That mystic clasp of love lies not on the threshold but at the end of spiritual life, and can be reached for the most part only after much spiritual exercising, many denials, self-denials, watchings, and, it may be, the Cross of pain and disillusionment.
He was distinguished for ignorance; for he had only one idea, and that was wrong.
Independent film is not only an oxymoron; it doesn't exist anymore.
Human beings are the only creatures who are able to behave irrationally in the name of reason.
If the only way you can build an emergency fund is to pay the minimum due on your credit card, that is what you need to do.
The only way to see a movie is in a big theater, on a big screen, with a big bag of popcorn.
The only thing that differentiates you and me from a couple of fourteen year old pyromaniacs is balistic glass!
Everyone in the United States asks me about being a woman CEO. To be honest, it has had no impact on my career. While I was at BCG, it didn't matter whether you were a man or a woman. The only thing that mattered was that you were good at your job.
The score never interested me, only the game.
Since obscenity is the truth of our passion today, it is the only stuff of art - or almost the only stuff.
I only know two pieces; one is 'Clair de Lune' and the other one isn't.
Not only is it not remarkable to be a single woman, there's no stigma attached. You see more and more women choosing to be single as well as happenstance.
My first language was shy. It's only by having been thrust into the limelight that I have learned to cope with my shyness.
With but a few exceptions, we don't have this personal study under masters any more. Craftsmanship has sunk very low. We no longer have any universally creative persons who are able to guide young learners not only in technical matters but also, at the same time, in a formal way.
Amending the U.S. Constitution, the document most sacred to those who love freedom and liberty, is a delicate endeavor and should be done only on the basis of the most clear and convincing evidence that a proposed amendment is necessary.
But God can only smile because only God can know what is coming next.
You would have to say his number one accomplishment has been to inspire a sense of confidence in the country. That confidence, that optimism, not only gives President Obama a political cushion, but it could have a real world economic impact.
I've realized that I can't multitask in the writing department; I can only kind of do one thing at a time.
I've beaten Jordan Mein. I've beaten Tarec Saffiedine. Some people might have said I beat Stephen Thompson. I beat Robbie Lawler. These are the greatest strikers in our sport, but I'm the only one out of all those guys that outstruck the best strikers, and I still don't get the credit for being the best striker in our division.
Despotism can only exist in darkness, and there are too many lights now in the political firmament to permit it to remain anywhere, as it has heretofore done, almost everywhere.
Your successes and happiness are forgiven you only if you generously consent to share them.
One of the reasons for going back into the past is that it's almost the only place that there's any drama.
The economy in Ireland has been rampaging ahead for the last 15 years. Barring an international, political or natural catastrophe, things can only get better for the Irish.
No one wants to kill Schengen, but if it is only a fairweather system, then it cannot survive.
Quite often somebody will say, What year do your books take place? and the only answer I can give is, In childhood.
Combine that with the fact that we only had one week to get everything taken care of and to get to know one another, whereas most shows get two weeks. It looked like we would never have a chance.
People will watch your film only if it's good. Another star's flop won't make your film a hit. So my race is with myself.
The notion that Congress can change the meaning given a constitutional provision by the Court is subversive of the function of judicial review; and it is not the less so because the Court promises to allow it only when the Constitution is moved to the left.
I think that unless you can take judgments of right and wrong like an automaton, you must have emotions because that is our only way of moral guidance.
Once you understand that everybody's going to get connected, a lot of things follow from that. If everybody gets the Internet, they end up with a browser, so they look at web pages - but they can also leave comments, create web pages. They can even host their own server! So not only is everybody consuming, they can also produce.
I doubt if a single individual could be found from the whole of mankind free from some form of insanity. The only difference is one of degree. A man who sees a gourd and takes it for his wife is called insane because this happens to very few people.
The only reason I got into broadcasting was, I needed money to pay for my junior and senior years at college, and they hired me, those fools!
It is only human supremacy, which is as unacceptable as racism and sexism, that makes us afraid of being more inclusive.
Common participation in the Eucharist can only be a final outcome of ecumenic dialogue, not the starting point.
Lawyers are for only what is right.
Advertising, the product of capitalism, can only justify itself on the premise that the market is a force for good.
