"Only the one true God can take the risk of ruling by relying on the power of humility and love."

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Source : Stanley Hauerwas, John Berkman, Michael Cartwright (2001). “The Hauerwas Reader”, p.124, Duke University Press

Stanley Hauerwas

#Humility Quotes #Risk Quotes #And Love Quotes

“living life was like putting the beach into a jar. The point wasnâ€™t to fit everything in; it was to attend to the most important things firstâ€”the big, beautiful rocksâ€”the most valuable people and experiencesâ€”and fit the lesser things in around them. Otherwise, the best things might get left out”
“Is the purpose of theoretical physics to be no more than a cataloging of all the things that can happen when particles interact with each other and seperate? Or is it to be an understanding at a deeper level in which there are things that are not directly observable (as the underlying quantized fields are) but in terms of which we shall have a more fundamental understanding?”

Source : Julian Schwinger (2013). “Quantum Mechanics: Symbolism of Atomic Measurements”, p.25, Springer Science & Business Media
“I have pains in my hearts, they have taken my appetite.”

Source : Song: Stones In My Passway
“The comic book world is so dangerous, you know what I mean? You say one thing and people - they're ravenous - they are very opinionated fans. But they're great fans.”
“No longer are there immutable standards by which to judge ourselves. Image has overtaken reality.”
“Always show more kindness than seems necessary, because the person receiving it needs it more than you will ever know.”
“I'm not playing for anybody but the guys in this locker room.”
“I attended the bedside of a friend who was dying in a Dublin hospital. She lived her last hours in a public ward with a television blaring out a football match, all but drowning our final conversation.”

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