"My book in a nutshell is about the deleterious effects of patriarchy down through the ages for women and for men and how the Bible dismantles this fallen social system. I'm completely persuaded that patriarchy is not the Bible's message, but that it runs counter to God's vision for humanity. It produces tension and disunity between men and women that run contrary to God's vision for his world."

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Source : Source: www.patheos.com

Carolyn Custis James

#Running Quotes #Book Quotes #Men Quotes

“We are all born with a grab bag of gifts and gaps. Identify your true talents, then find out how to use them to make money.”
“In the world of music, the audience is not just fans of music; they're fans of many things.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“The further we travel down the path of enlightenment, the more humble we become. We shouldn't seek to impress others—or allow ourselves to be taken—with mere outer trappings. If we do our inner work, our spirit will be our calling card. Nice to meet you.”
“The real hope of the world lies in putting as painstaking thought into the business of mating as we do into other big businesses.”
“My husband and I went to Bald Head Island for our four-year anniversary. We spent the night in bed with champagne, tequila and Krispy Kreme doughnuts and watched a boxing match on Showtime.”

Source : "Teri Polo: Teri on a Tear". Interview with Dennis Hensley, movieline.com. September 1, 2001.
“We've bought into the idea that education is about training and "success," defined monetarily, rather than learning to think critically and challenge. We should not forget that the true purpose of education is to make minds, not careers. A culture that does not grasp the vital interplay between morality and power, which mistakes management techniques for wisdom, which fails to understand that the measure of a civilization is its compassion, not its speed or ability to consume, condemns itself to death.”
“Nobody has ever taught you how to live on the street.”
“I've grown tired of traveling alone, won't you ride with me?”

Source : Song: Traveling Alone, Album: Southeastern, 2013

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