Every once in a while I say or write something I think holds up with the other quotes on this site. Maybe.
Love is not everything, it is merely one piece among many pieces that go into a functional relationship. Trust, respect, an ability to compromise, and compatibility with respect to goals, family, and finances are all equally important. Love, without those other factors, is nothing worth hanging on to.—
People who live their lives selfishly and at the detriment of others are often the ones who complain loudest about how badly they think they’ve been mistreated.—
I hate it when reality steals my plots.—
The United States has lasted well more than 200 years, but it is still young in the grand scheme of things. The apathy of the people can still be its downfall.—
Yes, college is still hell, only separated from High School by the middle-level of Wisdom Tooth Removal (which is not as fun as college, but MUCH more fun than High School).—
When I say ‘follow your heart,’ it’s actually shorthand for ‘follow your heart unless your brain makes a reasonable objection.’—
It is sad that we live in a society where the haphazard money-driven PR stunt of a huge corporation is permitted to substitute for a life lesson.—
I was walking around one day trying to figure out what the meaning of life was. I figured it was something that would come to me easily while walking around, but I didn’t actually figure it out until I sat down.—
With the return of school I’ve gotten back into my stressed-out cycle. In this cycle I go back and forth between ‘OH MY GOD I HAVE A MILLION THINGS TO DO!’ and ‘Ah, screw it.’—
Never expect the worst, but always be ready for it anyway.—
It seems not many of them have changed their stripes, they remain the same twisted squiggles they’ve always been.—
It’s always good to break ice that you’re not standing on.—
[Virginia Tech] only gets any attention because of its flocks of jocks without educational qualification slamming into similar bunches from other schools (this process is known in the United States as ‘Football’).—
So I’m just sayin’ to BREATHE while you go along in this relationship, because if two people leave each other breathless too long somebody’s gonna lose consciousness.—
It’s disingenuous to call something a ‘right’ if you simultaneously demand that people take advantage of their ‘right’ whether they want to or not. That’s not a right, it’s a command. Republics have rights; tyrants have commands.—
If anybody ever says you’re ‘smart as a whip,’ remember this: whips are inanimate objects that do not possess any intelligence whatsoever.—
Likewise, our churches should not be afraid to challenge the moral decay that surrounds them today—even if the righteous stance is unpopular or ‘offensive’ in some (or even all) circles.—
Too many of us believe that the local police or our military…will always be there to protect us, and will always be on our side. Too many of us believe we will never need to act individually—violently, if necessary—to protect ourselves, our families, our liberty, our communities, or our country.—
The confusing in-fighting, doctrinal disunity, and ‘a-la-carte’ nature of the greater church in the world today is what made it possible for atheism, moral relativism, and disbelief to wedge in and become the norm in western society. This ongoing fracture provides ammunition for those who seek to dismiss Christianity as outmoded superstition.—
Non-believers have a difficult (if not impossible) time coming to the truth because there are now so many variants of ‘truth’ to choose from. Believers have an easy time abandoning their faith for the same reason.—
In truth, the idea that there is a fundamental right to life is a liberal idea…. It is an idea that compassionately sees humanity in people who might seem un-human. It is an idea that won’t let you forget or ignore somebody just because they are hidden from view, or imperfect.—
The rabbit’s tail looks like it’s made of cotton because if the tail looked like it was made of polyester, everybody would assume that the rabbit was artificial.—
Our government is still clothed in the garb of a republic, but more and more our representatives behave as if they are the American sovereigns and are un-bound by any limits on their authority. Many have forgotten that we are the sovereigns, we make the republic, and it is our job to keep it.—
I can’t help but laugh when I am condemned for believing in Heaven, Hell, and an invisible God by people who believe in invisible matter and hidden dimensions. We’re saying almost the same thing…. If we could stop getting distracted by our different phraseology, we’d find that we’re basically on the same page.—
The fact that I want to fly to Albuquerque does not constitute probable cause for an invasive search.—
Interest groups…are made up of people who willingly support those groups with their time and money. They aren’t some diabolical, nebulous enemy of our democracy; they ARE democracy.—
If you constantly accuse those you disagree with of bigotry, chances are that you, not them, are the bigot.—
We know that love doesn’t mean unquestioning acceptance, constant affirmation, or bottomless approval. People who expect these things are narcissists; people who indulge them are sycophants. Neither are giving, or receiving, anything resembling love.— , Love Isn’t Sycophancy
It makes little sense to condemn Christianity for its adherents’ and leaders’ hypocrisy; our faith is possibly the only one in the world that openly admits it is full of imperfect, sinful hypocrites.— , Guilt is a Good Thing
When you’re right, you don’t have to worry too much about stinging political defeats. All you have to do is sit back and let the winners enact their policies. If you’re really right, and they’re really wrong, their policies will fail.— , Wilson, Obama, and the Fiscal Cliff
But if we successfully reduce gun murders without reducing the overall murder rate, that’s not really success. The murder victim doesn’t care whether he was killed with a gun, knife, hammer, car, poison, anvil, or blow-dart. Neither should we.— , On the Obama Gun-Control Proposals
Truth isn’t some malleable thing that changes with the times. It is truth. There is an objective reality, and an objective morality, that can be discerned with faith and reason.— , Liberal, Conservative, or Catholic?
