"Maybe
the prophets wanted the rich to invite the poor into their homes, maybe
they wanted the poor to be befriended and supported by gentle arms of
friends. Maybe friendliness. But at least justice, at least the rights
of the poor respected." - Dr. Lewis Smedes (1921-2002)
"It would be dreadful to suffer this fierceness and wrath of Almighty
God for one moment; but you must suffer it to all eternity. There will
be no end to this exquisite horrible misery. When you look forward, you
shall see a long forever, a boundless duration before you which will
swallow up your thoughts, and amaze your souls, and you will absolutely
despair of ever having any deliverances, any end, any mitigation, any
rest at all; and you will know certainly that you must wear out long
ages, millions and millions of ages, in wrestling and conflicting with
this Almighty merciless vengeance; and then when you have so done, when
many ages have actually been spent by you in this manner, you will know
that it is all but a point to what remains. So that your punishment will
indeed be infinite." - Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758)
"It is well enough that people of the nation do not understand our
banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a
revolution before tomorrow morning." - Henry Ford (1863-1947)
"Today
Americans would be outraged if U.N. Troops entered Los Angeles to
restore order; tomorrow they will be grateful! This is especially true
if they were told there was an outside threat from beyond, whether real
or promulgated, that threatened our very existence. It is then that all
peoples of the world will plead with world leaders to deliver them from
this evil. The one thing every man fears is the unknown. When presented
with this scenario, individual rights will be willingly relinquished for
the guarantee of their well being granted to them by their world
government." In
an address to the Bilderberger organization meeting at Evian, France,
on May 21, 1991. As transcribed from a tape recording made by one of the
Swiss delegates.
"People like Derek ... can be lots of fun. Except when you pop their
bubble about their unrealistic grandiosity and their irresponsibility.
Then you become a "wet blanket." It's revealing to talk to the "wet
blanket" who is married to a practicing child. No job is more tiring." Boundaries, by Cloud & Townsend
"Boundaries
are a "litmus test" for the quality of our relationships...So what does
Debbie, whose husband is an avowed "boundary buster," do? Will her
husband carry out his threat to walk out on her? He might. We can't
control the other person. But if the only thing keeping Debbie's husband
at home is her total compliance, is this a marriage at all?" Boundaries, by Cloud & Townsend
"95% of hurt feelings are strategy on the hurtees part." - Dr. Wayne Dyer, Pulling Your Own Strings
"A wicked generation is a generation of vipers, and ought to be told so." - Matthew Henry (1662-1714)
