“If it hasn't already done so, the church... must recognize that it lives in a pagan society; it must seek for values and norms not shared by society. In short, it will either recover the Christian doctrine of nonconformity or cease to have any authentic Christian voice.” IfsDoneChristianValuesVoiceChurchSimpleCeaseDoctrineNormPaganSimple LivingNonconformityChristian Doctrine Author:Doris Janzen Longacre
“Last night I dreamed that I came face to face with a picture I had done and forgotten, a forest done in simple movement, just forms of trees moving in space. That is the third time I have seen pictures in my dreams, a glint of what I am striving to attain.” DoneDreamLastsFacesMovingFormNightSimpleSpaceTreeMovementThirdsStriveForgottenForestsLast NightFace To FaceMoving InThird Time Book:Hundreds and Thousands: The Journals of Emily Carr Source: Hundreds and Thousands: The Journals of Emily Carr
“I have done much reporting in what might be termed the religious field. I have interviewed dozens of people-maybe hundreds-asking questions about their beliefs. Some impressed me more than others, but it is impossible to avoid the conclusion that the gift of faith (and I think it is a gift) is the most valuable one of all. People who have it are stronger-and kinder-and more unselfish-and happier. It's as simple (and as mysterious) as that.” PeopleThinkingDoneMightFaithBeliefReligiousSimpleImpossibleFieldsStrongerAskingValuableConclusionMysteriousDozenImpressedAsking QuestionsUnselfishKinder Author:Arthur Gordon Webster
“Heavy role in the movies that I've done that I have loved and fit my soul; A Simple Plan, Monster's Ball, Sling Blade, One False Move, Bad Santa even. I mean Bad Santa is a comedy, and it's a very dark comedy, and it's become like iconic, you know.” KnowsMeanSoulDoneMovingDarkSimpleRolesComedyPlansFitBallsHeavyMonstersMy SoulBladesSantaIconicDark ComedySimple PlanBad Santa Author:Billy Bob Thornton
“Now Momma's done away with the old black kettle she used to cook in when I was just littleAnd the door ain't sprung on her electric rangeThat little old farm and home we had it ain't there no more and that's too badFolks are doing away with the simple things.” LittlesDoneHomeUsedBlackSimpleDoorsCooksFarmsElectricSimple ThingsSprungMommaKettles Author:Dolly Parton
“Coffee has assumed a social meaning that goes far beyond the simple black brew in the cup. The worldwide coffee culture is more than a culture - it is a cult. There are usenet newsgroups on the subject, along with innumerable sites on the World Wide Web, and Starbucks outlets populate every street corner, vying for space with other coffeehouses and chains. And after all is said and done, it's just the pit of a berry from an Ethiopian shrub.” WorldSaidDoneCultureSocialBlackSimpleSpaceStreetsSubjectsCornersWideCoffeeChainsCupsSiteCultOutletsPitsBerriesStarbucksSaid And DoneStreet CornersWorld Wide WebShrubs Author:Mark Pendergrast
“Some people would break the rules to get things done and some wouldn't; it was simple as that. John didn't have much use for the latter.” PeopleDoneUseSimpleBreakLatterThings Done Book:Jennifer Government: A Novel Source: Jennifer Government: A Novel
“If you feel sincerely sorry on account of your sins, and believe that Christ is able and willing to forgive you, the work is done. You may trust with all the confidence of a child who confesses his fault, and casts himself into his father's arms. This is faith; a simple trust in the power and willingness of the Father to forgive, for the sake of what Christ the Son has done.” IfsFeelsBelieveMayChildrenDoneAbleFatherChristSinSimpleWillingSonArmsAccountsForgivingFaultsSorrySakeCastsWillingnessSincerely Author:Samuel I. Prime
“People aren't very good listeners, by nature. Part of being a good communicator is recognizing and understanding that and trying to make the complex simple. I try to capture a concept, an idea or a moment in a few words. If they remember it, job done.” PeopleIfsTryingIdeasDoneMomentsJobsRememberUnderstandingSimpleConceptsComplexesVery GoodCaptureListenersRecognizingFew WordsCommunicatorsGood Listener Author:Mike Tomlin
“[The 4 spiritual laws and sinner's prayer] is not the gospel of Jesus Christ, and that methodology and envangelism has done more to hurt this country than every heresy introduced by every cult combined. Millions of people in this country whose lives have never been changed believed themselves born again because we have so reduced the gospel of Jesus Christ that it means now nothing more than simple decision that will only take five minutes of your time.” PeopleMeanCountryDoneSpiritualLawJesusChristBornHurtPrayerSimpleDecisionMillionsFiveMinutesChangedJesus ChristSinnerCultFive MinutesHeresyBorn AgainMethodology Author:Paul Washer
