#ian

Protestantism developed its sense of identity primarily in response to external threats and criticisms rather than as a result of shared beliefs. In one sense, the idea of "Protestantism" can be seen as the creation of its opponents rather than of its supporters. ↗

— Alister E. McGrath

#protestantism #religion #religion

First I wanted to be a veterinarian. And then I realized you had to give them shots to put them to sleep, so I decided I'd just buy a bunch of animals and have them in my house instead. ↗

— Paris Hilton

#buy #decided #first #give #had

There's nobody in the world like me. I think every decade has an iconic blonde, like Marilyn Monroe or Princess Diana and, right now, I'm that icon. ↗

— Paris Hilton

#decade #diana #every #i #i think

The decision, therefore, lies here in the East; here must the Russian enemy, this people numbering two hundred million Russians, be destroyed on the battle field and person by person, and made to bleed to death . ↗

— Heinrich Himmler

#bleed #death #decision #destroyed #east

A physician without a knowledge of Astrology has no right to call himself a physician. ↗

— Hippocrates

#call #himself #knowledge #physician #right

Poverty is from the devil and that God wants all Christians prosperous. ↗

— Benny Hinn

#devil #god #poverty #prosperous #wants

There's something just so kind of smooth about politicians. ↗

— Emile Hirsch

#just #kind #politicians #smooth #something

I've been able to make a good living as a musician, but now it's time to do all the other stuff. ↗

— Robyn Hitchcock

#been #good #good living #i #living

All the time, I've felt that life is a wager and that I probably was getting more out of leading a bohemian existence as a writer than I would have if I didn't. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#existence #felt #getting #i #leading

The totalitarian, to me, is the enemy - the one that's absolute, the one that wants control over the inside of your head, not just your actions and your taxes. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#actions #control #enemy #head #inside