Famous Quotes & Sayings

B. F. Skinner

The severest trial of oppression is the constant outrage which one suffers at the thought of the oppressor. What Jesus discovered was how to avoid the inner devastations. His technique was to practice the opposite emotion... a man may not get his freedom or possessions back, but he's less miserable. It's a difficult lesson.

Billy Corgan

If I had spent fourteen months in a small room with Jesus, I'd want to fist fight with him.

Billy Corgan

I didn't find Jesus. He's been there the whole time.

Billy Corgan

My version, of course, is not this flag-waving, let's all get on the Jesus train and ride out of hell. I'm not that kind of guy. It's an embrace that life is good, worth living and yeah, it's not easy, but there are more pluses than minuses.

Billy Corgan

Jesus teaches us to forgive and I've got to trust him on that one.

Bill Crawford

The difference between self-confidence and conceit is as simple as love and fear. Jesus was self-confident ... Hitler was afraid.

Bill Cosby

I don't have a problem believing in God and Jesus. But in Genesis one has to wonder about these sentences that just go on and end without finishing. The thought is unfinished. Where did Adam go? What is he doing? Hello? There has to be some pages missing.

C. S. Lewis

In a civilization like ours, I feel that everyone has to come to terms with the claims of Jesus Christ upon his life, or else be guilty of inattention or of evading the question.

C. S. Lewis

I believe that there are too many accommodating preachers... Jesus Christ did not say "Go into the world and tell the world that it is quite right." The Gospel is something completely different. In fact, it is directly opposed to the world.

Becca Fitzpatrick

Right now, holding you, I feel like we have a shot at beating all odds and making it together.

Bill Bryson

There is the odd exception, like Albert Einstein, but as a breed, scientists tend not be very good at presenting themselves.

Stephen Colbert

I'm very comfortable with uncomfortable situations, and I think that can seem odd to people, that I like the thrill of discomfort.

Christopher Traulsen

I think the odds are good. I would be surprised if he didn't (beat the S&P).

Colin White

He's done that to all of us in here during practice at the odd time. We know he has wheels.

Arthur Blank

I got a lot of winks around the room. What's really odd is, you walk around and you would have thought I got all 32 votes.

John Wilson

There are no secrets. We know what they like to do, they know what we like to do. We play them three times, and the odds are that we win at least one of those.

James Woods

I would give you seven to one odds that this is going to be a slash piece, but that's OK. I'm willing to take the heat.

Bertrand Russell

The human race may well become extinct before the end of the century. Speaking as a mathematician, I should say the odds are about three to one against survival.

John Dryden

Reason to rule but mercy to forgive: the first is law; the last, prerogative.

Bible Bible

O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.

Henry Mason

That was the only thing that people didn't know. Obviously some teams don't like small receivers so he'll be at the mercy of the team.

Larry Beightol

If we can't run the ball, we'll be at their mercy.

Charles Spurgeon

When all else is changing within and around, in God and His mercy no change can be found.

Catherine McAuley

The tender Mercy of God has given us one another.

Adrian Rogers

There can be no mercy without truth.

David A. Bednar

The simpleness, the sweetness, and the constancy of the tender mercies of the Lord will do much to fortify and protect us in the troubled times in which we do now and will yet live.

Billy Graham

If we have no mercy toward others, that is one proof that we have never experienced God's mercy.