John Quotes
Physicians are the cobblers, rather the botchers, of men's bodies; as the one patches our tattered clothes, so the other solders our diseased flesh.
A capacity to change is indispensable. Equally indispensable is the capacity to hold fast to that which is good.
There is a vast intelligence running this world, and everything is in order; nothing is missing
Color is like music. The palette is an instrument that can be orchestrated to build form.
Christ is at once the spotless descent of God into men and the sinless ascent of man into God, and the Holy Spirit is the Agent by whom this is accomplished.
It is almost a sadness to my soul that men should be astonished and surprised at an ordinary, tangible evidence of the power of God.
Giving up a lot of yourself isn't really that hard when you realize that you get more than you give up.
If we give the bureaucrats our children, we may as well give them everything else.
There is a wisdom in the body that is older and more reliable than clocks and calendars.
The vital Christian arouses opposition because he is a standing rebuke to the selfishness and sin of those around him.
The park achieved a kind of reality. Like these virtual reality games the children are playing with. I told them we were doing this 40 years ago! Disneyland is virtual reality.
Pipelines are by far the safest way to transport petroleum. They are safer than tankers, safer than trucks, safer than rail.
A program of sterilizing women after their second or third child, despite the relatively greater difficulty of the operation than vasectomy, might be easier to implement than trying to sterilize men.
I accept that in a free society you have to justify reductions in people's liberties. I accept that, bearing in mind my starting point is that the most important human right is the right to life.
Learning is not easy, but hard; culture is severe. The steps to Parnassus are steep and terribly arduous.
I guess this is why I hate governments, all governments. It is always the rule, the fine print, carried out by fine-print men. There's nothing to fight, no wall to hammer with frustrated fists.
Man, unlike anything organic or inorganic in the universe, grows beyond his work, walks up the stairs of his concepts, emerges ahead of his accomplishments.
Christianity is in its very essence a resurrection religion. The concept of resurrection lies at its heart. If you remove it, Christianity is destroyed.
All of us have inflated views of ourselves, especially in self-righteousn ess, until we have visited a place called Calvary. It is there, at the foot of the cross, that we shrink to our true size.
Instead of inflicting upon us the judgment we deserved, God in Christ endured it in our place.
Everything you need to get that relaxed driving that brings consistency only comes with practice.
As whites see their power and control over their lives declining, will they simply go quietly into the night? Or will there be an explosion?
Schools teach exactly what they are intended to teach and they do it well: how to be a good Egyptian and remain in your place in the pyramid.
If we become increasingly humble about how little we know, we may be more eager to search.
The essential self is innocent, and when it tastes its own innocence knows that it lives for ever.
The public relations warriors fought and lost Monte Carlo's Battle of the Magazine Covers.
The emphasis on mathematical methods seems to be shifted more towards combinatorics and set theory - and away from the algorithm of differential equations which dominates mathematical physics.
When I'm going against guys like Kevin Durant - one of the best leading scorers in the league - it pushes you to want to get better, seeing how hard he works.
I want to play a real man in all my films, and I define manhood simply: men should be tough, fair, and courageous, never petty, never looking for a fight, but never backing down from one either.