“The duty of man is not a wilderness of turnpike gates, through which he is to pass by tickets from one to the other. It is plain and simple, and consists but of two points--his duty God, which every man must feel; and, with respect to his neighbor, to do as he would be done by.” MenFeelsTwoDoneWould BeSimpleDutyNeighborEvery ManWildernessGatesTicketsPlain And Simple Book:The Rights of Man Source: The Rights of Man
“My favorite author's question of all time - because it's so simple to answer ... 'Is your hair really like that, or do you get it done?” DoneSimpleAnswersHairMy FavoriteAll TimeGet It Done Author:Margaret Atwood
“You know, they say you can reduce genius to someone who spent 10,000 hours trying to get good at something. I'm not claiming either one of those. I haven't done anything for 10,000 hours but sleep. But you do stuff enough, you get better at it. Usually it's a simple thing like that. Essentially, a brainless endeavor.” KnowsTryingDoneEnoughStuffHoursSleepSimpleHavensGeniusGet BetterEndeavorSimple ThingsBrainless Author:Randy Newman
“Deep down, everything boils down ("au fond tout se ramène", Fr.) to the following simple question; Do we really want justice and the realization in this world of higher principles, or else do we want to serve selfish, short-sighted (à courte vue", Fr.) interests, which, when all is said and done, are also prejudicial (or detrimental, or harmful) to those very same that pursue them?” WorldWantSaidDoneInterestJusticeSimplePrinciplesThis WorldHigherFollowingSelfishPursueRealizationDeep DownSaid And DoneDetrimentalRamsShort Sighted Author:African Spir
“My style is streamlined, sophisticated and simple, so I usually go for a dress. No matching involved. I am bad at matching! I like easy and when you're done, it looks like a second skin. I wear dresses every day for that reason. It's easy!” LooksReasonDoneEasySimpleStyleInvolvedSkinsDressesSophisticatedMatching Author:Hoda Kotb
“I've done movies for certain reasons; I did 'Anaconda' because the black man lives. Simple. The black man isn't dead in the first three pages, like Jurassic Park. It's like, 'The black man kills the snake with a Latino girl? Damn! I got to do this.'” MenFirstsReasonDoneCertainGirlThreeBlackSimplePagesDamnParksSnakesLatinoSimple LifeJurassic Park Author:Ice Cube
“I came at last to a recognition of myself as, in part, a Tom Sawyer who wanted everything done according to the rules of romantic fiction, and complicated simple solutions with his absurd adolescent, book-born nonsense.” BookDoneWantedLastsBornSimpleFictionSolutionsComplicatedAbsurdRecognitionNonsenseTomsSawyerSimple Solutions Author:Robertson Davies
“The character of Jesus has not only been the highest pattern of virtue, but the strongest incentive in its practice, and has exerted so deep an influence, that it may be truly said that the simple record of three years of active life has done more to regenerate and to soften mankind than all the disquisitions of philosophers and all the exhortations of moralists.” YearsMaySaidDoneCharacterThreeJesusSimplePracticeVirtueRecordsInfluenceMankindHighestPatternsPhilosopherActiveStrongestThree YearsIncentivesMoralistActive Life Author:Ravi Zacharias
“When I was a kid my Dad never let me sing Patsy Cline songs for one simple reason: they've already been done.” ReasonDoneKidsSongSimpleDadLet MeMy Dad Author:Tanya Tucker
“It's pretty simple, the way I look at it. I became a Hall of Famer here (in New York), with my numbers here and what I've done here, and hopefully three-hundred will be another big part of that. When (former Red Sox general manager Dan) Duquette said that I was done, if I'd have taken his advice and went home, I wouldn't have been a Hall of Famer. So it's a no-brainer. It's definitely pretty easy. Reggie (Jackson) spent five years here, and this will be five for me.” IfsWayYearsLooksHas BeensSaidDoneHomeBigsThreeEasySimpleNumbersTakenFiveAdviceNew YorkHundredRedFormerHopefullyManagersFive YearsHallsNo BrainerGeneral Manager Author:Roger Clemens
“From the peak of Chimborazo (volcano) to the Pacific coast, from the Amazon rainforest to the Galapagos Islands, may you never lose the ability to thank God for what he has done and is doing for you, may you never lose the ability to protect what is small and simple, to care for your children and your elderly, to have confidence in the young, and to be constantly struck by the nobility of your people and the singular beauty of your country.” PeopleMayChildrenCountryDoneCareYoungLosesSimpleAbilityConfidenceProtectOur ChildrenYour ChildrenIslandsThank GodCoastNobilityElderlyPacificHave ConfidenceAmazonVolcanoesRainforestCare For YouAmazon RainforestGalapagos Islands Author:Pope Francis
“It took a while to find a passion for another career that was as strong as the passion that I had for football. Once I found it in acting, it was simple. Use the tools you were given from playing football and apply it to your new passion. I have done that through acting, producing and writing.” WritingDoneUsePassionFoundStrongGivenSimpleActingCareersFootballToolsPlaying Football Author:Maurice Hall
