"Nothing true can be said about God from a posture of defense."

-- Marilynne Robinson

#Defense Quotes #Said Quotes #Posture Quotes

“We cannot always judge man for only one part of his attitude. If we did so, we would be like the Pharisees in whose eyes Jesus was seen as bad, because He did not respect their rules about the Sabbath. They closed their eyes entirely to what would have lovable in Jesus, even in their sight.”
“Music to me is the air I breathe it's the blood that pumps through my veins that keeps me alive”
“Hitler was such an anomalous character - he was so over-the-top chaotic in his approach to statesmanship, his manner and in the violence which overwhelmed the country initially. I think diplomats around the world... felt like something like that simply would not be tolerated by the people of Germany.”
“Because we're not as serious about terrorism as we can be, people all across the globe feel like they can just murder innocent people.”
“Waste in all its forms is to be abhorred... I deplore giving money to an institution that is careless in its expenditures.”
“There might be things more terrible even than losing someone you love by death.”
“If your father, who is known for carrying around a belt, told you to read a book, you went and did it. I've never spanked my kid - I think because in my household you were afraid. If you did something wrong and got caught, you were getting spanked.”

Source : Source: www.motherjones.com
“That's why our comics are important: they're pointing things out and laughing at the same time. There have been horrible, horrible times in history. They're mostly horrible times. But not to laugh? Not to find humor in something like dark optimism/bright pessimism - I think that's sad, frankly.”

Source : Interview with James Yeh, believermag.com. January 1, 2018.

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