"A saint has to be a misfit. A person who embodies what his culture considers typical or normal cannot be exemplary."

-- Martin E. Marty

#Saint Quotes #Culture Quotes #Normal Quotes

“(Oklahoma Thunder center Kendrick) Perkins doesn't like other NBA players.”
“Supremely, spiritual directors/mentors/pastors are persons who have a sense of being established in God. Otherwise they are too dangerous to be allowed into the soul space of others.”
“Exposure as a propagandist is fatal to the would-be persuader.”

Source : Randal Marlin (2013). “Propaganda and the Ethics of Persuasion - Second Edition”, p.91, Broadview Press
“God's love is too great to be confined to any one side of a conflict or to any one religion.”
“I say Democrats should not be afraid to talk about the morality of life, of caring for children who are born. It seems the Republican obsession with being pro-life lasts about nine months. After that, it's each baby for herself.”

Source : "Republicans: What About Children Outside the Womb?" by Jennifer M. Granholm, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 27, 2012.
“While Congress can't overturn the Supreme Court, we can provide carrots and sticks to prevent local governments from unfairly taking property from landowners.”
“People want what’s best for them, and they can switch on a dime, because there’s always a new disruptor disrupting the last disruptor. So companies should just strive to keep changing and adapting to their customers’ needs.”
“If every four years in a presidential election, if you're a New Yorker or a Californian, and you realize that you are so much less important, that nobody is actually kind of targeting your needs because they're laser-focused on what will play in Florida and on what will play in Virginia.”

Source : Source: to.pbs.org

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