D.A. Carson Quotes
But man is a part of nature, and his war against nature is inevitably a war against himself.
One way to open your eyes is to ask yourself, "What if I had never seen this before? What if I knew i would never see it again?
Conservation is a cause that has no end. There is no point at which we will say our work is finished.
Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.
Dont confuse legibility with communication. Just because something is legible doesnt mean it communicates and, more importantly, doesnt mean it communicates the right thing.
The human race is challenged more than ever before to demonstrate our mastery, not over nature but of ourselves.
You have to utilize who you are in your work. Nobody else can do that: nobody else can pull from your background, from your parents, your upbringing, your whole life experience.
Science is part of the reality of living; it is the what, the how, and the why of everything in our experience.
If you have no intuitive sense of design, then call yourself an "information architect" and only use Helvetica.
We cannot have peace among men whose hearts find delight in killing any living creature.
It's not about knowing all the gimmicks and photo tricks. If you haven't got the eye, no program will give it to you.
The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction.
All of us would be wiser if we would resolve never to put people down, except on our prayer lists.
Thanksgiving is an emotional holiday. People travel thousands of miles to be with people they only see once a year. And then discover once a year is way too often.
We are torn between nostalgia for the familiar and an urge for the foreign and strange. As often as not, we are homesick most for the places we have never known.
I don't think my wife likes me very much, when I had a heart attack she wrote for an ambulance.
The real wealth of the Nation lies in the resources of the earth - soil, water, forests, minerals, and wildlife.
...sometimes God chooses to bless us and make us people of integrity in the midst of abominable circumstances, rather than change our circumstances.
What's the difference between a Rottweiler and a poodle peeing on your leg? You let the Rottweiler finish.
Effective prayer is the fruit of a relationship with God, not a technique for acquiring blessings.
When a comic becomes enamored with his own views and foists them off on the public in a polemic way, he loses not only his sense of humor but his value as a humorist.
Married men live longer than single men. But married men are a lot more willing to die.
Talent alone won't make you a success. Neither will being in the right place at the right time, unless you are ready. The most important question is: 'Are your ready?'
Democracy is buying a big house you can't afford with money you don't have to impress people you wish were dead.
Many of us in our praying are like nasty little boys who ring front door bells and run away before anyone answers.
Nothing is so musical as the sound of pouring bourbon for the first drink on a Sunday morning. Not Bach or Schubert or any of those masters.
Happiness is having a rare steak, a bottle of whiskey, and a dog to eat the rare steak.
If you want to see what judgment looks like, go to the cross. If you want to see what love looks like, go to the cross.
Why would anyone believe it is possible to lay down such barrage of poisons on the surface of the earth without making it unfit for all life? They should not be called insecticides, but biocides.
It is a wholesome and necessary thing for us to turn again to the earth and in the contemplation of her beauties to know the sense of wonder and humility.
