the tender shoots which we stifled because we lacked the faith to believe in our own powers, our own criterion of truth and beauty. Everyman, when he gets quiet, when he becomes desperately honest with himself, is capable of uttering profound truths.”
“When you walk with naked feet, how can you ever forget the Earth?”
“The Imperial Household, as represented by the Emperor, has been praying for the welfare of the people while nurturing harmonious relationship with them. Based on the people's respect and adoration for the Emperor, the Japanese people have stayed united. That is the essence of Japan's national heritage, I believe.”
