« All Inspirational Quotes · Lionel Blue's Page
Inspirational Quotes by Lionel Blue
- Old friends die on you, and they're irreplaceable. You become dependent.
- I literally fell among Quakers when I went up to Oxford.
- It's more fun to watch without joining in.
- I still go to a Christian priory for retreats.
- This Christian poison hasn't stopped yet.
- I was not allowed a physical lover. Falling in love with Love was the best I could get.
- I recovered my infant Judaism, but in a reformist version.
- For a devotee or lover, the being, worshipped or loved, will always be the only one for her or him.
- Early on I saw the repression and idolatry of Stalinism, and when it cracked, I was open to religion again.
- To change, to convert? Why bother?
- I began to see that my problems, seen spiritually, were really my soul's plusses.
- I was not comfortable worshipping another Jew.
- I once asked God what I could give him. "Your problems," he said. "I've got everything else.
- When you do a good turn you feel rich, even if you are broke.
More Inspirational Quotes
- This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
- There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
- Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
- By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
- To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough… — Hannah Arendt
- Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
- These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
- I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
- I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing. — Dario Argento
- In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento