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Today we often think that before we start living a religious life we have first to accept the creedal doctrines and that before one can have any comprehension of the loyalty and trust of faith, one must first force one's mind to accept a host of incomprehensible doctrines. But this is to put the cart before the horse. ↗

— Karen Armstrong

#any #before #cart #comprehension #doctrines

Well, the idea of God as a supreme being means that he is simply like us, writ large, and just bigger and better, the end product of the series; whereas this divine personality that we meet in the Bible was, for centuries, regarded simply as a symbol of a greater transcendence that lay beyond it. ↗

— Karen Armstrong

#better #beyond #bible #bigger #centuries

If we don't somehow stem the tide of childhood obesity, we're going to have a huge problem. ↗

— Lance Armstrong

#going #huge #obesity #problem #somehow

I have been dealing with claims that I cheated and had an unfair advantage in winning my seven Tours since 1999. ↗

— Lance Armstrong

#been #cheated #claims #dealing #had

I had started calling her Lucy shortly after we met; I didn't like the name Lucille. That's how our television show was called I Love Lucy, not Lucille. ↗

— Desi Arnaz

#called #calling #had #her #how

Our reports about civilian casualties here, about the resistance of the Iraqi forces, are going back to the United States. It helps those who oppose the war when you challenge the policy to develop their arguments. ↗

— Peter Arnett

#back #casualties #challenge #civilian #civilian casualties

The absurd consequences of neglecting structure but using the concept of order just the same are evident if one examines the present terminology of information theory. ↗

— Rudolf Arnheim

#concept #consequences #evident #examines #information

The foreign accent was a promise, and indeed, all over the country, European imports added spice to the sciences, the arts, and other areas. What one had to give was not considered inferior to what one received. ↗

— Rudolf Arnheim

#added #areas #arts #considered #country

Isi, I’m trying to say that you’ve been… no, you’re so, you’re–” He stopped. "You are,” he said. His hand found hers, and he held her finger tightly, as though he did not dare to do any more than hold her one hand, and look at her, and breathe deeply. ↗

— Shannon Hale

#geric #isi #love #love

But transitions from the politics of violence to democratic compromise are always messy. ↗

— Timothy Garton Ash

#compromise #democratic #messy #politics #transitions