“Of course there are people who think of 'heaven' as a kind of pie-in-the-sky dream of an afterlife to make the thought of dying less awful. No doubt that's a problem as old as the human race.” PeopleThinkingHumansKindProblemDreamCoursesHeavenRaceDoubtSkyDyingAwfulHuman RaceNo DoubtAfterlifePie Author:N. T. Wright
“I distinguish two types of human beings, Love people, who love the sky and the flowers, and Power People, who are essentially sold on naked power.” PeopleHumansTwoHuman BeingsSkyFlowerTypeNaked Author:Richard Adams
“The scenery of mountains painted on the ever-changing azure canvas of the sky, the mysterious mechanism of the human body, the rose, the green grass carpet, the magnanimity of souls, the loftiness of minds, the depth of love - all these things remind us of a God who is beautiful and noble.” MindHumansSoulBodyBeautifulSkyMountainGreenRoseDepthNobleMysteriousGrassMechanismCanvasCarpetHuman BodySceneryMagnanimityAzureGreen GrassDepth Of Love Author:Paramahansa Yogananda
“The great unmentionable evil at the center of our culture is monotheism. From a barbaric Bronze Age text known as the Old Testament, three anti-human religions have evolved -- Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. These are sky-god religions. They are, literally, patriarchal -- God is the Omnipotent Father -- hence the loathing of women for 2,000 years in those countries afflicted by the sky-god and his earthly male delegates.” YearsHumansCountryGodAgeReligionCultureThreeEvilFatherKnownChristianitySkyAtheismIslamMalesTestamentJudaismOld TestamentLoathingOmnipotentDelegatesBronzeBarbaricMonotheismChristianity And IslamGod Delusion Book:The Decline and Fall of the American Empire Source: The Decline and Fall of the American Empire
“I think a lot of people have unreasonable expectations because they never stop to consider what life actually has to offer them. They're always looking for some great epiphany from the skies. They never stop to consider the fact which human beings find hardest to recognize: "Maybe I'm not worthy of an epiphany.” PeopleThinkingHumansFactsHuman BeingsSkyOffersExpectationsWorthyHardestUnreasonableEpiphanyNot Worthy Book:Conversations with Robertson Davies Source: Conversations with Robertson Davies
“Put forth thy leaf, thou lofty plane, East wind and frost are safely gone; With zephyr mild and balmy rain The summer comes serenely on; Earth, air, and sun and skies combine To promise all that's kind and fair: But thou, O human heart of mine, Be still, contain thyself, and bear.” HumansHeartKindStillsEarthSunGoneAirSkyMinesWindBearsPromiseSummerRainFairsEastPlanesLeafsHuman HeartThyselfLoftyFrostZephyr Book:Poems: With a Memoir Source: Poems: With a Memoir