These are quotes which stood out to me, possibly for use in a sermon someday. Their presence here does not mean I agree with them, it merely shows that I might want to reference them later. The default view is five random selections. Use the tag list on the right to view all quotes relevant to that theme.
When Nikita Khruschev visited America, he gave a press conference at the Washington Press Club. The first question from the floorÑhandled through an interpreterÑwas: "Today you talked about the hideous rule of your predecessor, Stalin. You were one of his closest aides and colleagues during those years. What were you doing all that time?" Khruschev's face got red. "Who asked that?" he roared. All five hundred faces turned down. "Who asked that?" he insisted. Nothing. "That's what I was doing," he said. Warren Bennis, On Becoming a Leader, (Addison-Wesley, New York: 1989) 195.
What passes for optimism is most often the effect of intellectual error.
AT THE END How the Media Would Handle the End of the World USA Today: WE'RE DEAD Wall Street Journal: Dow Jones Plummets as World Ends National Enquirer: O.J. and Nicole, Together Again Inc. Magazine: 10 Ways You Can Profit From the Apocalypse Rolling Stone: The Grateful Dead Reunion Tour Sports Illustrated: Game Over Ladies Home Journal: Lose 10 Pounds by Judgment Day with Our New "Armageddon" Diet! Cosmopolitan: How to Drive Your Man Wild in the Afterlife TV Guide: Death and Damnation: Nielson Ratings Soar! Discover Magazine: How will the extinction of all life, as we know it, affect the way we view the cosmos? Microsoft Systems Journal: Netscape Loses Market Share Microsoft's Web Site: If you don't experience the rapture, DOWNLOAD software patch RAPT777.EXE. America Online: System temporarily down. Try calling back in 15 minutes. Money Magazine: Mortgage Rates and Property Values Hit All Time Low.
Those who believe they believe in God but without passion in the heart, without anguish of mind, without uncertainty, without doubt, and even at times without despair, believe only in the idea of God, and not in God himself.
You expect a $274 million building to shine and L.A.'s new Walt Disney Concert Hall does. Frank Gehry's landmark creation of shimmering stainless steel is marvelous to behold. People living in a condominium facing the structure agree that the view is glorious, but the glory becomes overpowering when the sun shines at midday. Portions of the gleaming concert hall reflect brilliantly into the windows of the condominium. Soon, the temperature rises as much as 15 degrees, forcing residents to get off their patios, draw the blinds and turn on the air conditioner, until the sunlight shifts. "You couldn't even see and then the furniture would get really hot," said Jacqueline Lagrone, 42, who lives on the fourth floor of the Promenade Residences. "You would have to literally close the drapes, and you'd still feel warmth in the house." As Disney officials look for a way to dull the glare, they placed mesh blankets over the mirror-like steel. While this diminished the problem, everyone agrees it looks terrible, and a more permanent solution is necessary. How often we are tempted to tone down God's demands and reduce the glare of holiness so we can live more comfortably. Citation: Jia-Rui Chong, "Disney Hall Glare Gets to Neighbors," L.A. Times (2-21-04);