Christopher Quotes

Holiness is not first a matter of doing anything. It is first and foremost a matter of letting it be done. Holiness is to conceive the love of God within and to bring it forth to the world.

I don't play lovers. I wish I did. At least once I'd like to have a crack at one of those guys. A heartbreaker. Some people are born to it. I'm not.

Take the risk of thinking for yourself

Whenever I heard the song of a bird and the answering call of its mate, I could visualize the notes in scale, all built up within my consciousness as a natural symphony.

Those who are determined to be 'offended' will discover a provocation somewhere. We cannot possibly adjust enough to please the fanatics, and it is degrading to make the attempt.

That perfect bliss and sole felicity, the sweet fruition of an earthly crown.

To be able to feel the lightest touch really is a gift.

You search endlessly for permanent happiness in a world where nothing is permanent.

Millions of people die every day. Everyone's got to go sometime.

The town is an advertisement for itself; none of its charms are left to the visitor's imagination.

More childish valorous than manly wise.

Pakistan has to export a lot of uneducated people, many of whom have become infected with the most barbaric reactionary ideas.

No-one can function properly without occasional peace and quiet.

Well they're pissed off and they're hungry. I was kind of busy trying not to get my brains eaten. They seemed pretty adamant about the brain-eating thing. Then they're going to IKEA, I guess

Thanks be to God, the air is soft as in April in Seville, and it is a pleasure to be in it, so fragrant it is.

It doesn't matter. You are what you are. I am what I am. We are the same-when you take the time to remember me.

Darkness approaches from outside. I feel no light inside me strong enough to resist it.

What is the virtue and service of a book? Only to help me live less gingerly and shabbily.

Fools that will laugh on earth, most weep in hell.

Persistence is the key to solving most mysteries.

Because you can't argue with all the fools in the world. It's easier to let them have their way, then trick them when they're not paying attention.

I want to urge you very strongly to travel as much as you can, and to evolve yourself as an internationalist. It's as important a part of your education as a radical as the reading of any book.

There comes a time for everybody when words and reasons can become such a great weariness.

I'm healthy as an ox. And you?" "To compare myself with a bovine would be both ridiculous and insulting, but I'm fit as ever, if that is what you are asking.

Science, you don't know, looks like magic.

In business, as in politics, the public is ever so tolerant of those who slime.

The man who prays is the one who thinks that god has arranged matters all wrong, but who also thinks that he can instruct god how to put them right.

People love what they're used to, I guess." "No." You shook your head. "People should love what needs loving. That way they can save it.

I craved your warmth. I hugged myself, rubbing my fingers up and down. I guess people are like insects sometimes, drawn to heat, A kind of infra-red longing.

Because it's magic, this place . . . beautiful. And you're beautiful . . . beautifully separate. It all fits.

To the dumb question, 'Why me?' the cosmos barely bothers to return the reply, 'Why not?'

Your favorite virtue? An appreciation for irony.

On the one hand, I'm grateful to be hired and thrilled to be paid.

We know there's going to be nothing but pain, but we go back again and again.

As far as I am concerned, Don Quixote is the most metal fictional character that I know. Single handed, he is trying to change the world, regardless of any personal consequences.

Of course we have free will because we have no choice but to have it.

All of life is a wager

In my life, the only certainty is to be uncertain. I'm an unbeliever who believes in skepticism. I'm only sure about being unsure.

There are times when directors just don't know what they're doing.

The majority of problems on this planet are the result of the idea that humans are not sovereign and autonomous, but property owned by primitive Gods and incompetent governments.

The words of the social critic Eric Hoffer were ringing true: "Every great cause begins as a movement, becomes a business, and turns into a racket."

Movie logistics never really allow you to do anything but shoot the way the budget dictates.

You know it's important to have a Jeep in Los Angeles. That front wheel drive is crucial when it starts to snow on Rodeo Drive.

In some ways I'm still recovering from the trial. My health is not as good as it ought to be. I've gone back to practicing law and it seems to have taken a toll for whatever reason.

One question always leads to another question. Some things are better to wonder about.

Love me little, love me long.

The two Christians met on the way many people who were going to their towns, women and men, with a firebrand in the hand, herbs to drink the smoke thereof, as they are accustomed.

I have come to believe that this is a mighty continent which was hitherto unknown. I am greatly supported in this view by reason of this great river [Ozama], and by this sea which is fresh.

He who has gold makes and accomplishes whatever he wishes in the world and finally uses it to send souls to paradise.

Live and die in Aristotle's works.