“A sacred pride should grip us of not being satisfied with the mediocre but to strive (for we can do it, if we want to) with the exertion of all our strength to attain the highest. Let us scorn what is of this earth, let us ignore what is of heaven, let us leave absolutely everything worldly behind us in order to hasten to the abode out of this world, in the proximity of the sublime deity. We do not need to think of stepping back. Of being satisfied with second rank, let us strive for dignity and glory. To attain the highest.” IfsThinkingWorldWantNeedsShouldEarthOrderHeavenCan DoBehindsThis WorldPrideHighestGloryDignitySacredStriveSatisfiedSublimeMediocreWorldlyScornDeitiesExertionProximityAbodeStepping Back Author:Giovanni Pico della Mirandola
“If I were to disclose all their rituals, I think that it would be easy to prove that witches are not diabolists; but the oaths are solemn and the witches are my friends. I would not want to hurt their feelings. They have secrets which to them are sacred. They have good reason for their secrecy.” IfsThinkingWantReasonFeelingsWould BeEasyHurtSecretProveMy FriendsSacredRitualWitchSecrecySolemnOath Author:Gerald Gardner
“To our way of thinking the Indians' symbol is the circle, the hoop. Nature wants to be round. The bodies of human beings and animals have no corners. With us, the circle stands for togetherness of people who sit with one another around the campfire, relatives and friends united in peace while the sacred pipe passes from hand to hand. To us this is beautiful and fitting, symbol and reality at the same time, expressing the harmony of life and nature.” PeopleThinkingWayWantHumansBodyHandsRealityBeautifulHuman BeingsAnimalUnitedHarmonySacredRoundsCornersCirclesSymbolsTogethernessWay Of ThinkingPipeFittingCampfireRelatives And FriendsHuman Beings And Animals Author:John Fire Lame Deer
“Democrat flaks jump on this like ducks on a June-bug, and in the process themselves reproduce the sick militarism of this culture that automatically valorizes anyone who wears a uniform. How dare you insult a soldier! Like its some sacred calling instead of an imperial employment program steeped in the culture of machismo and misogyny.(And you can gasp as theatrically as you want I spent more than two decades wearing a uniform that is exactly what it is.)” WantTwoCultureProcessCallingProgramSickSacredDemocratSoldierDareDecadesEmploymentInsultDucksUniformsMisogynyBugsJuneMilitarismMachismo Author:Stan Goff
“[He] seems to want it both ways: the freedom to hold and express beliefs, and immunity from criticism for those beliefs. This is the kind of attitude that leads inexorably to totalitarianism. It is to be decried, particularly in a university environment where the search for truth necessitates that no belief be treated as sacred or above scrutiny.” WayWantKindSeemsBeliefAttitudeEnvironmentCriticismSacredUniversityTreatedTotalitarianismScrutinyImmunitySearch For Truth Author:Jeffrey Shallit
“You sit down at Katz's and you eat the big bowl of pickles and you're eating the pastrami sandwich, and halfway through you say to yourself, I should really wrap this up and save it for tomorrow. But the sandwich is calling you: Remember the taste you just had. So fatty. It's what you want. It's what you are! I've never gotten home from Katz's with a doggie bag in my hand. A pastrami sandwich at Katz's is what's bad and good about food. It's the sacred and the profane.” WantShouldHomeHandsBigsPastRememberFoodTomorrowCallingTasteEatingSacredWhat You WantBagsBowlsWrapsHalfwaySandwichesProfanePicklesFattyPastrami Author:Mario Batali
“If we want to know what's most sacred in this world, all we need to do is look for what is most violently profaned.” IfsKnowsWorldWantNeedsLooksThis WorldCatholicSacred Author:Christopher West
“Your little army, derided for its want of arms, derided for its lack of all the essential material of war, has met the grand army of the enemy, routed it at every point, and now it flies, inglorious in retreat before our victorious columns. We have taught them a lesson in their invasion of the sacred soil of Virginia.” WantLittlesWarEnemyTaughtMaterialsArmsLessonsMetsEssentialsArmySacredCivil WarSoilRetreatInvasionColumnsVirginia Author:Jefferson Davis
