#ros

To believe Christ's cross to be a friend, as he himself is a friend, is also a special act of faith. ↗

— Samuel Rutherford

#also #believe #christ #cross #faith

A lot of my stories are inspired by Japanese folklore or literature or movies: I've done stories based on Kabuki and Noh plays, and on Kurosawa's 'Yojimbo' movies. ↗

— Stan Sakai

#done #folklore #i #inspired #japanese

Alfred Nobel stipulated that no distinction of race or colour will determine who received of his generosity. ↗

— Abdus Salam

#colour #determine #distinction #generosity #his

All through the years since World War II, the Japanese people have, I am convinced, made strenuous efforts to preserve and promote world peace, contributing to the progress and prosperity of mankind. ↗

— Eisaku Sato

#contributing #convinced #efforts #i #i am

However, if a poem can be reduced to a prose sentence, there can't be much to it. ↗

— James Schuyler

#however #much #poem #prose #reduced

Before I had crossed the threshold of my church I was made to realize that I was shepherd of a divided flock. ↗

— Anna Howard Shaw

#church #crossed #divided #flock #had

In an undertone, I murmured, "This isn't over. I won't give up on you." "I've given up on you," he said back, voice also soft. "Love fades. Mine has. ↗

— Richelle Mead

#heartbreak #rose-hathaway #love

To me, beer tastes like piss. Maybe that's why I only enjoy it in the shower with my uncle. ↗

— Jarod Kintz

#funny #gross #odd #piss #strange

Thailand stands at a crossroads. ↗

— Thaksin Shinawatra

#stands #thailand

Jerusalem is a festival and a lamentation. Its song is a sigh across the ages, a delicate, robust, mournful psalm at the great junction of spiritual cultures. ↗

— David K. Shipler

#ages #cultures #delicate #festival #great