"Faith is not a thing which one loses, we merely cease to shape our lives by it."

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Source : Georges Bernanos, Rémy Rougeau (2002). “The Diary of a Country Priest”, p.122, Da Capo Press

Georges Bernanos

#Shapes Quotes #Live By Quotes

“What we have to do is strike a balance between the idea that government should do everything and the idea, the belief, that government ought to do nothing. Strike a balance.”
“Above all, do not attempt to use science (I mean, the real sciences) as a defence against Christianity. They will positively encourage him to think about realities he canâ€™t touch and see.”
“Value, therefore, does not stalk about with a label describing what it is.”
“Committing suicide so as not to be murdered is the worst reason I've ever heard of to die.”
“Obviously some cheap motel is missing a shower curtain.”
“Being black is not a matter of pigmentation - being black is a reflection of a mental attitude.”

Source : "I Write What I Like: Selected Writings". Book by Steven Biko edited by Aelred Stubbs, www.huffingtonpost.com. 1978.
“Today's consumers are eager to become loyal fans of companies that respect purposeful capitalism. They are not opposed to companies making a profit; indeed, they may even be investors in these companies - but at the core, they want more empathic, enlightened corporations that seek a balance between profit and purpose.”
“There's something exhilarating about telling stories that haven't been shared before and haven't been told publicly before. The last thing I want to be doing is telling stories other people have already told. That's not to say that there isn't important work out there about people in positions of power, but I know my strength. Even when I was at the Wall Street Journal 10 years ago, this is what I wrote about.”

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