“To do justice to the figure of Kafka in its purity and its peculiar beauty one must never lose sight of one thing: it is the purity and beauty of a failure.” LosesJusticeOne ThingFiguresSightPurityPeculiar Book:Illuminations Source: Illuminations
“Be like a solid tower whose brave height remains unmoved by all the winds that blow; the man who lets his thoughts be turned aside by one thing or another, will lose sight of his true goal, his mind sapped of its strength.” MenMindGoalLosesOne ThingHe ManWindSightRemainsBraveBlowHeightEnduranceTowers Book:The Portable Dante Source: The Portable Dante
“The one thing that has changed dramatically when you talk to the people of New Zealand and people from Ireland? They feel a darned-sight better about themselves because they made the decision to do what they've done, and I can say to you, we would feel a bloody darned sight better about ourselves once we get an opportunity to put this [vote on same-sex marriage] out there.” PeopleFeelsMadeI CanDoneOpportunitySexDecisionOne ThingChangedVoteSightIrelandBloodyNew Zealand Author:Tony Abbott
“We must remember throughout our lives that in God's sight there are no little people and no little places. Only one thing is important: to be consecrated persons in God's place for us, at each moment.” PeopleLittlesPersonsImportantMomentsRememberOur LivesOne ThingSight Author:Francis Schaeffer