“I have endeavoured to show that no absolute structural line of demarcation, wider than that between the animals which immediately succeed us in the scale, can be drawn between the animal world and ourselves; and I may add the expression of my belief that the attempt to draw a physical distinction is equally futile, and that even the highest faculties of feeling and of intellect begin to germinate in lower forms of life.” WorldMayShowsFeelingsFormBeliefLinesAnimalExpressionSucceedHighestDrawsAbsolutesAddIntellectScalesDistinctionFacultyAnimal World Author:Thomas Huxley
“Jesus' response to suffering people and to "nobodies" provides a glimpse into the heart of God. God is not the unmoved Absolute, but rather the Loving One who draws near.” PeopleHeartSufferingJesusDrawsAbsolutesResponseGlimpse Book:The Jesus I Never Knew Study Guide Source: The Jesus I Never Knew Study Guide
“That which draws us by its mystical force; what every created thing, even the very stones, feels with absolute certainty as the center of its being... is the force of love. Christians call this "eternal blessedness." It is a necessity of man for growth and joy.” MenFeelsChristianJoyForceGrowthEternalDrawsStonesAbsolutesCertaintyMysticalChristian LoveBlessednessAbsolute Certainty Author:Gustav Mahler
“I think it's all absolute nonsense how people talk about photography as being an art. It's a very menial career that you do if you draw badly. Now they teach it at the Royal College of Art and get grand about it. It's the only course there that I don't understand.” PeopleIfsThinkingArtCoursesCareersTeachCollegePhotographyDrawsAbsolutesNonsenseRoyal Author:Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon
“Imagine a person who comes in here tonight and argues 'no air exists' but continues to breathe air while he argues. Now intellectually, atheists continue to breathe - they continue to use reason and draw scientific conclusions [which assumes an orderly universe], to make moral judgments [which assumes absolute values] - but the atheistic view of things would in theory make such 'breathing' impossible. They are breathing God's air all the time they are arguing against him.” PersonsReasonGodUseValuesUniverseReligiousViewsMoralImagineImpossibleAirAtheismTheoryJudgmentDrawsAbsolutesPhilosophicalAssumingAtheistBreatheArguingConclusionBreathingMinistersJudgementTonightOrderlyAtheisticCore ValuesApologeticMoral JudgmentAnti Atheist Author:Greg L. Bahnsen
“The problem is that it has become politically awkward to draw attention to absolutes of bad and good. In place of manners, we now have doctrines of political correctness, against which one offends at one's peril: by means of a considerable circular logic, such offences mark you as reactionary and therefore a bad person. Therefore if you say people are bad, you are bad.” PeopleIfsMeanPersonsProblemPoliticalAttentionDrawsLogicMarkAbsolutesDoctrineMannersAwkwardPerilPolitical CorrectnessCorrectnessReactionariesOffence Author:Lynne Truss
“Though she hated to stop kissing, Luce held Daniel's warm face in her hands. She gazed into his violet eyes, trying to draw strength. "I'm sorry," she said. "For running off like I did." "Don't be," he said,slowly and with absolute sincerity. "You had to go. It was preordained; it had to happen." He smiled again. "We did what we needed to do,Lucinda." A jet of warmth shot through her,making her dizzy. "I was starting to think I'd never see you again." "How many times have I told you that I will always find you?” ThinkingTryingSaidHandsHappensEyeRunningFacesNeededKissingDrawsShotsAbsolutesSorryStartingWarmHatedWarmthSincerityI'm SorryVioletJetYou AgainDizzy Author:Lauren Kate
“I just have this absolute belief that humans are moving away from cruelty and destruction towards a time when we can truly live in harmony with nature. When we understand that there is a spiritual power around us from which we can draw strength. That is where I believe human destiny ultimately is taking us. I just hope we have time.” BelieveHumansGodSpiritualMovingTimeSpiritualityBeliefI BelieveNatureDestinyStrengthDrawsDestructionAbsolutesHarmonyCrueltySpiritual PowerMoving Away Author:Jane Goodall
“When I was very, very young, seven years old, I heard there was school where you could go to learn to draw. That was my absolute driven passion, to become an artist or a painter. So the romantic realist in me, I studied to be a graphic design artist and an art teacher.” YearsArtSchoolYoungArtistPassionTeacherHeardDesignDrawsRomanticAbsolutesSevenDrivenPainterRomantic LoveSeven YearsGraphicRealistGraphic DesignArt Teacher Author:David Coverdale