The advent of the civil rights movement during the 50s and 60s made it very plain crystal clear to me that we… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
“In the stillness of morning, in the ordinary tasks of the day, in the smile of a precious baby— Jesus comes to… — Allene vanOirschot Copy Share Image
“The message of Advent doesn’t fit neatly into a sound-bite or vignette. It’s too complex, too deep, to compete with glitter and… — Kerry van der Vinne Copy Share Image
We are apt to consider that invention is the result of spontaneous action of some heavenborn genius, whose advent we must patiently… — John Ambrose Fleming Copy Share Image
Before His visible advent in the flesh the Logos of God dwelt among the patriarchs and prophets in a spiritual manner, prefiguring… — Maximus the Confessor Copy Share Image
With the advent of winter, her eyes seemed to take on a greater transparency, a transparency that lead nowhere. Occassionally, for no… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
17th century philosophers were not in a position to understand the mind as well as we can today, since the advent of… — Hilary Kornblith Copy Share Image
“Since the advent of bright LED streetlights and car headlights, I avoid driving after dark.” — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
We have witnessed the terrible increases in the incidence of alcoholism, the advent of drug dependency, the protests, marches, strikes and human… — Alex Campbell Copy Share Image
I want a History of Looking. For the Photograph is the advent of myself as other: a cunning dissociation of consciousness from… — Roland Barthes Copy Share Image
“The word “advent” essentially means “arrival” or “coming.” Christians have traditionally observed it during the four weeks leading up to Christmas. It… — Nick Chellsen Copy Share Image
After a person dies, there is always something like a feeling of stupefaction, so difficult is it to comprehend this unexpected advent… — Gustave Flaubert Copy Share Image
Advent is the spiritual season of hope par excellence, and in this season the whole Church is called to be hope, for… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
The Lord help us!' he soliloquised in an undertone of peevish displeasure, while relieving me of my horse: looking, meantime, in my… — Emily Bronte Copy Share Image
Ah, how wonderful is the advent of the Spring!—the great annual miracle.... which no force can stay, no violence restrain, like love,… — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Copy Share Image
Every bird which flies has the thread of the infinite in its claw. Germination includes the hatching of a meteor and the… — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
Advent is a journey towards Bethlehem. May we let ourselves be drawn by the light of God made man. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
It is better to be early than too late in recognizing the passing of one era, the waning of old investment favorites… — Thomas Rowe Price, Jr Copy Share Image
For one thing, to predict the advent of big business was considering the conditions of Marx's day an achievement in itself. — Joseph A. Schumpeter Copy Share Image
Negativity is often looked upon [in the USA] as a kind of thought crime. Not since the advent of socialist realism has… — Terry Eagleton Copy Share Image
With the advent of radical and accessible technology, each one of us, for the first time in history, is creating an influential… — Erik Qualman Copy Share Image
The advent of DNA testing, and the number of convictions thrown out, has confirmed that we've put LOTS of innocent people to… — Gene Weingarten Copy Share Image
The Advent season is that time when we seek to, in a manner of speaking, mute our memory of what has already… — R. C. Sproul Copy Share Image
With the fragmentation of television audiences and the advent of cable and on-demand services, the prestige of being an anchor is not… — Jill Abramson Copy Share Image