"I also think we need to maintain distinctions - the doctrine of creation is different from a scientific cosmology, and we should resist the temptation, which sometimes scientists give in to, to try to assimilate the concepts of theology to the concepts of science."

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John Polkinghorne

#Thinking Quotes #Giving Quotes #Temptation Quotes

“Friendship is a strange animal. It only thrives in voluntary enjoyment of each other's company, in the pleasure of nonobligatory connection. I repeat: You owe me nothing.”

Source : FaceBook post by Kate Christensen from Apr 16, 2013
“Everything I am familiar with is gone.”
“What is life? The joy of the blessed, the sorrow of the sad, and a search for death. And what is death? An inevitable happening, an uncertain pilgrimage, the tears of the living, the thief of man.”

Source : Donna Woolfolk Cross (2009). “Pope Joan: A Novel”, p.34, Broadway Books
“I'm certainly not Tom Cruise or Brad Pitt.”
“The one negative to horror is that it's always law of diminishing returns. When you go in the funhouse, the ride is never scary the second time. You will never have that pure experience as when you first watch it.”
“Red Bull are backing a spinal-injury research charity called Wings For Life, which I am an ambassador for, with a programme called Faces for Charity that will run at this year's British Grand Prix.”
“You must recognize, embrace, and be honest about what is real for you today and allow that understanding to inform the choices you make. Only then will you be able to build the future of your dreams.”

Source : Suze Orman (2011). “The Money Class: Learn to Create Your New American Dream”, p.13, Spiegel & Grau
“I really think we need more women to lean into their careers and to be really dedicated to staying in the work force.”

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