Matthew Quotes
12 quotes
"When you see something from afar, you develop a fantasy. But when you see it up close, 9 times out of 10, you wish you hadn't."
"Things don't have to be extraordinary to be beautiful. Even the ordinary can be beautiful."
"And hope is but a dream of those that wake."
"Jackson asked, "Where'd the water come from in your house?""A pipe." Then he explained to Jackson, "Water travels in pipes."
"When Matthew merely stared at him, Jackson reached into the weapon box and pulled out a sheathed machete, handing it to the boy.Matthew laughed and dropped it."
"You don't make your words true by embellishing them with religious lace. In making your speech sound more religious, it becomes less true."
"33. Satan will attempt to offer you whatever you hunger for, whether it be money, power, sex, or prestige. But Jesus said, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness” (Matthew 5:6)."
James C. Dobson, Life on the Edge: The Next Generation's Guide to a Meaningful Future
"That's why I tell stories: to create readiness, to nudge the people toward receptive insight. In their present state they can stare till doomsday and not see it, listen till they're blue in the face and not get it."
"Desire urges me on, while fear bridals me."
Giordano Bruno, The Heroic Enthusiasts - (Gli Eroici Furori) - An Ethical Poem
"My parents were just carried out of the building in the service elevator," he shouted at the cops. "They were vile, but they didn't deserve to be taken out with the trash!"
"With what dread and apprehension we entrust important jobs into the hands of others. Imagine the love of a needless God who is willing to want our work."
Calvin Miller, The Words of Christ: An Every Day Journey with Jesus
"Whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. (Matthew 21:22)"