Bart Ehrman Quotes
Today we are familiar with the funereal abbreviation “RIP” (“Rest in Peace”).
Ancient Romans had something comparable, a seven-letter abbreviation that spoke volumes:
“I was not; I was; I am not; I care not.”
The meaning is clear.
There was no existence before birth.
A person existed only after being born.
After death there once more was no existence.
Bart Ehrman
Quotes to Explore
My view is that life is too short. I'm not being melodramatic or anything, but when your mother dies in your arms - just you and her, and it's one o'clock in the morning, and you're waiting for her to exhale - you just think, life's too bloody short to argue about the little things.
Saffron Aldridge
I'll tell ya, when you open up that can of dab, it's always fresh.
Quavo
Migos
I like to do everything myself - I'm very hands-on with my housekeeping, my children, travelling, how I do things.
Pamela Anderson
I've been just eating very healthy, all organic, no sugar, white flour, nothing artificial. I'm being so incredibly strict... not a lot of meat!
Danica McKellar
Life is too short to blend in.
Paris Hilton
In the 60s, if you wanted to be an actor, you couldn't do just one thing.
Barry Bostwick
Throughout the day, I'll make a lot of green smoothies or salads, and then when I travel, I try my hardest to just keep up the regime. It's not always easy, but I do my best.
Valentina Zelyaeva
I just sort of go along and say what I think -and that's all you can do in life, really.
Karl Pilkington
Writing is writing, and stories are stories. Perhaps the only true genres are fiction and non-fiction. And even there, who can be sure?
Tanith Lee
Technological discoveries are the spermatozoa of social change.
C. L. R. James
You reach a point in your career when the weeks turn into a month or more of the phone not ringing.
Sam J. Jones
When I grew up, I never – I wasn't allowed to go out. I missed my prom because I went to an AAU tournament and all that stuff. For me, it was basketball, basketball, basketball.
J. R. Smith
When you're young, you're always concerned about how you're being seen and how you're being criticized.
Val Kilmer
Your deliberate Chief Aim in life should be selected with deliberate care.
Napoleon Hill
I never lost a fight because I wasn't in shape or because I wasn't ready. I lost because I was either beaten by a man better than me, or it wasn't my night.
George Michael Ward Jr.
You get mad at me, you kick the tire, I don't get a bruise, the tire doesn't care, and you're the only one hurting. How's that working for you, Kip?
Gail Giles
There are guys in country music who are wizards on the guitar. If you're a country fan, you're used to it. But as a rock guitar player, you listen.
Joe Perry
Aerosmith
Today we are familiar with the funereal abbreviation “RIP” (“Rest in Peace”).
Ancient Romans had something comparable, a seven-letter abbreviation that spoke volumes:
“I was not; I was; I am not; I care not.”
The meaning is clear.
There was no existence before birth.
A person existed only after being born.
After death there once more was no existence.
Bart Ehrman
