Iain M. Banks Quote

He shall rule, whom they look not for that dwell upon the earth, and the fowls shall take their flight away together:

Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.

I have had no contact with the Chinese government. I only work with journalists.

I don't stand for black man's side, I don't stand for white man's side, I stand for God's side.

To begin to know ourselves we must have sincere conversations with ourselves as if with a good friend. We must answer without reserve, listen without judgement, and accept without condition. That is s...

It is no accident that the words discipline and disciple resemble each other in the English language. The most common word in the Gospels for a Christian is disciple.

Greatness can be contagious, but first there must be contact.

My mother told me Homer Ditto was not my father. Nope. Mom had had a fling with some other guy who was my dad. Some dude who didn't stick around too long who Mom was happy to get rid of. She chose Hom...

Just as a cautious businessman avoids investing all his capital in one concern, so wisdom would probably admonish us also not to anticipate all our happiness from one quarter alone.

If I have one piece of advice to give you all about what to search for in your quest for What Next, it's to find where the line blurs between hard work and happiness for you. To find that thing where...