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.
A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.
Officials in the tony Silicon Valley town of Woodside, Calif. (population
5,600), recently debated compliance with a state law requiring that town to
have at least 16 "affordable housing" units (maximum rent for a one-bedroom
apartment, $870) in that otherwise-high-end real estate market, and the best
they could come up with, according to a November Associated Press report,
was to allow horse farmers to create "apartments" for middle-class residents
inside their barns.
For major hurts, Dr. Fred Luskin from Stanford has discovered three preconditions to true forgiveness, which he discusses in his book Forgive For Good:
1) Know what your feelings are about what happened
2) Be clear about the action that wronged you
3) Share your experience with at least one or two trusted friends
id: 1722 | source: Fred Luskin, Forgive For Good | tags: Forgiveness
There are two different types of achievements. Regaining muscle strength after recuperation from a broken leg and making the last payment on a thirty-year mortgage are victories with fixed features that allow pride when attained. But the desire to be rich or to have higher status lacks this quality, for there are always others with more wealth or higher status. Hence, many who seek these goals are never satisfied and experience chronic uncertainty instead of pride.
For myself, as, no doubt, for most of my contemporaries, the philosophy of meaningless was essentially an instrument of liberation. The liberation we desired was simultaneously liberation from a certain political and economic system and liberation from a certain system of morality. We objected to the morality because it interfered with our sexual freedom; we objected to the political and economic system because it was unjust.
[my note: At the time he made this remark he had changed his mind - he is explaining his rationale when younger.]