#rational

Love and desire are the spirit's wings to great deeds. ↗

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

#deeds #desire #great #love #spirit

If God did not exist it would be necessary to invent Him. But all nature cries aloud that He does exist." (Voltaire) ↗

— Elizabeth Kales

#inspirational

It is truth that liberates, not your effort to be free. ↗

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

#religion #truth #freedom

Rationality is not one of this industry's attributes. ↗

— Scott Hamilton

#industry #rationality

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

I think anybody who has been abused as a kid - and I was abused as a kid, by various people - will say it's irrational because violence is irrational. ↗

— Samantha Morton

#because #been #i #i think #irrational

Any decision to use lethal force against a United States citizen - even one intent on murdering Americans and who has become an operational leader of al-Qaida in a foreign land - is among the gravest that government leaders can face. ↗

— Eric Holder

#among #any #become #citizen #decision

One cannot understate the importance of eliminating Bin Laden. He was a symbolic head of the organisation and, as we now know, an operational head of the organisation. ↗

— Eric Holder

#cannot #eliminating #head #importance #know

A compliment is something like a kiss through a veil. ↗

— Victor Hugo

#compliment #kiss #like #something #through

The worst part of success is trying to find someone who is happy for you. ↗

— Bette Midler

#happiness #humor #inspirational #jealousy #success