Doe Quotes - Page 19

One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes a revolution in order to establish a dictatorship.

Don't ask what the work is. Rather, see what the work does.

That which exercises reason is more excellent than that which does not exercise reason; there is nothing more excellent than the universe, therefore the universe exercises reason.

Foolery, sir, does walk about the orb like the sun; it shines everywhere.

God wants to lead you to places you cannot get to without Him, and He does that by the power of His Spirit. He can bring you into the realm of the miraculous-not as a show, but as a demonstration of His love and compassion for the lost, hurting, or needy. Who among us doesn’t want or need that?

It's the reductionist approach to life: if you keep it small, you'll keep it under control. If you don't make any noise, the bogeyman won't find you. But it's all an illusion, because they die too, those people who roll up their spirits into tiny little balls so as to be safe. Safe?! From what? Life is always on the edge of death; narrow streets lead to the same place as wide avenues, and a little candle burns itself out just like a flaming torch does. I choose my own way to burn.

Technology doesn't just do things for us. It does things to us, changing not just what we do but who we are.

Even if one is not hungry and although eat is called HumanBeing Even though one is hungry and although does not eat is HumanBeing

Only when the child is able to identify its own center with the center of the universe does education really begin.

Art can no longer be art today if it does not reach into the heart of our present culture and work transformatively within it that is, an art which cannot mould society — and through this naturally operate upon the core questions of our society — is not art.

If the Word does not dwell with power in us, it will not pass with power from us.

The man does not beat your head because you got a Cadillac or because you got a Ford; he beats you because you're black!

Christ does not inhabit buildings or a certain atmosphere; in fact, the very heavens cannot contain Him. Rather, He is manifested through our obedient, sanctified bodies-His temples.

Culture does not make people. People make culture.

Crying does not indicate that you are weak. Since birth, it has always been a sign that you are alive.

Fortune always favors the brave, and never helps a man who does not help himself.

Time may heal all wounds, but it does not erase the scars.

Customer needs may vary, but their bias for quality never does.

Stay focused. Your start does not determine how you're going to finish.

Then they ask, "Do you want Jesus to come into your heart?" Does it bother anyone that this formula or language is not found in the New Testament?

The only legitimate use for a glove is to cover an injury... A desire to prevent callus formation (possibly so as to not snag one's pantyhose) does not constitute a legitimate use. And if you do insist on wearing gloves, make sure they match your purse.

See, my children, a person who is in a state of sin is always sad. Whatever he does, he is weary and disgusted with every thing; while he who is at peace with God is always happy, always joyous. . . Oh, beautiful life! Oh, beautiful death!

He who knows only his own side of the case (argument) knows little of that. His reasons may be good, and no one may have been able to refute them. But if he is equally unable to refute the reasons on the opposite side, if he does not so much as know what they are, he has no ground for preferring either opinion

Cordial love of the neighbor does not consist in feelings. This love flows not from a heart of flesh but from the heart of our will.

The church does not exist for us. We are the church, and we exist for the world.