George Arthur Buttrick Quotes

Prayer is not a substitute for work, thinking, watching, suffering, or giving; prayer is a support for all other efforts.

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• Reason cannot calm the storm of emotion, and emotion usually wins, until it settles down and allows reason to rise again and apologize on behalf of it.

  

  Hamza Yusuf
  • Down
  • Calm
  • Storm

• While conducting a conventional war in Iraq and Syria, ISIS has staged terrorist attacks on a global scale against the people from the countries who are fighting ISIS.

  

  Jack Keane
  • People
  • War
  • Fighting

• The truth is, I'm proud of the life I've lived so far, and though I've made my share of mistakes, I have no regrets.

  

  Carly Fiorina
  • Life
  • Truth
  • Proud

• I am still shocking people today, and I don't know why. Is it because I'm a woman talking about sex and men? One magazine said that no one writes sex in the back of a Bentley better than Jackie Collins.

  

  Jackie Collins
  • People
  • Men
  • Why

• You can't reconcile being pro-life on abortion and pro-death on the death penalty.

  

  N. T. Wright
  • Life
  • Death
  • You

• I've always looked the same, and every 10 years, I'm a little bit in fashion.

  

  Gaby Hoffmann
  • Fashion
  • Always
  • Same

• We have to be able to poke fun at ourselves.

  

  Walt Handelsman
  • Fun
  • Able
  • Poke

• I want to go see Somalia because I've never been there, and I feel like I'm missing out. I want to learn that heritage; I want to learn about my culture.

  

  Halima Aden
  • Want
  • Culture
  • Learn

• I think that dwelling on other people's perception of you is the road to complete madness, unfortunately. I try and resist that.

  

  Kate Beckinsale
  • People
  • Road
  • Perception

• Likewise, education can direct people toward good or evil ends. When education is based on a fundamentally distorted worldview, the results are horrific.

  

  Daisaku Ikeda
  • People
  • Good
  • Education

• Coercion is the least efficient means of obtaining order.

  

  Ursula K. Le Guin

• I've always been this strong-willed person and I've always been in love with acting.

  

  Kristy Swanson
  • Strong

• I'm a great consumer of kung-fu movies - mid-'70s to late-'80s.

  

  Keegan-Michael Key
  • Great

• Its definition can be a bit murky, but to me, native advertising is a sales pitch that fits right into the flow of the information being shown. It doesn't interrupt - native ads don't pop up or dance across the screen - and its content is actually valuable to the person viewing it.

  

  Om Malik
  • Up
  • Dance
  • Sales

• I think the story is important in every business. Why do you exist, why are you here, why is your product different, why should I pay attention, why should I care?

  

  Jason Fried
  • Different
  • Important
  • Why

• I can't relax. I'm not happy unless I'm working on stuff. 'SNL' is always a huge workload, as enjoyable as it is.

  

  Fred Armisen
  • Happy
  • Relax

• 'Run' is exciting, about family secrets, the mystery surrounding them and the outdoor sport of parkour. The story itself is full of intrigue and action, but the parkour takes the story to another level. It was an absolutely incredible experience, working with experts from all over the country.

  

  Kelsey Chow
  • Country
  • Family
  • Experience

• When I said that I make out with dudes, there was a slight sense of sexual rebellion in that. And I probably even made it a bigger deal than it was.

  

  Pete Wentz Fall Out Boy

• Emotionally, I have no picture-book illustrated with memories of my first five years, but externally, I have impressions that possess a haunting vividness comparable only to the texture of dreams, when dreams are tumultuously alive.

  

  E. F. Benson
  • Book
  • Picture
  • Memories

• The real meaning of persona is a mask, such as actors were accustomed to wear on the ancient stage; and it is quite true that no one shows himself as he is, but wears his mask and plays his part. Indeed, the whole of our social arrangements may be likened to a perpetual comedy; and this is why a man who is worth anything finds society so insipid, while a blockhead is quite at home in it.

  

  Arthur Schopenhauer
  • Real
  • Stage
  • Shows

• Only puny secrets need protection. Big secrets are protected by public incredulity. You can actually dissipate a situation by giving it maximal coverage. As to alarming people, that's done by rumours, not by coverage. (p. 92)

  

  Marshall McLuhan
  • People
  • Done
  • Giving

• Prayer is not a substitute for work, thinking, watching, suffering, or giving; prayer is a support for all other efforts.

  

  George Arthur Buttrick
  • Thinking
  • Giving
  • Suffering