"A friend of mine says that in the world of religion we often have ignorance on fire and intelligence on ice. The thing I love about The Beatitudes Society is they represent faith and intelligence on fire and there's enthusiasm and passion and a realization that a more open and progressive approach to faith is something to celebrate."

-- Brian D. McLaren

#Passion Quotes #Ignorance Quotes #Fire Quotes

“They'll invite you to all the parties, but that doesn't mean you have to go all the time.”
“How like they are to human things!”
“It is no good to think that other people are out to serve our interests.”
“There are a lot of tricks you have to keep playing on yourself to keep at it because every time you hit a problem you want to walk away.”
“So sweep away the sand an' dry the ocean, an' just pack the moon an' stars up in a cardboard box. And stop the clouds from chimin', block the sun from shinin',an' paint the sky a deeper shade of blue, 'cause my world's over without you.”
“I think that gulf is what makes the work interesting, but as a creator it's endlessly frustrating because I'm starting out with this goal, this thing I'm trying to create, and then the thing I actually do create is very, very different. It's always painful, in some ways, especially when it's just finished.”
“The State governments possess inherent advantages, which will ever give them an influence and ascendancy over the National Government, and will for ever preclude the possibility of federal encroachments. That their liberties, indeed, can be subverted by the federal head, is repugnant to every rule of political calculation.”
“When I sit down to make a sketch from nature, the first thing I try to do is to forget that I have ever seen a picture.”

Source : John E. Thornes, John Constable (1999). “John Constable's Skies: A Fusion of Art and Science”, p.51, A&C Black

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