“I'm always intrigued by new challenges and things that I've never done before and new experiences. It sounds so simple, but the primary interest is just something that's good and instills within me some kind of gut feeling that feels like something that I'm passionate and excited about, and there can be multiple variables that can instill that. It can be simply a filmmaker, it can just be a character, it can just be the script, or a combination of all those things. But, I'm always just looking to do things that I've never done before, primarily.” FeelsKindDoneCharacterFeelingsSoundInterestChallengesSimpleScriptsPassionateExcitedPrimariesCombinationFilmmakerGutsMultipleLike SomethingIntriguedVariablesNew ExperiencesInstillNew ChallengesGut Feelings Author:Elijah Wood
“I do wish that I had gone to college, just for the simple fact that knowing more than one approach makes you more well-rounded. But I still can't say knowing what I know now, that I would have done it any differently.” KnowsWellsStillsDoneFactsWishSimpleGoneKnowingCollegeApproachWell RoundedKnowing More Author:Meagan Good
“I don't know much about the music business, but for just general advice for someone trying to create things, as simple as this sounds, I think the best thing you can do is constantly try to improve upon your work. Always focus on that first and foremost, and leave everything else (marketing, image) completely secondary. Obviously, easier said than done when you're trying to make a living, but if you can move along those lines and earnestly try to make things that you really enjoy it can only benefit you in the long run.” IfsThinkingKnowsTryingFirstsLongSaidDoneRunningMovingEnjoySoundCan DoLinesSimpleFocusAdviceEasierBenefitsMarketingBest ThingsLong RunsMusic BusinessEasier Said Than Done Author:Joe Rogan
“To create guilt, all that you need is a very simple thing: start calling mistakes, errors - sins. They are simply mistakes, human. Now, if somebody commits a mistake in mathematics - two plus two, and he concludes it makes five - you don`t say he has committed a sin. He is unalert, he is not paying attention to what he is doing. He is unprepared, he has not done his homework. He is certainly committing a mistake, but a mistake is not a sin. It can be corrected. A mistake does not make him feel guilty. At the most it makes him feel foolish.” IfsNeedsFeelsHumansDoeTwoDoneSinSimpleAttentionMistakeFiveCallingMathematicsGuiltErrorsCommittedFoolishCommitGuiltyPay AttentionPlusHomeworkSimple ThingsUnprepared Author:Rajneesh
“If you've done your preparation and you know the team of people that you're working with, then it makes life an awful lot easier. I still get nervous all the time. I think the best thing to do is to take a deep breath, make it simple, know what you're talking about, don't try and be fancy, don't try and be clever and just enjoy the experience.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsTryingStillsDoneEnjoySimpleTalkingTeamEasierBreathsCleverNervousAwfulPreparationBest ThingsThings To DoFancyDeep BreathTake A Deep Breath Author:Jill Douglas
“The most simple way to stay encouraged is to feed your heart on what He is doing, not on what He hasn't done. If you can't see what He is doing, feed on what He has done in the past.” IfsWayHeartDonePastSimpleEncouragingCommitment To GodConnecting With GodSimple Ways Author:Bill Johnson
“I've got a lot of wonderfully talented, creative directors I've worked with in Texas, but the market we're in, they kind of have to write to that. I think we've done some cool, simple spots. I was very comfortable in Texas, and getting ready to push out into national stuff, try to get to that national-type creative, and then I got sidetracked with this stuff.” ThinkingWritingTryingKindDoneStuffSimpleCreativeReadyTypeDirectorsComfortableSpotsTexas Author:Jackie Earle Haley
“Entrepreneurship boils down to the simple fact that a team of really smart people who can get things done are going to get smart, useful things done.” PeopleDoneFactsSimpleTeamSmartEntrepreneurshipThings DoneSmart PeopleReally SmartUseful Things Author:Joel Spolsky
“It's not so simple to just walk into the desert and cleanse your soul like some new age, snap your fingers, it's all done.” SoulDoneAgeSimpleWalksFingersDesertYour SoulNew AgeSnaps Author:Ruben Martinez
“Stores are the same everywhere; small downtowns are done. Not just in America, but globally. You hear the same music on every station, all our building materials look the same, and all our clothes look the same. But I thought that it couldn't be that simple, because Arizona is not Minnesota. There is this other reality, which is a reality of landscape.” LooksDoneRealityAmericaSimpleBuildingMaterialsClothesStoresLandscapeStationsArizonaDowntownMinnesotaBuilding Materials Author:Cynthia Daignault