This actual question of 'Why does God allow war?' is not considered or raised as such in the Bible at all.
If an animal does something, we call it instinct; if we do the same thing for the same reason, we call it intelligence.
If a cat does something, we call it instinct; if we do the same thing, for the same reason, we call it intelligence.
That writer does the most who gives his reader the most knowledge and takes from him the least time.
To unfold the secret laws and relations of those high faculties of thought by which all beyond the merely perceptive knowledge of the world and of ourselves is attained or matured, is a object which does not stand in need of commendation to a rationa...
Knowledge, may it be said, is higher than magic and is more to be sought. It is quite possible to see what is happening and yet not know what is forward, for while seeing is believing, it does not follow that either seeing or believing is knowing.
The auditory perception is not sufficient for our knowledge of the world; it does not have vastness.
Life is infinitely complex, and I feel like we live in a culture that really seems to want to simplify it into sound bites and bromides, and that does not work.
Successful fiction does not need to be validated by 'real life'; I cringe whenever a writer is asked how much of a novel is 'real'.
What difference does it make whether you're looking at a photograph or looking at a still life in front of you? You still have to look.
By painting colors and lines and forms seen in quickened mood I was seeking to make this mood vibrate as a phonograph does. This was the origin of the paintings in The Frieze of Life.
You have to look at what a person does with his life. Anyone can say that he's a Christian, but you look at how they live.
Christ does not fulfill the human element, but he certainly fulfills every other need in your life. As far as I'm concerned, there's no better love affair.
I think just because life is hard, it does seem fun to have a break and laugh about things, so I think in the end, my instincts go there.
I think that often times Hollywood panders to the cliches of small town life, specifically Southern small town life, and I think that this movie does the opposite.
In general, when you travel, you get into a different reality and are able to more accurately reflect on your ordinary life. Hiking does that for me.
The life of an athlete does have to be lonely and you have to be focused on your craft and what you do. Loneliness is just a sacrifice you make as an Olympic-level athlete.
Bending over backwards does not bring you the love and attention you crave, but having your own life, your own goals and a backbone will.
My influences come from real life. I'm not interested in cinema for cinema's sake. I'm interested in life - what one does and how one interacts.
Length of years is no proper test of length of life. A man's life is to be measured by what he does in it and what he feels in it.
A band is not a marriage. There are no oaths of allegiance. If you feel your life will be better served by splitting up the group, you've got to do it - but of course it does cause problems.
