Become more and more innocent, less knowledgeable and more childlike. Take life as fun - because that's precisely what it is!
When a popular phenomenon reaches the cover of 'Time,' it is already out of fashion.
The use of God in moral debate is so problematic as to be almost worthless.
Simplicity, clarity, singleness: These are the attributes that give our lives power and vividness and joy as they are also the marks of great art. They seem to be the purpose of God for his whole creation.
The institutions that claim to represent God, when they are not ignored altogether, are treated like other human institutions that have to earn their right to a hearing by the value of what they say, and not by virtue of who is saying it. Today, authority has to earn respect by the intrinsic value of what it says, not by the force of its imposition.
God is waiting eagerly to respond with new strength to each little act of self-control, small disciplines of prayer, feeble searching after him. And his children shall be filled if they will only hunger and thirst after what he offers.
There are many strengths in modern society, but one of its weaknesses is the breakdown of many of the old structures and networks that supported people in times of crisis and need. Whenever we lose a strengthening element in society, we need to replace it with alternative systems as quickly as possible. Befriending schemes are a crucial part of this process, because they fill the gap that social erosion has left in the lives of so many vulnerable people.
Why do they sterilize needles for lethal injections?
Unlimited power corrupts the possessor.
Don't let anyone tell you that high school is supposed to be fun. High school is to be endured. College is fun.
I wanted to give the house back to the parents.