Doe Quotes - Page 172

The Big Bang, which today we hold to be the origin of the world, does not contradict the intervention of the divine creator but, rather, requires it.

The truth comes to rule, not through violence, but rather through its own power; [this is the central theme of John's Gospel:] When brought before Pilate, Jesus professes that He Himself is The Truth and the witness to the truth. He does not defend the truth with legions but rather makes it visible through His Passion and thereby also implements it.

The child does not begin to fall until she becomes seriously interested in walking, until she actually begins walking. Falling is thus more an indication of learning than a sign of failure.

Do not give your heart to that which does not satisfy your heart.

He who dies for virtue does not perish.

Every soul pursues the good and does whatever it does for its sake.

All the gold upon the earth and all the gold beneath it, does not compensate for lack of virtue.

Polishing: a useful lesson for the hopeful writer. You say your tormented prose doesn't read as well as mine? Neither does mine, at first!

When a reserved person once begins to talk, nothing can stop him; and he does not want to have to listen, until he has quite finished his unfamiliar exertion.

Does defending liberalism leave you friendless and perhaps wondering about your breath?

But when the flash flood crosses your path, when the lion leaps at you from the grasses, advanced self-awareness is an unaffordable indulgence. The brain stem does its best.

Joy is not a feeling in us. Joy does not enter into us. We enter into joy: "Enter into the joy of your Lord" (Mt 25:21).

What the customer buys and considers value is never a product. It is always utility, that is, what a product or a service does for the customer.

A good action is never lost; it is a treasure laid up and guarded for the doer's need.

If only you could see the whole picture, if you knew the whole story, you would realize that no problem ever comes to you that does not have a purpose in your life, that cannot contribute to your inner growth.

He who does not take insults seriously, is on the path to wisdom.

I realise that it is fashionable now to dismiss the traditional novel as something of an anachronism, but to me it is still a vital form. Not only does it allow for the kind of full-blown, richly detailed writing that I love . . . but it permits me to operate on many levels and to explore both the inner state of my characters as well as the worlds beyond them.

That's one of the great things about poetry; one realises that one does one's little turn - that you're just part of the great crop, as it were.

I love Philip Glass' work, not only as a film composer but also as a musician. The film score work that he does always amazes and shocks me.

It is not what an artist does that counts...but what he is.

In art intentions are not sufficient and, as we say in Spanish, love must be proved by deeds and not by reasons. What one does is what counts and not what one had the intention of doing.

Ah, on what little things does happiness depend.

"I hope your hair curls naturally, does it?" "Yes, darling, with a little help from others."

How does one cure the soul? Through the senses

No man fails who does his best.