There are two ways: one of life and one of death – and there is a big difference between the two.
“The US once held all its diverse components together on a declaration of “self-evident” truths about a government of/by/for the people. Today truth is not self-evident but self-constructed, fabricated from the moist finger in the winds of opinion research and social media.”
― Rings of Fire: Walking in Faith through a Volcanic Future
― Rings of Fire: Walking in Faith through a Volcanic Future
“Christ does not say to me, “Be yourself.” He says, “Be with me.” BROTHER ROGER OF TAIZÉ”
― Rings of Fire: Walking in Faith through a Volcanic Future
― Rings of Fire: Walking in Faith through a Volcanic Future
“...all members of Congress should be required wear NASCAR uniforms. You know, the kind with the patches? That way we'd know who is sponsoring each of them. I think he was kidding; they'd never be able to do it but it's a great idea and would wake people up in this country.”
― Full Black
― Full Black
“Leadership was not only about taking charge, it was also about giving your team everything they needed to succeed, and then getting out of their way. It meant knowing when you should be the first person charging through a door and when you should stand down and let someone else do it. Harvath”
― Full Black
― Full Black
“Hollywood was a lot like a Charles dickens novel. It could be the best of places; it could be the worst of places. Machiavelli, Dante, Shakespeare… all would have felt at home here. Tinseltown was a bustling contradiction.
It was a modern day Zanzabar; a slavemarket were souls were bartered, sold, and stolen seemingly on the hour, every hour. It was also a place of incredible genius and beauty, where dreams still came true.”
― Full Black
It was a modern day Zanzabar; a slavemarket were souls were bartered, sold, and stolen seemingly on the hour, every hour. It was also a place of incredible genius and beauty, where dreams still came true.”
― Full Black
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