#things

Undoubtedly there are, in connection with each of these things, cases of fraud, swindling, and other financial crimes; that is to say, the greed and selfishness of men are perpetual. ↗

— William Graham Sumner

#connection #crimes #each #financial #fraud

A revival does two things. First, it returns the Church from her backsliding and second, it causes the conversion of men and women; and it always includes the conviction of sin on the part of the Church. What a spell the devil seems to cast over the Church today! ↗

— Billy Sunday

#backsliding #cast #causes #church #conversion

I believe there is no doctrine more dangerous to the Church today than to convey the impression that a revival is something peculiar in itself and cannot be judged by the same rules of causes and effect as other things. ↗

— Billy Sunday

#cannot #causes #church #convey #dangerous

If the gig's going really well, I'm incredibly happy on stage and really feel good about my life and things. ↗

— James Taylor

#feel #feel good #gig #going #good

And when things are not going well in Toronto, you're going to hear about it. And you're going to say things are not good at all, where it's really not that bad. ↗

— Mats Sundin

#bad #going #good #hear #really

There's a big difference between the role of an academic and the role of someone in government. That's a cliche, but in academic life if you say things that are common sense and people nod their heads, it's not very useful. You're not adding anything. ↗

— Cass Sunstein

#adding #anything #between #big #big difference

I've been a reporter for 20 years, and I don't ever get things wrong. That's important in terms of my professional status. ↗

— Ron Suskind

#ever #get #i #important #professional

As soon as you are trying to be funny or dramatic, that's when things start feeling fake and boring. ↗

— Joseph Gordon-Levitt

#dramatic #fake #feeling #funny #soon

The show originally started out as a ten hour mini-series. We shot two hours and then were excused for a while, for no apparent reason. Things went very quiet for a time and then a few months later we were called back and told that it was going to be a full season. ↗

— Gil Gerard

#back #called #excused #few #full

Our age is before all things a practical one. It demands of us all clear and tangible results of our work. ↗

— Theodor Svedberg

#all things #before #clear #demands #our