Willimon William Quotes

#1. The child who acts unlovable is the child who most needs to be loved.

Cathy Rindner Tempelsman

#2. There are ogres and black beasts out there; you have to be constantly on guard.

Ted Knight

#3. A Warrior of the Light does not accept gifts from his enemy.

Paulo Coelho

#4. So there are no nontheologians; there is just good theology and bad theology.

William H. Willimon

#5. Jesus didn't die as a frustrated failed revolutionary. His death was the revolution.

William H. Willimon

#6. A guy who gives you less than what he has to give is, one, telling you what he thinks of you, and two, telling you what he thinks of himself.

Pete Carril

#7. The bombing of helpless and unprotected civilians is a strategy which has aroused the horror of all mankind. I recall with pride that the United States consistently has taken the lead in urging that this inhuman practice be prohibited.

William H. Willimon

#8. There's nothing more boring than a rock'n'roll star. Someone who has been on the road for 10 years, expecting attention wherever he goes, drinking himself stupid, who is obnoxious, incoherent, uncreative, and has a massive ego. There's nothing more pointless.

Thom Yorke

#9. It's my job."
"Then thanks for showing up at work today.

Shannon K. Butcher

#10. I grew up at 'All My Children;' I got married, had a daughter and made life-long friends there!

Eva LaRue

#11. Preaching that is boring is preaching that talks first about us and then only tangentially about God. Preaching that is faithful is preaching that talks first about God and then only secondarily and derivatively talks about us. The God of Scripture is so much more interestingly than we are.

William Henry Willimon

#12. We are better givers than getters, not because we are generous people, but because we are proud, arrogant people. The Christmas story-the one according to Luke, not Dickens-is not about how blessed it is to be givers but about how essential it is to see ourselves as receivers.

William Henry Willimon

#13. a well of beauty tucked away inside the girl, masked by drawn expressions and tired shoulders. She carries unseen weights.

Jason Gurley

#14. To speak the gospel skillfully without attempting to perform the gospel is a false proclamation of the gospel.

William Henry Willimon

#15. It rose slowly like a gull sensing a reckless blue fish to close to the surface, and then it dived relentlessly for the green, kicked and stopped three feet short of the flag.

Alistair Cooke

#16. If God wanted me to be quiet he would've never showed me what he does.

Tupac Shakur

#17. Repentance, contrary to popular misconception, is not a heroic first step I make toward Christ, nor is it a feeling-sorry-for my sins. It is the divine gift of being turned toward truth. William Willimon

Gary L. Thomas

#18. All camps are hard, that's what they're intended to be. They make you focus when you're tired, when you don't feel like doing things, and to see how long you can retain and pay attention.

Michael Strahan