Jesus told parables. When he wanted to say something really profound about God, he went into parable. I don't find it surprising… — John Dominic Crossan Copy Share Image
I just feel like bands always need to work harder than the hardest working band. You need to constantly be one-upping yourself… — Hayley Williams Copy Share Image
Seas of blood have been shed for the sake of patriotism. One would expect the harm and irrationality of patriotism to be… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
In The Moon, Come to Earth Philip Graham takes us on the best kind of journey, as he simultaneously reveals the fascinating… — Margot Livesey Copy Share Image
Usually I draw in relation to my painting, what I am working on at the time. On a lucky day a surprising… — Philip Guston Copy Share Image
Prayerless people cut themselves off from God's prevailing power, and the frequent result is the familiar feeling of being overwhelmed, overrun, beaten… — Bill Hybels Copy Share Image
The need for civility in society has never been more important. The foundation of kindness and civility begins in our homes. It… — Quentin L. Cook Copy Share Image
Keanu Reeves learned a lot, respecting the culture. I was surprised when I first met him. He knew a lot already and… — Hiroyuki Sanada Copy Share Image
The rise of Islam offers perhaps the most impressive example in world history of the power of words to alter human behavior… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It is hard to go back into a world that has already been explored, so to speak. And the fans are very… — Philippa Boyens Copy Share Image
I tend to be more interested in the trend pieces than who got a licensing deal for sunglasses, but that's not surprising. — Norman Pearlstine Copy Share Image
But women are very differently situated with respect to eachother - for they are all rivals (...) Is it then surprising that… — Mary Wollstonecraft Copy Share Image
Poetry operates by raising our curiosity, engaging the mind by degrees to take an interest in the event, keeping that event suspended,… — Joshua Reynolds Copy Share Image
My idea about collections is that you write as hard as you can for some period and what you're really doing during… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
Over time, the welfare state has become dysfunctional in a surprising way. But in a way it became a victim of its… — Niall Ferguson Copy Share Image
It should not be surprising if people believe easily in a God who makes no demands, but this is not the God… — Billy Graham Copy Share Image
We have never recognized that Iran lives in a dangerous neighborhood. And it's not surprising that they want some protection. We have… — Brent Scowcroft Copy Share Image
What is surprising is that their ideological opponents, the Marxists - the anti-liberals, the representatives of the oppressed working classes - believed… — Immanuel Wallerstein Copy Share Image
I always thought, because America is supposed to be the land of the free, nudity would be part of the norm over… — Mark Roberts Copy Share Image
Creativity is the foundation of wealth. All progress comes from the creative minority. Under capitalism, wealth is less a stock of goods… — George Gilder Copy Share Image
The more the climate is forced to change, the more likely it is to hit some unforeseen threshold that can trigger quite… — Richard Alley Copy Share Image
One thing that's interesting is that whenever something starts, like the school year when you were a kid, it feels like such… — Donal Logue Copy Share Image
Vegetables contain more nutriment than an equal amount of dead flesh. This will sound a surprising and incredible statement to many people,… — Charles Webster Leadbeater Copy Share Image
