"The church would betray its own love for God and its fidelity to the gospel if it stopped being . . . a defender of the rights of the poor . . . a humanizer of every legitimate struggle to achieve a more just society . . . that prepares the way for the true reign of God in history."

-- Oscar Romero

#Struggle Quotes #Rights Quotes #Church Quotes

“The more that Japanese players go to the big leagues to play and succeed, the more that will serve to inspire young kids in Japan to want to become baseball players when they grow up.”
“Ski boots are the worst. Solid plastic. They'll be around till the sun goes supernova.”
“A dead tree, falling, made less havoc than a live one. It seemed as though a live tree went down fighting, like an animal.”
“Confession heals, confession justifies, confession grants pardon of sin, all hope consists in confession; in confession there is a chance for mercy.”
“I never imagined anyone like you, Blaire. But every time I think about forever with you, Iâ€™m humbled that you chose me.”
“I think in the old days, the nexus of weirdness ran through Southern California, and to a degree New York City. I think it's changed so that every bizarre story in the country now has a Florida connection. I don't know why, except it must be some inversion of magnetic poles or something.”
“Maybe one day we will be able to take a pill that keeps us young and healthy much longer. I believe in my heart that this will happen.”
“1/r^2 has a nasty singularity at r=0, but it did not bother Newton-the Moon is far enough.”

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