"But theological change happens though selective quoting. Every religious person does it: You quote those verses that resonate with your own religious insights and ignore or reinterpret those that undermine your certainties. Selective quoting isn't just legitimate, but essential: Religions evolve through shifts in selective quoting."

-- Yossi Klein Halevi

#Religious Quotes #Essentials Quotes #Doe Quotes

“Preachers denounce sin as if it was available to everyone.”
“The past is a ghost, the future a dream, and all we ever have is now.”

Source : Bill Cosby (1987). “Time Flies”
“Never give a man up until he has failed at something he likes.”
“I like routine. It enables me to improvise.”
“I'd much rather insult people and make 'em angry. Donnie Darko's very controversial. Not all of my friends like it. Honestly, it's almost become a test for me. If somebody says they don't like Donnie Darko, I think, "Oh, I don't know you as well as I thought I did."”
“I'll always have the memories of guys I lost in Vietnam. And I've lost friends since the war, but I'll always have the memories. The riches are great, but riches aren't everything, because when you go you can only take your memories and your word and your honor to the grave with you.”
“The more we get away from believing and studying literature, the worst we become, the more we lose our soul.”
“Create the temperature of your passion!”

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