“Like all human beings, Bob [Crane] had feelings and emotions. He danced on the moon, jumped for joy, laughed in ecstasy, and leapt in triumph. He also cried in grief, mourned losses, threw his hands up to the sky in frustration, and felt desperate, scared, sad, and alone. Bob’s flaws—the mistakes and bad choices he made, the most difficult moments he faced, and his descent into the jaws of a powerful addiction—were all but a part of his whole life journey. His flaws were merely the specks, like the specks on the Parthenon that comprise any person’s entire time on earth... In spite of his flaws, he was a kind person, a joyful person, a talented person, a courageous person—a whole person.”
Source: Bob Crane The Definitive Biography
“It doesn't follow that the riots mean permanent hostility toward him.”
Source: DUNE
“Just make sure the day doesn’t pass without sayin’ what’s in your heart. Sometimes you pass up those chances and they’re gone forever.”
Source: An Enigmatic Escape: A Trilogy
“John F. Kennedy "is, in reality, a deeply serious man, reflective in his mental habits, historically minded, and given to seeing men and nations and events in the sobering context that history provides.
As a human being, he is often humorous, easily bored by total routine but open to all fresh experiences, careless of the superficialities of life, warmly loyal to his friends, and oddly detached about himself. His most curious trait, in fact, is his way of discussing his most vital affairs with the dry humor and cool analytical remoteness that most people reserve for the affairs of others. – Joseph Alsop”
Source: 1960--LBJ vs. JFK vs. Nixon: The Epic Campaign That Forged Three Presidencies
“Sin is a fundamental failure to rejoice in what we should rejoice in.”
Source: Creature of the Word: The Jesus-Centered Church
“Cross and resurrection are the South and North polls, true gospel polarities, of a single, undivided, salvation world. Remove either Paul and you've got salvation.”
Source: Tell It Slant: A Conversation on the Language of Jesus in His Stories and Prayers
“There is no need to fear or hope, but only to look for new weapons.”
Source: Postscript on the Societies of Control
“If you feel it right now, on the Internet, you can tell them right now; you don't have to wait for anything.”
Source: Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other
“In populations experiencing trauma across a wide variety of settings, the portion of those experiencing ongoing PTSD is remarkably similar – one third. Ecclesiastes says woe to him who falls alone, but that the cord of THREE strands is not easily broken. Apparently deep in our human wiring is the resilience to be a buttress for those feeling overcome.”
Source: Resilience: Why Things Bounce Back
“I could impart excitement, but not urgency. – Francis Chen”
Source: Follow Me: A Call to Die. A Call to Live.