Dorothy Day Quotes

Our faith is stronger than death, our philosophy is firmer than flesh, and the spread of the Kingdom of God upon the earth is more sublime and more compelling.

Dorothy Day

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: activist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 8, 1897 - November 29, 1980

Topics

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The stories I want to tell are when we're our own heroes and our own enemies, and I don't think that's a rude thing to ask for. I don't think that's something I should apologize for.

Jessica Williams

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I read the newspapers avidly. It is my one form of continuous fiction.

Aneurin Bevan

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I have never been to Australia, because the flight terrifies me, but I think I would like to go there one day.

Stephen Frears

DayMeThinkGoFlightAustralia

I've seen people be effective, even among local teams, by offering something that improves wellbeing in a small way - people who get passionate about smart investment strategies and managing finances for retirement, for example.

Tom Rath

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I don't think there is a hidden purpose to the universe that you have to puzzle out.

Robert Fulghum

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I'm very direct. It's part of my personality. I've actually grown into that.

Miranda Kerr

PersonalityDirectPartActually

I'm drawn to opportunities that are going to challenge me and cause me to look outside of my own experiences.

Jovan Adepo

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Extremist perspectives win sympathy and recruits because they offer narratives that claim to identify deep injustices and enemies.

Jonas Gahr Store

SympathyWinDeepEnemiesClaim

Fighting a war on terrorism is like fighting against crime. We can never hope to eradicate crime, so we shouldn't bother fighting it.

Craig Bruce

HopeWarFightingTerrorismNever

I like debating policy. I never once attacked personally Secretary Clinton. I have found that when I have attacked people personally, that's been a stupid mistake on my part. And so whoever I have attacked personally, I apologize for.

Anthony Scaramucci

MistakePeopleStupidNeverPolicy

I don't see myself as having to compete with younger actresses; I don't feel that.

Annette Bening

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There's not a good poet I know who has not at the beck and call of his memory a vast quantity of poetry that composes his mental library.

Anthony Hecht

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