#iri

The interest in the supernatural in a very generic sense and in the spiritual is not in itself a factor that helps the communication of the Christian faith. ↗

— Karl Lehmann

#christian faith #communication #factor #faith #generic

My parents were French and Irish and our family even has Spanish blood-and I do so love the United States and consider myself part American. ↗

— Vivien Leigh

#consider #even #family #french #i

Of all the hardships and deprivations a people can suffer, I am not sure if the deprivations of art and culture are not the most devastating. As meat and rice are food for the body, art and culture are food for the soul. Starve the body and the person dies; starve the soul and the spirit dies. ↗

— Gerard de Marigny

#culture #inspirational #spirit #spiritual-wisdom #wisdom

I have no regrets about my career or retiring. Not once have I thought 'Gosh, I wish I was back on the court. ↗

— Rebecca Lobo

#back #career #court #gosh #i

But in this Second Work if thou extract our Air and our Fire with the phlegm water, they will the more naturally and easily be drawn out of their infernal prison, and with less losse of their Spirits, than by the former way before described. ↗

— George Ripley

#before #described #drawn #easily #extract

Beauty is only skin deep. I think what's really important is finding a balance of mind, body and spirit. ↗

— Jennifer Lopez

#beauty #body #deep #finding #i

If you could really see that tree over there," Merlin said, "you would be so astounded that you'd fall over." "Really? But why?" asked Arthur. "It's just a tree." "No," Merlin said, "It's just a tree in your mind. To another mind it is an expression of infinite spirit and beauty. In God's mind it is a dear child, sweeter than anything you can imagine. ↗

— Deepak Chopra

#nature #spirituality #beauty

Some critics of my work took the view that a satirist should defer to the finer feelings of his readers and respect widely held beliefs. ↗

— David Low

#critics #defer #feelings #finer #held

Inspiring others is the pathway to your own discoveries ↗

— Robin Craig Clark

#inspiring #inspiring-authors #inspiring-books #inspiring-quotes #inspiring-words

What we believe about God is the most important truth we believe, and it's the one truth that does the most to shape us. God is the Sun too bright for us to see. Jesus is the Prism who makes the colors beautiful and comprehensible. ↗

— Michael Spencer

#jesus #light #spirituality #truth #beauty