Quotes about Impact

Therefore, on account of you the heavens have withheld their dew and the earth has withheld its crops.

so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed—and a sword will pierce your soul as well.”

And the news about Jesus spread throughout the surrounding region.

Then the Pharisees said to one another, “You can see that this is doing you no good. Look how the whole world has gone after Him!”

In response, Jesus said, “This voice was not for My benefit, but yours.

On hearing these words, Ananias fell down and died. And great fear came over all who heard what had happened.

It has come to our attention that some went out from us without our authorization and unsettled you, troubling your minds by what they said.

Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven works through the whole batch of dough?

A little leaven works through the whole batch of dough.

As a result, you have become an example to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia.

Consider ships as well. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot is inclined.

I don't think this kind of thing [satire] has an impact on the unconverted, frankly. It's not even preaching to the converted; it's titillating the converted. I think the people who say we need satire often mean, 'We need satire of them, not of us.' I'm fond of quoting Peter Cook, who talked about the satirical Berlin cabarets of the '30s, which did so much to stop the rise of Hitler and prevent the Second World War.