#iv

No doubt Western civilization has in the past been full of wars and revolutions, and the national elements in our culture, even when they were ignored, always provided an unconscious driving force of passion and aggressive self-assertion. ↗

— Christopher Dawson

#always #been #civilization #culture #doubt

The Church as a divine society possess an internal principle of life which is capable of assimilating the most diverse materials and imprinting her own image upon them. ↗

— Christopher Dawson

#capable #church #diverse #divine #her

The sublimated idealism of the Enlightenment, the spirit of the League of Nations and of the United Nations Charter have not proved strong enough to control the aggressive dynamism of nationalism. ↗

— Christopher Dawson

#charter #control #dynamism #enlightenment #enough

Unlike other peoples the United States found their origin in a deliberate act of corporate self-assertion, and ever since the Revolution every little American has been taught to associate himself personally with this creative act. ↗

— Christopher Dawson

#american #associate #been #corporate #creative

I've noticed a growth in Spike and definitely in myself. I feel like the seeds that he planted in me five years ago have ripened up to a place where I could even tackle this role in the way that I did. ↗

— Rosario Dawson

#could #definitely #did #even #feel

You only live once. You don't want your tombstone to read: 'Played it Safe.' ↗

— Rosario Dawson

#once #only #played #read #safe

Of course, you always give 100 percent, but at a home race you're always more motivated, simply because you feel at home. ↗

— Sebastian Vettel

#because #course #feel #give #home

Men are beginning to realize that they are not individuals but persons in society, that man alone is weak and adrift, that he must seek strength in common action. ↗

— Dorothy Day

#adrift #alone #beginning #common #individuals

It is easier to have faith that God will support each House of Hospitality and Farming Commune and supply our needs in the way of food and money to pay bills, than it is to keep a strong, hearty, living faith in each individual around us - to see Christ in him. ↗

— Dorothy Day

#bills #christ #commune #each #easier

When people put that sort of pressure on you, you're worried that people won't want to receive you. ↗

— Gavin DeGraw

#pressure #put #receive #sort #want