"In short, liturgies make us certain kinds of people, and what defines us is what we love."

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Source : James K. A. Smith (2009). “Desiring the Kingdom (Cultural Liturgies): Worship, Worldview, and Cultural Formation”, p.25, Baker Academic

James K. A. Smith

#People Quotes #Kind Quotes #Liturgy Quotes

“Trying to out-guess Bonaparte; the thought makes my blood run cold.”

Source : Naomi Novik (2009). “In His Majesty's Service: Three Novels of Temeraire (His Majesty's Service, Throne of Jade, and Black Powder War)”, p.190, Del Rey
“And donâ€™t you say that it is very kind and obliging of him, sir, like Jessamy, because if you donâ€™t like a person, you donâ€™t wish to be obliged to him!”
“Wisely improve the Present. It is thine.”
“What you possess in the world will be found at the day of your death to belong to someone else. But what you are will be yours forever.”

Source : Henry Van Dyke (2000). “The Upward Path: Daily Inspirations from the Works of Henry Van Dyke”, Harold Shaw Pub
“I'm for everybody. You may not agree with me, but to me it's not my job to try to straighten everybody out. The Gospel is called the good news. My message is a message of hope, that's God's [message] for you. You can live a good life no matter what's happened to you.”
“May it be a light to you in dark places, when all other lights go out.”
“We'll go back and listen to some 70's music. Just everything. I guess the main thing is that we listen to creative guys, male or female either one. Just people that have got great talent and we're able to say, 'man, that is unbelievable.”
“No one ever sowed the grain of generosity who gathered not up the harvest of the desire of his heart.”

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