J.G. Ballard Quotes

It is impossible for us to fail when we do our best when we are on the Lord's errand.

If your dream requires patience, give it.

The Lord does not want us to "miss supper." In fact, He has a great feast prepared for those who return clean and pure through the door.

Because of Jesus Christ, peace can replace guilt. Healthy relationships can be restored. Addictions can be overcome.

I wanted to rub the human race in its own vomit, and force it to look in the mirror.

Put a higher value on yourself. Being hyper-realistic about everything is too simple a get-out.

Selfish men make the best lovers. They're prepared to invest in the women's pleasures so that they can collect an even bigger dividend for themselves.

They thrived on the rapid turnover of acquaintances, the lack of involvement with others, and the total self-sufficiency of lives which, needing nothing, were never dissapointed.

Trust the Lord. He is the good shepherd. He knows His sheep. And His sheep know His voice.

We must never ignore or pass by the prompting of the Spirit to render service to one another.

I believe that every human soul is teaching something to someone nearly every minute here in mortality.

Hell is out of fashion --institutional hells at any rate. The populated infernos of the 20th century are more private affairs, the gaps between the bars are the sutures of one's own skull. . .

This is God's work, and God's work will not be frustrated. But there is still much to be done.

The body is sort of a pain. It has to go to the bathroom. It has to be comfortable. But the spirit is indestructible. It can move at the speed of light.

We can all be more consistently involved in missionary work by replacing our fear with real faith.

The ultimate concept car will move so fast, even at rest, as to be invisible.

What our children have to fear is not the cars on the highways of tomorrow but our own pleasure in calculating the most elegant parameters of their deaths.

Surrender to a logic more powerful than reason.

Women's philanthropic leadership is fundamental to their advancement in society.

Lysenkoism: A forlorn attempt not merely to colonize the botanical kingdom, but to instill a proper sense of the puritan work ethic and the merits of self-improvement.

Given that external reality is a fiction, the writer's role is almost superfluous. He does not need to invent the fiction because it is already there.

Pop artists deal with the lowly trivia of possessions and equipment that the present generation is lugging along with it on its safari into the future.

Be involved; be informed. Make meaningful contributions to society through service and involvement.

All you do is get on and start pedaling . . .

In his mind Vaughan saw the whole world dying in a simultaneous automobile disaster, millions of vehicles hurled together in a terminal congress of spurting loins and engine coolant.

I mean, there is amazing amount of oil and gas and other resources out beneath the sea. It's staggering.

Psychiatrists the dominant lay priesthood since the First World War.

Across the communication landscape move the specters of sinister technologies and the dreams that money can buy.

Clear declaration of truth makes a difference in people's lives. That is what changes hearts. That is what the Holy Ghost can confirm in the hearts of God's children.

Proclaiming the gospel to all mankind is a fundamental part of the mission of the Church.

Remove any of your fear with faith. Trust the power of God to guide you.

Forever may it remain that way. And may God bless these now-found souls.

The Titanic will protect itself.

Au revoir, jewelled alligators and white hotels, hallucinatory forests, farewell.

If I don't write, I begin to feel unsettled and uneasy, as I gather people do who are not allowed to dream.

Our lives today are not conducted in linear terms. They are much more quantified; a stream of random events is taking place.

God was a clever idea ... The human race came up with a winner there.

Failure is the mechanism of learning.

Why are we ignoring the oceans? Why does NASA spend in one year what NOAA will spend in 1600 years? Why are we looking up? Why are we afraid of the ocean?

Sooner or later, everything turns into television.

Women are good for only one thing - lying on their backs.

We must prepare ourselves to assist the missionaries in finding those of our Heavenly Father's children who will embrace the message of the Restoration.

There is a British pop group called God. At a recent book signing the lead singer introduced himself and gave me a cassette. I have heard the voice of God.

E. Klimov's 'Come and See,' about partisans fighting the Germans in Byelorussia, is the greatest anti-war film ever made.

If you can call a Chevrolet a Chev, why can't you call a Japanese a Jap?

A ton of Proust isn’t worth an ounce of Ray Bradbury.

I think the most important thing people can do to save our planet and the human race is to empower women!

The key [to sharing the gospel] is that you be inspired of God, that you ask Him for direction and then go and do as the Spirit prompts you.

It is a shortsighted priesthood leader who doesn't see the value in calling upon the sisters to share the understanding and inspiration they possess.

One who lays claim to special privilege through the priesthood doesn't understand the nature of his authority.