Because most Christians want it both ways. They want to be able to proudly declare they are believers in the Bible and yet simply ignore those parts they find too difficult or too inconvenient to believe.
God’s will is your deepest desires.
Never underestimate the ego of a politician.
Peace on this planet will not be forged by military strength. It will be forged by those who come together despite their government’s differences.
As strange as this may sound, I very seldom read fiction. Because my novels require so much research, almost everything I read is non – fiction – histories, biographies, translations of ancient texts...
Pure energy is the father of creation.
Every generation’s breakthroughs are proven false by the next generation’s Technology.
The greatest story ever told is, in fact, the greatest story ever sold.
But who is more ignorant? The man who cannot define lightning, or the man who does not respect its awesome power?
Learning the truth has become my life’s love.
Wealth is commonplace but wisdom is rare. I beg you to remember that wealth without wisdom can often end in disaster.
Substantiate or suffocate, Ms. Vetra. Mickey’s ticking.
Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm. – WINSTON CHURCHILL.
Truth has power. And if we all gravitate toward similar ideas, maybe we do so because those ideas are true... written deep within us. And when we hear the truth, even if we don’t understand it, we feel that truth resonate within us... vibrating with our unconscious wisdom. Perhaps the truth is not learned by us, but rather, the truth is re-called... re-membered... -re-cognized... as that which is already inside us.
May our philosophies keep pace with our technologies. May our compassion keep pace with our powers. And may love, not fear, be the engine of change.
Sometimes, all you have to do is shift your perspective to see someone else’s truth.
Mr. Langdon, I did not ask if you believe what man says about God. I asked if you believed in God. There is a difference. Holy scripture is stories... legends and history of man’s quest to understand his own need for meaning. I am not asking you to pass judgment on literature. I am asking if you believe in God. When you lie out under the stars, do you sense the divine? Do you feel in your gut that you are staring up at the work of God’s hands?
Love is a private thing. The world does not need to know.
Remember death. Even for those who wield great power, life is brief. There is only one way to triumph over death, and that is by making our lives masterpieces. We must seize every opportunity to show kindness and to love fully.
Love is not a finite emotion. We don’t have only so much to share.