“For God to prove himself on demand, physically, would be a grave disappointment, and the strongest Christians should be considerably grateful that he chooses not to do so. The skeptic endlessly demands proof, yet God refuses to insult the true intelligence of man, the '6th sense', the chief quality, the acumen which distinguishes man from the rest of creation, faith.” MenShouldWould BeChristianQualityCreationDemandProveGratefulAtheistDisappointmentRefuseProofGravesChiefsInsultStrongestSkepticAcumenTrue Intelligence Book:Killosophy Source: Killosophy
“Investor demand for distressed property has been healthy, as rents rise to levels that can cover investors' costs while they wait for properties to appreciate. Giving investors a small tax break should further juice up demand, supporting prices for distressed homes and the market in general.” GivingShouldHas BeensHomeWaitingLevelsBreakHealthyCostDemandTaxesAppreciatePropertyInvestorsJuiceGiving InTax Breaks Author:Mark Zandi
“Nature will not let us stay in any one place for too long. She will let us stay just long enough to gather the experience necessary to the unfolding and advancement of the soul. This is a wise provision, for should we stay there too long, we would become too set, too rigid, too inflexible. Nature demands change in order that we may advance.” ShouldMayLongSoulEnoughOrderWiseDemandAdvancementProvisionUnfolding Author:Ernest Holmes
“Absolute justice demands that mens incomes and rewards should ... vary, and that some have more than others-so long as human justice is upheld by the provision of equal opportunity for all.” ShouldHumansLongOpportunityJusticeDemandEqualAbsolutesRewardsIncomeProvisionVaryEqual Opportunity Author:Sayyid Qutb
“Here is a principle to use in all aspects of economics and policy. When you find a good or service that is in huge demand but the supply is so limited to the point that the price goes up and up, look for the regulation that is causing it. This applies regardless of the sector, whether transportation, gas, education, food, beer, or daycare. There is something in the way that is preventing the market from working as it should. If you look carefully enough, you will find the hand of the state making the mess in question.” IfsWayShouldLooksStatesEnoughUseHandsPrinciplesPolicyHugeDemandAspectEconomicsMessBeerGasRegulationTransportationPreventingDaycare Author:Jeffrey Tucker
“The foreground in a picture is always unattractive... Art demands that the interest of the canvas should be placed in the far distance, where lies take refuge, those dreams which blossom out of fact and are man's only love.” MenShouldArtFactsDreamLyingInterestDemandDistanceDeceptionRefugeCanvasOnly LoveUnattractiveForegroundFar Distance Author:Louis-Ferdinand Celine
“To forgive somebody is to say one way or another, "You have done something unspeakable, and by all rights I should call it quits between us. Both my pride and my principles demand no less. However, although I make no guarantees that I will be able to forget what you've done, and though we may both carry the scars for life, I refuse to let it stand between us. I still want you for my friend.” WayWantShouldMayStillsDoneAbleForgetPrinciplesRightsPrideDemandForgivenessMy FriendsForgivingRefuseQuittingOne WayGuaranteesScarUnspeakableGuarantees That Author:Frederick Buechner
“If the creatures with fur/feathers/fins are our brothers in a lower stage of development then their very weakness and inability to protest, demands that man should refrain from torturing them for the mere possibility of obtaining some knowledge which he believes may be to his own interest.” IfsMenShouldBelieveMayInterestAnimalStagePossibilityBrotherDevelopmentDemandCreaturesWeaknessMereProtestAnimal RightsFeathersInabilityFurRefrainObtainingFinsStages Of Development Author:Luther Burbank
“Youth is the season of receptivity, and should be devoted to acquirement; and manhood of power--that demands an earnest application. Old age is for revision.” ShouldAgeYouthDemandSeasonsOld AgeApplicationDevotedManhoodEarnestRevisionReceptivity Book:Summaries of Thought Source: Summaries of Thought