Let us become thoroughly sensible of the weakness, blindness, and narrow limits of human reason: Let us duly consider its uncertai...nty and endless contrarieties, even in subjects of common life and practice.... When these topics are displayed in their full light, as they are by some philosophers and almost all divines; who can retain such confidence in this frail faculty of reason as to pay any regard to its determinations in points so sublime, so abstruse, so remote from common life and experience?LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Establishing limits, structure, rules, and expectations takes self-confidence on the part of parents. Parents need to recognize th...at they are the legitimate authority figures in their households and feel secure in that role.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
An art whose limits depend on a moving image, mass audience, and industrial production is bound to differ from an art whose limits... depend on language, a limited audience, and individual creation. In short, the filmed novel, in spite of certain resemblances, will inevitably become a different artistic entity from the novel on which it is based.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
We simply must have faith in each other, faith in our ability to govern ourselves, and faith in the future of this Nation. Restori...ng that faith and that confidence to America is now the most important task we face.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Whoever deliberately attempts to insure confidentiality with another person is usually in doubt as to whether he inspires that per...son's confidence in him. One who is sure that he inspires confidence attaches little importance to confidentiality.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Such is the confidence that we have through Christ toward God. Not that we are competent of ourselves to claim anything as coming ...from us; our competence is from God, who has made us competent to be ministers of a new covenant, not of letter but of spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
"Miss Dudley ... gives one the idea of a lightly-sparred yacht in mid- ocean; unexpected; you ask yourself what the devil she is d...oing there. She sails gaily along, though there is no land in sight and plenty of rough weather coming. She never read a book, I believe, in her life. She tries to paint, but she is only a second-rate amateur and will never be any thing more, though she has done one or two things which I give you my word I would like to have done myself. She picks up all she knows without an effort and knows nothing well, yet she seems to understand whatever is said. Her mind is as irregular as her face, and both have the same peculiarity. I notice that the lines of her eyebrows, nose and mouth all end with a slight upward curve like a yacht's sails, which gives a kind of hopefulness and self-confidence to her expression. Mind and face have the same curves."LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
My verse forms are relatively traditional (traditions alter). In general they have moved away from strict classical patterns in th...e direction of greater freedom--as is usual with most artists learning a trade. It takes courage, however, to leave all props behind, to cast oneself, like Matisse, upon pure space. I still await that confidence.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
I think that carrying a baby inside of you is like running as fast as you can. It feels like finally letting go and filling yourse...lf up to the widest limits.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »