#iona

Unless a person can give reasons, there is, literally, no reason why anyone else should take that person seriously. But without reasons, all we are left with is emotional blackmail. We sometimes call it 'moral blackmail,' but it has nothing to do with morals, only with the implied juvenile threat of having a tantrum unless everyone else gives in. ↗

— N.T. Wright

#church #discipleship #inspirational #religion #theology

We can't allow multinational oil companies boasting of record profits to gouge consumers... We must do what we can to fix this problem. ↗

— Stephanie Herseth

#boasting #companies #consumers #fix #multinational

To do it nationally or internationally, you have to follow a few more rules. ↗

— Kristin Hersh

#follow #internationally #more #nationally #rules

You have to follow every melodic line, every emotional idea, or you don't get your money's worth. ↗

— Kristin Hersh

#every #follow #get #idea #line

So I was always passionate about it and felt that it was sort of the golden thread inside me in terms of what I was supposed to do in terms of work but I think I have relaxed a lot in terms of the actual experience and actually enjoy it more and enjoy the people more. ↗

— Barbara Hershey

#actual #actual experience #actually #always #enjoy

Our first object is... the obtaining of sovereignty, assured by international law, over a portion of the globe sufficiently large to satisfy our just requirements. ↗

— Theodor Herzl

#first #globe #international #international law #just

Philanthropic colonization is a failure. National colonization will succeed. ↗

— Theodor Herzl

#failure #national #philanthropic #succeed #will

The land which the Society of Jews will have secured by international law must naturally be privately owned. ↗

— Theodor Herzl

#international law #jews #land #law #must

Wonder rather than doubt is the root of all knowledge. ↗

— Abraham Joshua Heschel

#doubt #knowledge #rather #root #than

The goal of physiological research is functional nature. ↗