I grew up in Mount Airy, a middle-class enclave in the Northwestern area of Philadelphia. Black Thought Read Quote
Most Christian ‘believers’ tend to echo the cultural prejudices and worldviews of the dominant group in their country, with only a minority revealing any real transformation of attitudes or consciousness. It has been true of slavery and racism, classism and consumerism and issues of immigration and health care for the poor. Richard Rohr Read Quote
I go back and forth between input phases where I’m reading a lot or trying to get out and explore the world a bit and soak up inspirations and then I’ll get back into output mode and write and write and write. Erin Morgenstern Read Quote
Evolution doesn’t just look for things that are fun; if it did, we’d know how to fly. Daniel Levitin Read Quote
The opposite of faith is not doubt: It is certainty. It is madness. You can tell you have created God in your own image when it turns out that he or she hates all the same people you do. Anne Lamott Read Quote
I felt like it was the space that I could be the most authentic of anywhere because of how I grew up. Even though some of the songs and some of the texture wasn’t what I like, I felt like country music was more authentic, in general, than anywhere else. Bobby Bones Read Quote
I never imagined it wouldn’t work out for me. I had that absolute certainty in myself that has seen me through, I think, and my parents were absolutely behind me all the way. Ewan McGregor Read Quote
The more successful I become, the more I want to remain like me, with my defects and insecurities. Giorgio Armani Read Quote
Your happiness is at the intersection of your passions and learning from great people. Scott Weiss Read Quote