"Scripture is not inerrant; believers are called to interpret biblical texts in light of tradition and reason."

-- Jon Meacham

#Biblical Quotes #Light Quotes #Scripture Quotes

“Book burning is a charming old custom, hallowed by antiquity. It has been practiced for centuries by fascists, communists, atheists, school children, rival authors, and tired librarians. Like everything of importance since the invention of the cloak and the shroud, its origins are cloaked in mystery and shrouded in secrecy. Some scholars believe that the first instance of book burning occurred in the Middle Ages, when a monk was trying to illuminate a manuscript. All agree that book burning was almost non-existent during the period when books were made of stone.”
“I have always regarded global development as a struggle between the forces of good and evil. Not to be simplified as a struggle between Jesus and Satan, since I do not consider that the process is restricted to our own sphere of culture.”

Source : Alva Myrdal's Nobel Lecture in Oslo, Norway, www.nobelprize.org. December 11, 1982.
“I have long been active in and supportive of conservation and historical preservation causes.”

Source : Jack L. Chalker (1988). “Dance Band on the Titanic”, Del Rey
“Hidden in a long text, there are perhaps three lines that count.”
“I have to shoot three cassettes of film a day, even when not 'photographing', in order to keep the eye in practice.”
“The only thing to know is how to use your neurosis.”
“Fairly early in life, I noticed my brain was weird. By that I mean that I noticed it had a way of looking at normal things from a slightly twisted angle--just twisted enough that it often made me chuckle.”

Source : "Me, Myself, and Bob: A True Story About Dreams, God, and Talking Vegetables". Book by Phil Vischer, 2007.
“There are times to kill and times not to kill. Please bear this in mind with grave consideration.”

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