Quotes About Unity

It is easier to tell a story of how people wound one another than of what binds them together.

The Hmong have a phrase, hais cuaj txub kaum txub, which means "to speak of all kinds of things." It is often used at the beginning of an oral narrative as a way of reminding the listeners that the world is full of things that may not seem to be connected but actually are; that no event occurs in isolation; that you can miss a lot by sticking to the point; and that the storyteller is likely to be rather long-winded.

We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same.

that the Orthodox Church must be the country's unifying force,

agrees that the fates of the church and Russia are inextricably intertwined.

Nonsense. You've done nothing to be blamed for, and besides, there's enough hate in the world. I refuse to add to it.

Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. ROMANS 12:10

While many good friends stood by us and stood up for us, we knew that we had obviously become a problem for the majority. So taking great care not to split the church by forcing people to take sides, we quietly left.

So the wall was completed … in fifty-two days. When all our enemies heard about this, all the surrounding nations were afraid and lost their self-confidence, because they realized that this work had been done with the help of our God. NEHEMIAH 6:15 – 16

By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another. JOHN 13:35

We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. We write this to make our joy complete. 1 JOHN 1:3 – 4

If the part of the dough offered as firstfruits is holy, then the whole batch is holy; if the root is holy, so are the branches. ROMANS 11:16

We may never have another Great Awakening in our nation until you and I stop pointing our finger at "them" and deal with the sin in our own hearts and lives.

I and the Father are one.

Both of us, together in the same delirium, yoked up together for the selfsame chore. Dragging the waters, together. Our huge nets scraping the ocean floor for its meager treasures. Infallible, a madman's memory drags up details like mussel shells.

it is not enough to cure the sick; you have to cure them with methods accepted by the community."18

Our civilization really does not harbour a concept of the whole of life

A whole lot of us believers, of all different religions, are ready to turn back the tide of madness by walking together, in both the dark and the light - in other words, through life - registering voters as we go, and keeping the faith.

Turnaround or growth, it's getting your people focused on the goal that is still the job of leadership.

Home is where the heart is.

I sat there listening to "We Shall Overcome," looking out of the window at the passing Mississippi landscape.

We shall overcome, We shall overcome / We shall overcome some day.' I WONDER. I really WONDER.

When the wedding march sounds the resolute approach, the clock no longer ticks, it tolls the hour. The figures in the aisle are no longer individuals, they symbolize the human race.

Only love can be divided endlessly and still not diminish.