“I was able to work out all sorts of attitudes to style and event and character, all of which affected the way I came to think about my own writing. I believe that all good writers are original.” ThinkingWayWritingBelieveCharacterAbleI BelieveMy OwnAttitudeStyleEventsOriginalsWork OutAffectedGood Writers Author:Margaret Mahy
“You can believe in originals only if you just don't know their context within literature. Certainly I believe in originality, but it lies with the teller, not the tale.” IfsKnowsBelieveLyingLiteratureI BelieveOriginalsI Believe InTalesOriginality Author:William Monahan
“I believe that any form of art is a species of exploration and transgression. ... Art by its nature is a transgressive act, and artists must accept being punished for it. The more original and unsettling their art, the more devastating the punishment.” BelieveArtFormArtistI BelieveAcceptingArt IsOriginalsSpeciesPunishmentExplorationTransgression Author:Joyce Carol Oates
“Christianity is, I believe, about expanded life, heightened consciousness and achieving a new humanity. It is not about closed minds, supernatural interventions, a fallen creation, guilt, original sin or divine rescue.” MindBelieveHumanityI BelieveSinConsciousnessChristianityAchieveCreationDivineOriginalsGuiltFallenRescueInterventionOriginal SinClosed Mind Author:John Shelby Spong
“I believe ingratitude is the original sin. I believe if Adam and Eve had been grateful for the garden of Eden they had, they would not have been so focused on the one tree they didn't have.” IfsBelieveHas BeensI BelieveSinTreeGardenOriginalsGratefulFocusedAdamEdenAdam And EveIngratitudeOriginal SinGarden Of Eden Author:Max Lucado
“We must come to understand the deep mutual connection or kinship between the various forms of our spirituality. We must recollect our original spiritual and moral substance, which grew out of the same essential experience of humanity. I believe that this is the only way to achieve a genuine renewal of our sense of responsibility for ourselves and for the world. And at the same time, it is the only way to achieve a deeper understanding among cultures that will enable them to work together in a truly ecumenical way to create a new order for the world.” WorldWayBelieveAgeTogetherSpiritualFormHumanityOrderCultureSpiritualityI BelieveUnderstandingResponsibilityMoralAchieveGrewEssentialsConnectionsOriginalsVariousDeeperGenuineSubstanceWorking TogetherMutualNew AgeRenewalKinshipSense Of ResponsibilityDeeper Understanding Author:Vaclav Havel
“The first word Jesus used in His earthly ministry was repent. Repent means to change the way you've been conditioned to think, and I believe that is the only way we are going to see the impact of the original concepts and idea of God.” ThinkingWayFirstsBelieveMeanIdeasUsedJesusI BelieveConceptsOriginalsImpactMinistryRepent Author:Myles Munroe