For much of history it was possible to believe that the great diversity of life on Earth was a fixed creation, that the living world had never changed. But when the first stirrings of industry demanded that fuel be dug from the earth and hillsides be...
My mothering needed a tad more Mother Theresa and a lot less Lizzy Borden.
I barely saw my mother, and the mom I saw was often angry and unhappy. The mother I grew up with is not the mother I know now. It's not the mother she became after my father died, and that's been the greatest prize of my life.
Julien's Mother: You think you're the first to play "Dares"? Julien à 8 ans: Mom? What's the craziest thing you ever did? Julien's Mother: Fly. Julien à 8 ans: FLY? Fly where? Julien's Mother: Across the sky. Julien à 8 ans: Show me. Come on, fly,...
Perhaps the most impressive illustration of all is to suppose that you could label the molecules in a tumbler of water. ... threw it anywhere you please on the earth, and went away from the earth for a few million years while all the water on the ear...
All riches come from the earth.
The earth is man's only friend.
The man is heaven and earth in miniature.
Earth is dearer than gold.
Madonna is completely down-to-earth. She's an absolute professional.
The Earth does not belong to us: we belong to the Earth.
I've always been down-to-earth about money.
I know I'm a really good mother. I know it. I'm a really good mother.
I'm so down to earth, I'm bringing gravity back.
Sometimes I feel as if I am read before I write. When I write a poem about my mother, Palestinians think my mother is a symbol for Palestine. But I write as a poet, and my mother is my mother. She's not a symbol.
Boundaries, rulers, and names of nations can change, but the Earth is always our home and our source of life. Earth is the only indelible identity we can have. This is why I am suggesting that we expand our identities beyond the limits of nationality...
By approaching my problems with "What might make things a little better?" rather than "What is the solution?" I avoid setting myself up for certain frustration. My experience has shown me that I am not going to solve anything in one stroke; at best I...
The kingdom is often limited to the hearts of the regenerate, heaven, or the eternal state. This virtually denies that the messianic kingdom has anything to do with this present earth. In contrast to this tendency, Scripture makes it abundantly clear...
Gold that falls to earth never dims.
The earth will cover the doctor's mistakes.
Earth is but a marketplace; heaven is home.
