Quotes About Spirit

Without incarnation the Word would not have become flesh, and Jesus would not have existed; without ascension our humanity would not have entered into communion with the Father, and Jesus would have no continuing ministry. With the incarnation, God made his "home" in our human place; with the ascension, Jesus, the human one, has made his "home" in God's place, from whence in the Spirit he continues to exercise his mission from the Father.

Churchill loathed Communism because of the attack it made 'on the human spirit and human rights', he said in July 1920. 'My hatred of Bolshevism and Bolsheviks is not founded on their silly system of economics, or their absurd doctrine of an impossible equality. It arises from the bloody and devastating terrorism which they practise in every land into which they have broken, and by which alone their criminal regime can be maintained.

This is the usual way in which the State Department, without taking the least responsibility for the outcome, makes comments of an entirely unhelpful character in a spirit of complete detachment.'82

Time for the weather report. It's cold out folks. Bonecrushing cold. The kind of cold which will wrench the spirit out of a young man, or forge it into steel.

The most damning charge against the doctrine is that it changes the words of Christ Himself: "But when the Helper comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify of Me" (John 15:26). Jesus did not say, "who proceeds from the Father and the Son," but only, "who proceeds from the Father.

Fear is an enemy that can be killed only at close range. The closest range of all is intimacy. The deeper the fear is embedded in one's spirit, the more vulnerable it is.

A beautiful bouquet or a long-lasting flowering plant is a traditional gift for women, but I have recommended that both men and women keep fresh flowers in the home for their beauty, fragrance, and the lift they give our spirits.

The unmistakable truth about forgiveness is that it is not a reward that must be earned; forgiveness is a gift to be given. When I give forgiveness, I free my own spirit to release the anger and hatred harbored in my heart. By granting forgiveness, I free my spirit to pursue my future happily and unencumbered by the anchors of my past. And forgiveness, when granted to others, becomes a gift to myself.

People are alive by means of the circulation of the spirit and the movement of the cosmos. Without those we couldn't even be alive. And the systems of our world—academics, science, education, medicine, culture, and civilization—all are manifestations of this spirit but also of the current myths or cosmology that we are living. And these are what we must go beyond.

But I think Steve's main contribution besides just the pure leadership is his passion for excellence. He's a perfectionist. Good enough isn't good enough. And also his creative spirit. You know he really, really wants to do something great.

Past boldness is no assurance of future boldness. Boldness demands continual reliance on God's spirit.

Peace is a fruit of the Spirit, not the byproduct of accumulated wealth.

Wherein does a woman's honour reside, old chap? In her vagina or in her spirit?

And I could believe that it has been the same with him; he was alive from the desire of the woods.

protect, like soldiers; and those who govern. He says the producers align with the appetite of man, the protectors with the spirit of man, and those who govern with the reason of man.

Does not a farmer protect his crop? Does he not have a spirit? And does a mother, who produces children and food for her table, not protect and govern her children? I am not certain, Salome, that men can be so

He called you, He fashioned you, and He will use you. Obey the nudging of His Spirit

When we dance we touch the essence of who we are and experience the unity between spirit and matter.

There were no Spirit-Seers among the guests that night to see the battered old ghost, armor in tatters but his broken sword held high,

I think people's perception of a rich girl is literal, but metaphorically I embrace it as being rich in love, spirit, joy and religion. So it's not about money.

Yes, we're still five little people with a noisy attitude.

I am inspired by both Japanese Samurai films, in particular the films of Kurosawa, and how they share the spirit of American Westerns, with the influences running in both directions, and including the 'Spaghetti Westerns' and films of Sam Peckinpah.

Our true nature is free of any and all notions of gender, of any notions of difference whatsoever.

Now air is the cause and spirit of every life and motion in the world, be it in flesh or in any of the vegetables; all whatever is hath its life from the air, and nothing whatsoever that moveth and is in this world can subsist without air.