Simon Hoggart (Simon David Hoggart) Quotes
What has always puzzled me is the flexibility of God's word. For instance, Catholics can now eat meat on Fridays. And limbo has been abolished. How does this work? Who tells them?
Quotes to Explore
-
I would convert to Judaism if the operation didn't hurt so much.
-
Modern theory is about objects lower than man; even stars, being common things, are lower than man.
-
I would ask my mother to show me how to walk - and she did show me. That's why I think it's funny when people say, 'Did so-and-so teach you how to walk?' And I always say, 'You must be talking about my mother, because it was my mother who taught me how to walk.'
-
I'm not a universalist, and the way I talk about final loss is this: People worship idols - money, whatever. Their humanness gets reshaped around the idol - you become like what you worship. That's one of the basic spiritual laws.
-
Our worst comes out when we behave like robots or professionals.
-
I have a lot of admiration for people who've been in relationships a long time, married for years.
-
There are a lot of famous comedians from Liverpool, then obviously the Beatles, and the football club. That's what people in Liverpool are passionate about.
-
I want people to remember that Pakistan is my country. It is like my mother, and I love it dearly. Even if its people hate me, I will still love it.
-
Both for my wife and myself, the personal friendships that have grown out of scientific contacts with colleagues from many different countries have been an important part of our lives, and the travels we have made together in connection with the world-wide scientific co-operation have given us rich treasures of experiences.
-
Poets are the mad midwives to reality. They see not what is, nor what can be, but what must become.'
-
We need no chieftain; such folk eat more than their share.
-
*** The previous line contains the naughty word '$&'.\nif /(ibm|apple|awk)/; # :-)
-
Il y a plus d'une sagesse, et toutes sont nécessaires au monde; il n'est pas mauvais qu'elles alternent.
-
Writing is, of course, a solitary occupation. But for many writers, myself included, it's through writing that we make certain vital connections.
-
I have no intention of telling people what I have for breakfast.
-
We live in an era with no historical precedents. History is no longer useful as a tool in helping us understand current changes.
-
My stepmom is one of the leading researchers on lupus in the world.
-
Life is anything that dies when you stomp on it.
-
There is still a perception that the way women are isn't necessarily what you need for the powerhouse start-ups.
-
Thing thrown to a corner, rag fallen on the road, my ignoble being feigns itself in front of life.
-
It is true that all men are created in the image of God, but Christians are supposed to be conscious of that fact, and being conscious of it should recognize the importance of living artistically, aesthetically, and creatively, as creative creatures of the Creator. If we have been created in the image of an Artist, then we should look for expressions of artistry, and be sensitive to beauty, responsive to what has been created for us
-
My health is in the hands of Allah, who has ways of testing us. Whatever happens, happens. I a'int the greatest - it's Allah. I gave myself a job. I work for God.
-
Love thy neighbor as thyself: Do not do to others what thou wouldst not wish be done to thyself: Forgive injuries. Forgive thy enemy, be reconciled to him, give him assistance, invoke God in his behalf.
-
What has always puzzled me is the flexibility of God's word. For instance, Catholics can now eat meat on Fridays. And limbo has been abolished. How does this work? Who tells them?
