"The Christian religion asks us to put our trust not in ideas, and certainly not in ideologies, but in a God Who was vulnerable enough to become human and die, and Who desires to be present to us in our ordinary circumstances."

-- Kathleen Norris

#Christian Quotes #Ideas Quotes #Desire Quotes

“I grew up between the two world wars and received a rather solid general education, the kind middle class children enjoyed in a country whose educational system had its roots dating back to the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy.”
“You ask me where I get my ideas. That I cannot tell you with certainty. They come unsummoned, directly, indirectly - I could seize them with my hands - out in the open air, in the woods, while walking, in the silence of the nights, at dawn, excited by moods which are translated by the poet into words, by me into tones that sound and roar and storm about me till I have set them down in notes.”
“What seems to be a problem or block is often really a Blessing in Disguise”
“You do not choose what your mission is; it will come to you when you are ready!”
“I'm a very bad citizen. I've never even voted.”
“Management must provide employees with tools that will enable them to do their jobs better, and with encouragement to use these tools. In particular, they must collect data.”
“You were right and I was wrong. When life hurts more than death, it is not worth living.”

Source : Anne Fortier (2012). “Juliet (Random House Reader's Circle Deluxe Reading Group Edition): A Novel”, p.272, Ballantine Books
“We [the U.S.] think nothing...of attempting to inflict upon other peoples forms of government ill-tailored to their needs.”

Source : "Beyond Terror: Strategy in a Changing World". Book by Ralph Peters, May 2002.

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