“The imminent demise of the church has been predicted since the middle of the 18th century. This is the regular secular mantra if churchgoing declines. I could take you to plenty of churches that are full to bursting and new churches being built.” IfsHas BeensChurchMiddleCenturyBuiltPlentyDeclineSecularMantrasDemiseBursting18th Century Author:N. T. Wright
“The critics have been writing me off for 20 years. That's nothing new. As far as I know I still have plenty of fans and sell lots of records. Do I care what critics say about me? No, and I don't read reviews.” KnowsWritingYearsHas BeensStillsCareRecordsFansCriticismSellsCriticsPlentyReviewsI CareNothing New Author:Madonna Ciccone
“There have been plenty of markers that show that this [Iraq] is a country that is worth the investment, because once it emerges as a country that is a stabilising factor, you will have a very different kind of Middle East.” KindHas BeensDifferentCountryShowsMiddleInvestmentIraqEastFactorsPlentyDifferent KindsMiddle EastMarkers Author:Condoleezza Rice
“With old inflation riding the headlines, I have read till I am bleary-eyed, and I can't get head from tails of the whole thing. ... Now we are living in an age of explanations-and plenty of 'em, too-but no two things that's been done to us have been explained twice the same way, by even the same man. It's and age of in one ear and out the other.” MenWayHas BeensI CanTwoDoneWholeAgeScienceEvidenceEarsPlentyExplanationTwo ThingsEmsRidingTailsInflationHeadlines Author:Will Rogers
“Can an idea a notion as abstract as Relativism produce by itself the effects alleged? cause all the harm, destroy all the lives and reputations? I am as far as anyone can be from denying the power of ideas in history, but the suggestion that a philosophy (as Relativism is often called) has perverted millions and debased daily life is on the face of it absurd. No idea working alone has ever demoralized society, and there have been plenty of ideas simpler and more exciting than Relativism.” Has BeensIdeasPhilosophyFacesLife IsCausesMillionsEffectsProduceExcitingNotionHarmAbsurdReputationPlentyNo IdeaAbstractDaily LifeSuggestionsRelativismPower Of IdeasDemoralizedWorking Alone Book:The Culture We Deserve Source: The Culture We Deserve