Quotes on Doe

A piece of freedom is no longer enough for human beings...unlike bread, a slice of liberty does not finish hunger. Freedom is like life. It cannot be had in installments. Freedom is indivisible--we have it all, or we are not free.

Peace does not come through prayer, we human beings must create peace.

But the great thing to remember is that, though our feelings come and go, His love for us does not. It is not wearied by our sins, or our indifference; and, therefore, it is quite relentless in its determination that we shall be cured of those sins, at whatever cost to us, at whatever cost to Him.

I ask why your Omnipotent God does not hold a man back when he is about to commit a sin or offence. It is child’s play for God. Why did He not kill war lords? Why did He not remove the fury of war from their minds? In this way God could have saved humanity from great calamity and horror.

Courage does not panic; it prays. Courage does not bemoan; it believes. Courage does not languish; it listens

Just because we have the best hammer does not mean that every problem is a nail.

A coward is less than a man. He does not deserve to be a member of a society of men and women

A man does not call a line crooked unless he has some idea of a straight line.

A Christian is a walking sermon. They preach far more than a minister does, for they preach all week long.

When you suffer and lose, that does not mean you are being disobedient to God. In fact, it might mean you're right in the center of His will. The path of obedience is often marked by times of suffering and loss.

As long as he doesn't convert it into action, it does not matter how much a man thinks about his repentance.

My idea of forgiveness is letting go of resentment that does not serve your better interest, ridding yourself of negative thoughts. All they do is make you miserable. Believe me, you can fret and fume all you want, but whoever it was that wronged you is not suffering from your anguish whatsoever.

Apocalypse does not point to a fiery Armageddon but to the fact that our ignorance and our complacency are coming to an end.

Busy does not equal important. Measured doesn't mean mattered.

You can bring out your inner self and moods through dancing. Music does the same.

It seems to me that any sensible person must see that violence does not change the world and if it does, then only temporarily.

The command to judge not is not a requirement to be blind, but rather a plea to be generous. Jesus does not tell us to cease to be men... but to renounce the presumptuous ambition to be God.

What does perfection look like to me? Championship rings

Any society that does not succeed in tapping into the energy and creativity of its youth will be left behind.

But what difference does it make? ... When you're mixed, you see how absurd this business of race is.

The fact is, I don't know where my ideas come from. Nor does any writer. The only real answer is to drink way too much coffee and buy yourself a desk that doesn't collapse when you beat your head against it.