Doe Quotes - Page 292

Whoever is still seeking for miracles so that he may believe is himself a wonder, who does not believe while the world around him does.

The mere change of custom, even though it may be of advantage in some respects, unsettles men by reason of the novelty: therefore, if it brings no advantage, it does much harm by unprofitably disturbing the Church.

He who does little, but in a state to which God calls him, does more than he who labors much, but in a state which he has thoughtlessly chosen: a cripple limping in the right way is better than a racer out of it.

What does literature do for me? I think I solve problems in my writing. They may be my problems, but perhaps others share them, and in the process of working these through, I hope to entertain.

Does anyone really believe it is possible to make even the most basic ends meet on $5.15 an hour?

If homosexuality being inborn is what makes it acceptable, why does racism being inborn not make racism acceptable? … We are born that way. We don’t choose it. So shouldn’t it be acceptable, excuse - this is according to the way the left thinks about things.

If these poems repeat themselves, then so does Spring.

But how does it feel to plug into a system that's say, a million times as smart as a person.

What does the universe want from us? It wants us to be alive. It wants us to fully partake in life. The universe thrives on the music we create.

We learn to trust man when he does what we expect him to do; we learn to trust God when He doesn't do what we expect Him to do.

I am not afraid of death, which after all can't be far away. What does frighten me, though, is the halfway stage.

I have never met a villager who does not want a vote.

Language is neither reactionary nor progressive; it is quite simply fascist; for fascism does not prevent speech, it compels speech.

Be warned, therefore, that one does not go to hell to light a cigarette.

'Marley' does what is probably the best possible job of documenting an important life.

Money, it is often said, does not bring happiness; it must be added, however, that it makes it possible to support unhappiness with exemplary fortitude.

Does it not seem as if Mozart's works become fresher and fresher the oftener we hear them?

If you are an idealist, it does not matter what you do or what goes on around you because it isn't real anyway.

Conquest, tyranny, treachery, and the clash of cultures bring about corrupt societies, and so does old age. Sometimes the five faces of corruption are visible at the same time.

Take a good hard look in the mirror, and remember yourself as you are today, cause as time changes, so does the scenery.

A theater person should know what holds an audience and what does not.

A slow horse does not always reach the end of the journey.

If a woman does need a hero, she needs him today, not tomorrow.

There is a prayer that lives in the center of your heart. If you pray it, it will change your life. How does it begin?

Epithets are not arguments. Abuse does not persuade.