#flesh

The Cross is the approbation of our existence, not in words, but in an act so completely radical that it caused God to become flesh and pierced this flesh to the quick; that, to God, it was worth the death of his incarnate Son. ↗

— Joseph Ratzinger

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It is my own firm belief that the strength of the soul grows in proportion as you subdue the flesh. ↗

— Mahatma Gandhi

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You know, so I was a weird eccentric kid but I did believe in the power of the word and of the word being made flesh I suppose, which again I suppose came from my temperament as well as my upbringing. ↗

— Thomas Keneally

#being #believe #came #did #eccentric

I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made straight and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together. ↗

— Martin Luther King, Jr.

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That hunger of the flesh, that longing for ease, that terror of incarceration, that insistence on tribal honour being obeyed: all of that exists, and it exists everywhere. ↗

— Ben Kingsley

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A press card does not provide you with an invisible shield. You're flesh and blood. ↗

— Jessica Savitch

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Father Fernando did every thing in his power to assist the sick; and although he arrived much reduced in flesh, he did not become ill, and is now well. ↗

— Junipero Serra

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Do not be surprised if I adore as God what you called humanity, since you talked of humanity as if it was empty of spirit and you think in the flesh according to the flesh. ↗

— Michael Servetus

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Rehearsing a play is making the word flesh. Publishing a play is reversing the process. ↗

— Peter Shaffer

#making #play #process #publishing #rehearsing

I suppose meeting people whether it's in real life and actually shaking their flesh and blood hand or shaking the mystical hand of the character all rub off on you in some way. ↗

— Janet Suzman

#blood #character #flesh #hand #i