"Human progress planned as alternatives (to God's plan)……" — Pope John Paul II
"Human progress planned as alternatives (to God's plan) introduce in justice, evil and violence rising against the divine plan of justice and salvation. And despite transitory and apparent successes, they are reduced to simple machinations destined to dissolution and failure."
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Pope John Paul II
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431 Quotes by Pope John Paul II
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Only faith in Christ gives rise to a culture contrary to egotism and death.
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Every scientist, through personal study and research, completes himself and his own humanity. ... Scientific research constitutes for you, as…
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We can pray perfectly when we are out in the mountains or on a lake and we feel at one…
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Humanity should question itself, once more, about the absurd and always unfair phenomenon of war...
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Every effort to make society sensitive to the importance of the family, is a great service to humanity.
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The greatness of work is inside man.
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Chastity is a difficult long term matter, one must wait patiently for it to bear fruit for the happiness of…
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It's too early for a Polish pope.
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Do not be afraid to be the saints of the new mellineum!
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It's better to cry than be angry, because anger hurts others while tears flow silently through the soul and cleans…
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Modern society will find no solution to the ecological problem unless it takes a serious look at its lifestyle.
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I hope that this form of Adoration, with permanent exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, will continue into the future. Specifically,…
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I'd like to give zero out capital gains tax and zero out the dividends tax, zero out alternative minimum tax,…
— Michele Bachmann
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In the past I have defended the right of the IRA to engage in armed struggle. I did so because…
— Gerry Adams
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I never have been insecure, because I see what a waste it is. I know there is a solution to…
— Drew Barrymore
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Quality is decided by the depth at which the work incorporates the alternatives within itself, and so masters them.
— Theodor Adorno
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You got to be just stupid to not be focused on alternative energy.
— Lewis Black
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It is the characteristic excellence of the strong man that he can bring momentous issues to the fore and make…
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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You are educated. Your certification is in your degree. You may think of it as the ticket to the good…
— Tom Brokaw
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Education must, be not only a transmission of culture but also a provider of alternative views of the world and…
— Jerome Bruner
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Ageing's alright, better than the alternative, which is not being here.
— George H. W. Bush
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The United States prefers that Iraq meet its obligations voluntarily, yet we are prepared for the alternative.
— George W. Bush
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