John Quotes

To be still means to empty yourself from the incessant flow of thoughts and create a state of consciousness that is open and receptive.

The mind cannot support moral chaos for long. Men are under as strong a compulsion to invent an ethical setting for their behavior as spiders are to weave themselves webs

Let grace and goodness be the principal loadstone of thy affections. For love which hath ends, will have an end; whereas that which is founded on true virtue, will always continue.

Hushed as midnight silence.

Fortune confounds the wise, And when they least expect it turns the dice.

Rich the treasure, Sweet the pleasure,- Sweet is pleasure after pain.

Well, gentlemen, life's just one damn thing after another.

A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the men it honors, the men it remembers.

Great crises produce great men, and great deeds of courage.

We dare not forget that we are the heirs of that first revolution.

So let us begin anew - remembering on both sides that civility is not a sign of weakness, and sincerity is always subject to proof

This fight against drilling in the Arctic Refuge is a fight about our principles. Its about standing up for our environment, our families and our future, and I wont give up this fight.

You can always win points. Winning people’s respect is a lot more important.

It is impossible to achieve the aim without suffering.

Men have got more of a discerning eye. They appreciate cut and details, things that aren't so obvious. They like things that have cachet and gentlemanliness.

Men don't want another man to look at their woman because they don't know how to handle it

The cloven-foot of self-interest was now and then to be seen aneath the robe of public principle.

Nor love, not honor, wealth nor power, can give the heart a cheerful hour when health is lost. Be timely wise; With health all taste of pleasure flies.

You can be good in a good movie, you can be good in a bad movie, you can be bad in a bad movie, but never, ever, be bad in a good movie.

I never accept lengthy film roles nowadays, because I am always so afraid I will die in the middle of shooting and cause such awful problems.

I may die young, but at least I'll die smart.

A paper town for a paper girl.

She taught me everything I knew about crawfish and kissing and pink wine and poetry. She made me different.

Jesus refused to produce a sign for Herod because it was not the Father's will.

Sensible of the importance of Christian piety and virtue to the order and happiness of a state, I cannot but earnestly commend to you every measure for their support and encouragement

A banjo will get you through times of no money, but money won't get you through times of no banjo

The power in which we must have faith if we would be well, is the creative and curative power which exists in every living thing.

It horrifies me that ethics is only an optional extra at Harvard Business School.

People are unlikely to know that they need a product which does not exist and the basis of market research in new and innovative products is limited in this regard.

Europeans not only colonized most of the world, they colonized information about the world.

It is the duty of all magicians to give entertainment.

Faith is the result of the act of the will, following upon a conviction that to believe is a duty.

Somehow I am necessary for His purposes, as necessary in my place as an Archangel in his.

It's no use closing the barn door after the horse is gone.

I accept that climate change is a challenge, I accept the broad theory about global warming. I am sceptical about a lot of the more gloomy predictions.

Daydreaming with pencil and paper is a respectable form of meditation.

All conflict is about difference; whether the difference is race religion, or nationality.

Before the arrival of the Credit Union, people who were from the poor background or a working class background couldn't borrow from banks.

I relieve myself from the rigours of directing by casting the movie correctly.

And when you love a book, commit one glorious sentence of it-perhaps your favorite sentence-to memory. That way you won't forget the language of the story that moved you to tears.

Freshly cut Christmas trees smelling of stars and snow and pine resin - inhale deeply and fill your soul with wintry night.

Don't mistake activity with achievement.

An unbelieved truth can hurt a man much more than a lie. It takes great courage to back truth unacceptable to our times. There's a punishment for it, and it's usually crucifixion.

Every year, many, many stupid people graduate from college. And if they can do it, so can you.

The day before me is fraught with God knows what horrors.

The only true test of friendship is the time your friend spends on you.

Each forward step we take we leave some phantom of ourselves behind.

All heroes are shadows of Christ

That's the thing about pain, it demands to be felt.

Those who write ill, and they who ne'er durst write, Turn critics out of mere revenge and spite.