"If the Resurrection is resurrection from the dead, all hope and freedom are in spite of death."

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Source : Paul Ricoeur (2005). “The EPZ Conflict of Interpretations”, p.404, A&C Black

Paul Ricoeur

#Resurrection Quotes #Spite Quotes

“I had no fear of the stream's perils, and I listened with the greatest contentment to the quiet slap of water on rocks, the running whisper of the current, and the taps and creaks and croaks that rose with the mist around me. Overhead swing the glittering stars, and the bright moon shone down and lit the curling ripples of the water. At no time in my life had I been in greater danger from the elements, and yet if I learned that heaven is such as that night was, I should deem it a joy worth the dying.”
“I would confront the thieves, I thought, and the self-evident justice of my case would cause them to crumble before me. I don't know why I expected such extravagant results from the application of mere justice. That kind of calculation is seldom borne out by worldly events.”

Source : "Julian Comstock: A Story of the 22nd Century". Book by Robert Charles Wilson, June 1, 2009.
“Mounting an expedition to actualize a Compassionate Commonwealth of all peoples...is the great spiritual challenge of our time.”
“Who wants to be used? I love to read, so books are my main friends. They're always available, always friendly, and always interesting, and they never make me choose sides.”

Source : Lurlene McDaniel (2009). “Breathless”, p.6, Delacorte Books for Young Readers
“I think people were expecting me to be that kind of glamorous sexpot. So they were always, Wow you're not what I expected.”
“I doubt whether classical education ever has been or can be successfully carried out without corporal punishment.”
“Keep it up, wise guy. I'm always going to be taller than you once you're lying unconscious on the ground.”
“The ugly can be beautiful. The pretty, never.”

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