“Churchgoers all across the nation say the Holy Spirit has entered them. They claim that God has given them a supernatural ability to follow Christ, put their sin to death, and serve the church. Christians talk about being born again say that they they were dead but now have come to life. We have become hardened to those words, but they are powerful words that have significant meaning. Yet when those outside the church see no difference in our lives, they begin to question our integrity, out sanity, or even worse, our God. And can you blame them?” ChristianSpiritGivenNationsChristBornDifferencesChurchSinAbilityPowerfulOur LivesIntegrityHolyClaimsBlameSignificantHoly SpiritSanityBorn AgainHardenedPowerful Words Author:Francis Chan
“I originated a remark many years ago that I think has been copied more than any little thing that I've ever said, and I used it in the follies of 1922. I said America has a unique record. We never lost a war and we never won a conference in our lives. I believe that we could without any degree of egotism, single-handed lick any nation in the world. But we can't confer with Costa Rica and come home with our shirts on.” ThinkingWorldYearsBelieveLittlesHas BeensSaidWarHomeAmericaUsedLostI BelieveNationsRecordsOur LivesDegreesUniqueYears AgoShirtsFollyComing HomeLittle ThingsConferencesCantRemarksEgotismCosta Rica Author:Will Rogers
“The most basic activism we can have in our lives is to live consciously in a nation living in fantasies. Living consciously is living with a core of healthy self-esteem. You will face reality, you will not delude yourself.” SelfRealityFacesLife IsNationsFantasyOur LivesSelf EsteemHealthyActivismCoreEsteemHealthy Self EsteemLiving Consciously Author:Bell Hooks
“We remember childhood as the fabulous years of our lives, and nations remember their childhood as fabulous years.” YearsRememberNationsOur LivesChildhoodFabulous Author:Giacomo Leopardi
“An unfolding technology has increased our economic strength and added to the convenience of our lives. But that same technology-we know now-carries danger with it. From the great smoke stacks of industry and from the exhausts of motors and machines, 130 million tons of soot, carbon and grime settle over the people and shroud the Nation's cities each year. From towns, factories, and stockyards, wastes pollute our rivers and streams, endangering the waters we drink and use.” PeopleKnowsYearsUseNationsWaterCitiesMillionsTechnologyOur LivesEconomicDangerIndustryDrinkWasteRiversMachinesTownsEnvironmentalSmokeSettlingStreamsCarrieFactoriesPollutionCarbonConvenienceMotorUnfoldingShroudsGrime Author:Lyndon B. Johnson
“If one were loyal to one's nation only because it was good and true ... one would not be loyal to any nation but to truth and goodness. The idea of patriotism would have no place either in our dictionaries or our lives.” IfsIdeasNationsOur LivesGoodnessLoyalDictionaryTrue Ones Author:Max Eastman
“The arts have long been an integral and vibrant part of our nation's cultural heritage. In its many forms, art enables us to gain a deeper understanding of ourselves and of our society. Providing us with a unique way to learn about people of other cultures, it allows us to discover all that we have in common. At its best, art can beautify our cities, encourage economic development and social change, and profoundly affect the ways we live our lives.” PeopleWayLongArtFormCultureNationsSocialUnderstandingCommonCitiesOur LivesEconomicDevelopmentUniqueGainsDeeperOur SocietyHeritageProvidingSocial ChangeEconomic DevelopmentOther CulturesCultural HeritageDeeper UnderstandingBest Art Author:William J. Clinton
“The arts are not a luxury. They are an integral part of our lives as individuals and as a nation.” ArtIndividualNationsOur LivesLuxury Author:Hillary Clinton