"The relativism which is not willing to speak about truth but only about â€˜what is true for meâ€™ is an evasion of the serious business of living. It is the mark of a tragic loss of nerve in our contemporary culture. It is a preliminary symptom of death."

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Source : Lesslie Newbigin (2013). “The Gospel in a Pluralist Society: SPCK Classic”, p.36, SPCK

Lesslie Newbigin

#Loss Quotes #Culture Quotes #Nerves Quotes

“[Science is] an imaginative adventure of the mind seeking truth in a world of mystery.”
“The more we as a society make women's sex lives seem like a secret, the more hostile that becomes. Because when you get into that cycle of thinking, no matter what you're doing, you feel shameful about it, because there's no way to talk about it. I think that through talking about it and sharing stories you realize the things you may have felt shameful about are totally normal and totally OK. Everyone's normal in their own way. You can only come to that realization if you're having these conversations, and learning what normal is for other people.”

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“When I'm in L.A., I try to run the canyons or play tennis with friends a few times a week. I've tried working out with a trainer and going to the gym, but I'd just much rather be outside.”
“The heart has eyes which the brain knows nothing of.”
“I believe in using the entire piano as a single instrument capable of expressing every possible musical idea.”
“Any middle-aged woman knows that our feet are not for the faint of heart, especially in midwinter. I wear clogs, so it's actually like my feet are wooden now.”
“Gonna travel, gonna travel wild and free I'm gonna pack my bags because this great big world is calling me”
“Strategic air assault is wasted if it is dissipated piecemeal in sporadic attacks between which the enemy has an opportunity to readjust defenses or recuperate.”

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