“Perhaps we should all settle down and think about what's good in the world and what we want to do here. If we find this planet and its history and its story to be sacred, let's preserve and nourish it, and then we can go home at night and say whatever prayers we choose.” IfsThinkingWorldWantShouldStoriesHomeNightPrayerPlanetsDown AndSacredPreservesSettlingSettling DownGood In The World Author:Ursula Goodenough
“The word sacred comes from sacrifice, to cut up. That means that in order to have a sacred journey, you have to give up something, sacrifice; but few people today in the West want to hear about that. Americans want the boon without the labyrinth.Pilgrimage starts the wheel, it turns the wheel of samsara, the wheel of life, and we have to live with the consequences.” PeopleWantGivingMeanTodayOrderTurnsCuttingSacrificeJourneyGiving UpConsequenceSacredWestWheelsLabyrinthPilgrimageBoonSamsaraWheel Of Life Author:Anthony Lawlor
“Do you want to improve the world? I don't think it can be done. The world is sacred. It can't be improved. If you tamper with it, you'll ruin it. If you treat it like an object, you'll lose it. There is a time for being ahead, a time for being behind; a time for being in motion, a time for being at rest; a time for being vigorous, a time for being exhausted; a time for being safe, a time for being in danger. The Master sees things as they are, without trying to control them. She lets them go their own way, and resides at the center of the circle.” IfsThinkingWorldWayWantTryingDoneLosesBehindsDangerObjectsMastersSafeTreatsSacredCirclesRuinsExhaustedTaoVigorous Author:Laozi
“I pattern my actions and life after what I want. No two people are alike. You might admire attributes in others, but use these only as a guide in improving yourself in your own unique way. I don't go for carbon copies. Individualism is sacred!” PeopleWayWantTwoUseMightActionLike YouUniqueSacredPatternsGuidesAdmireCopiesAttributesIndividualismCarbonImprovingImproving YourselfCarbon Footprint Author:Richard Chamberlain
“Exorcists always need to distinguish demonic possessions from mental or psychiatric disorders, and they use three symptoms to identify people as possessed. First, those people have the ability to see hidden sacred objects, which they always want removed. Second, they have an extraordinary physical strength. And third, they show an aversion to the sacred” PeopleWantNeedsFirstsUseShowsThreeEvilAbilityObjectsThirdsSacredExtraordinaryPossessionDisorderPossessedSymptomsAversionDemonicAbility To SeePsychiatricExorcistPhysical StrengthPsychiatric Disorders Author:Gerard Verschuuren
“To find this greater truth about God, Spirit, and the sacred, we must often set aside the limiting impressions from our childhood. In many instances these images of fear only serve to hold us back in our search for authentic spirituality...Open up your mind and heart to a concept of Spirit who looks out for us, loves us, sheds light on our path, and wants nothing less for us than unconditional happiness.” WantMindLooksHeartGodLightSpiritSpiritualityPathGreaterChildhoodConceptsOur ChildrenSacredImpressionInstanceShedHeart And MindUnconditional Author:Sarah Ban Breathnach
“A secret love is beautiful, sweet and sacred when it's just a light infatuation; but when that person reaches over and touches you in the heart, making it alive in a way it has never known, that secret love becomes frightening, because you can never make them love you, you would never want to make them love you...but all the same, no matter which way you view it, they don't love you...and your heart doesn't know how to beat the same.” KnowsWayWantHeartPersonsMatterLightBeautifulLove IsViewsSecretKnownKnow HowAliveLove YouSweetBeatsSacredFrighteningInfatuationSecret Love Author:Stefanie Schneider
“It was just one year ago that the world saw this new, invigorated United Nations in action as this Council stood fast against aggression and stood for the sacred principles enshrined in the U.N. Charter. And now it's time to step forward again, make the internal reforms, accelerate the revitalization, accept the responsibilities necessary for a vigorous and effective United Nations. I want to assure the members of this Council and the Secretary-General, the United Nations can count on our full support in this task.” WorldWantYearsActionAmericaNationsUnitedResponsibilityAcceptingStepsPrinciplesSupportSawsMembersYears AgoTasksSacredReformJust OneInternalsAggressionSecretaryUnited NationsCouncilVigorousSteps ForwardCharterAccelerateRevitalization Author:George H. W. Bush