Quotes about Perspective

The moment a person forms a theory, his imagination sees in every object only the traits which favor that theory.

While therefore your tears flow, let a due proportion be tears of joy. Yet take the bitter cup with both hands and sit down to your repast. You will soon learn a secret: that there is sweetness at the bottom.

White Americans today don't know what in the world to do because when they put us behind them, that's where they made their mistake... they put us behind them, and we watched every move they made.

I have to go on being a priest and bishop, that is, to celebrate God and what God has done in Jesus, and to offer in God's name whatever I can discern of God's perspective on the world around - something which involves both challenge and comfort.

Living in the light of eternity changes your priorities.

It's easy to demonize from a distance.

To get others to do what you want them to do, you must see things through their eyes.

There is no such thing as darkness; only a failure to see.

Even as a teenager, I felt that for whatever reason that we were living very close to the end of human history. And now at my age I believe that with almost an increasing certainty.

Sometimes we look at gay being a bigger sin than being proud or not telling the truth. I don't think God categorizes sins.

The father is always a Republican toward his son, and his mother's always a Democrat.

If you don't know how great this country is, I know someone who does Russia.