"The leadership lost its nerve. Instead of taking the lead in the reform movement... they pulled the plug on it. They tried and are still trying to return the church to the dry ice of the previous century and a half."

-- Andrew Greeley

#Leadership Quotes #Ice Quotes #Church Quotes

“The abuse of the best things is always detrimental.”
“A people who have only just begun to emerge from a state of subjugation are in no position to be even-handed ... and it takes much patience and understanding and good will on the part of the strong ones both in the subjugated group and in the group holding the power to provide an atmosphere of stability in which the frightened bravado on both sides of the fence can dissipate itself without increasing the chaos that is already intrinsic in the situation.”
“The world will be balanced when we are balanced.”

Source : Tarthang Tulku (1978). “Kum Nye Relaxation”, Dharma Pub
“I knew that if we were going to actually defeat Harry Reid, we had to have a candidate who would offer a sharp policy contrast. Someone who would not just pay lip service to limited government principles, but had a solid record of voting that way time and again. I'm that candidate.”
“You hate to see yourself do one draft of a script and then have somebody else come back in and change what you've done.”
“The highest form of love is the love that allows for intimacy without the annihilation of difference.”
“There are five main purposes of central bank cooperation"..."the provision of international credits and joint efforts to influence asset prices (especially gold and foreign exchange) in circumstances where this might be thought useful.”
“Every thought you produce, anything you say, any action you do, it bears your signature.”

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