“Pay attention, my young friends: to go against the current; this is good for the heart, but we need courage to swim against the tide. ... We Christians were not chosen by the Lord for little things; push onwards toward the highest principles. Stake your lives on noble ideals, my dear young people!” PeopleNeedsHeartLittlesChristianYoungPayAttentionLordPrinciplesHighestIdealsDearCurrentsNobleChosenPay AttentionSwimLittle ThingsStakesTidesYoung Friends Book:The Spirit of St Francis: Inspiring Words on Faith, Love and Creation Source: The Spirit of St Francis: Inspiring Words on Faith, Love and Creation
“Acting is not a genteel profession. Actors used to be buried at a crossroads with a stake through the heart. Those people's performances so troubled the onlookers that they feared their ghosts. An awesome compliment. Those players moved the audience not such that they were admitted to a school, or received a complimentary review, but such that the audience feared for their soul. Now that seems to me something to aim for.” PeopleHeartSoulSeemsSchoolUsedActorsActingAudiencePlayerPerformancesAimMovedProfessionGhostUsed To BeReviewsComplimentBuriedStakesCrossroads Author:David Mamet
“On Nov. 6, the day before my 94th birthday, our nation will hold one of the most critical elections in my lifetime. We are at a crossroads and there are profound moral issues at stake. I strongly urge you to vote for candidates who support the biblical definition of marriage between a man and a woman, protect the sanctity of life and defend our religious freedoms. The Bible speaks clearly on these crucial issues. Please join me in praying for America, that we will turn our hearts back toward God.” MenHeartAmericaTurnsSpeakNationsReligiousMoralSupportIssuesPrayingPleaseProtectVoteElectionLifetimeProfoundDefinitionsCriticalCandidatesUrgesCrucialStakesBiblicalReligious FreedomSanctityCrossroadsMoral IssuesSanctity Of Life Author:Billy Graham
“Just as the camera draws a stake through the heart of serious portraiture, television has killed the novel of social reportage.” HeartSocialNovelTelevisionSeriousDrawsCamerasStakesPortraiture Author:Jonathan Franzen