"The God of the Hebrews is a God that human language, we're not even supposed to speak the holy name. We were told in the Second Commandment we could make no images of this God, and I don't think that means just building idols, I think that means also trying to believe you've captured God in your words, in the Creeds, in the Scriptures."

-- John Shelby Spong

#Believe Quotes #Mean Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“Spineless politics do not change the mind of a tyrant.”

Source : "My Opposition, Volume 1 (May 29, 1940)". Diary by Friedrich Kellner, 2011.
“Bonhoeffer's emphasis on the deep this-worldliness of Christianity does not lead to de-escahtologizing the gospel.”
“Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine.”
“Of course I'm naughty. I've always had to compete for attention, you see.”

Source : "Rachel Johnson: 'The "Boris's sister" thing pisses me off'". Interview with Elizabeth Day, www.theguardian.com. November 10, 2012.
“I have always loved Waffle House. It's been like an oasis in the desert many times late at night after one of my concerts.”
“He who writes prose builds his temple to Fame in rubble; he who writes verses builds it in granite. - Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, first Baron Lytton”
“Because you won't get gun control by disarming law abiding citizens. There's only one way to get real gun control: Disarm the thugs and the criminals, lock them up, and if you don't actually throw away the key, at least lose it for a long time.”

Source : "Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Ronald Reagan".
“You know why I want to win? Because of 15,000 reasons inside of the tennis court.”

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