"Usually for me, the melodic structures come out in the water and the lyrical ideas could come from a book I'm reading."

-- Jon Foreman

#Book Quotes #Reading Quotes #Ideas Quotes

“There is no surer evidence of an unconverted state than to have the things of the world uppermost in our aim, love, and estimation.”

Source : Joseph Alleine (2000). “An Alarm to the Unconverted”, p.22, Sovereign Grace Publishers,
“Now the relation which, in the sphere of nature, being and semblance or sensation bear to one another in this antithesis, is the same as that which in ethics exists between good and pleasure or feeling.”

Source : Friedrich Schleiermacher (1836). “Schleiermacher's Introductions to the Dialogues of Plato”, p.172
“The object of education is to prepare the young to educate themselves throughout their lives.”
“I came from a broken home, so my mom was a major influence in my life.”
“Discipline is the highest form of love. If you really love someone, you have to give them the level of discipline they need.”
“To discover depravity in those whom we have loved, is one of the most exquisite tortures to a virtuous mind, and the conviction is often rejected before it is finally admitted.”
“Our cover has always been really important. For those of you who havenâ€™t seen itCharles Burns, who is a graphic artist, does four portraits, so itâ€™s split into quadrants and thereâ€™s four heads, basicallyâ€”portraits of people. Weâ€™ve actually often thought and freaked out, what if something happened to Charles Burns? Because heâ€™s so identified with the cover of our magazine, I donâ€™t know what we would do if anything happened to Charles Burns.”
“I know I'm not the best. I'm not the best singer, I'm not the best songwriter, I'm not the best player.”

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