Doe Quotes - Page 38

Being or nothing, that is the question. Ascending, descending, coming, going, a man does so much that in the end he disappears.

What fire does not destroy, it hardens

Science is the only thing that disproves science, and it does it all the time.

Believe in yourself when nobody else does.

Man is not made for society, but society is made for man. No institution can be good which does not tend to improve the individual.

I was of the type who gets bullied rather than the one who does the bullying, which I'm glad about. I'd rather be that than a bully.

Jesus not only understood Himself to be the promised Messiah, He also says and does things throughout the Gospels that make it clear He understood Himself to be God incarnate.

Those who do not believe do not pray. This is a good functional definition of faith. Faith prays, unbelief does not.

The intent and not the deed Is in our power; and, therefore, who dares greatly Does greatly.

Knowledge is an addiction, as drink; knowledge does not bring understanding. Knowledge can be taught, but not wisdom; there must be freedom from knowledge for the coming of wisdom.

The futility of action does not absolve one from the failure to act. -

Time--our youth--it never really goes, does it? It is all held in our minds.

What a man does for pay is of little significance. What he is, as a sensitive instrument responsive to the world's beauty, is everything!

Faith does not, in the realist, spring from the miracle but the miracle from the faith.

Happiness does not exclude sadness - if a person responds to life, he's sometimes happy and sometimes sad. What matters is he responds.

Now everybody who knows anything at all knows perfectly well that even a business letter does not deserve the paper on which it is written unless it contains at least one significant phrase that is worth waking up in the night to remember and think about.

Relief work does not consist entirely in wearisome appeals ... it has its moments of enchantment, its adventures, its unexpected vistas into new worlds

The poor old Duke [of Wellington]! What shall I say of him? To be sure he was born in Ireland, but being born in a stable does not make a man a horse.

Worship is a response to greatness. A man does not become a worshipper merely by saying, "Now I shall become a worshipper." That is impossible. That cannot be done. A man becomes a worshipper when he sees something great that calls forth his admiration or his worship. That is the only way worshippers are made. Worship answers to greatness.

Mental health is such a complex thing and so difficult to diagnose. What is a mental problem? Who does have mental problems? What's the difference between mental problems and depression and sadness?

My nephew has HDADHD. High Definition Attention Deficit Disorder. He can barely pay attention, but when he does it's unbelievably clear.

All writing is an act of self-exploration. Even a grocery list says something about you; how much more does a novel say?

Man does not create gods, in spite of appearances. The times, the age, impose them on him.

Life is a pilgrimage. The wise man does not rest by the roadside inns. He marches direct to the illimitable domain of eternal bliss, his ultimate destination.

I've never known an industry that can get into people's blood the way aviation does.