Quotes about Contrast

Under the glitter of their opportunities she saw the poverty of their achievement.

She still did and was all that Undine had so sedulously learned not to be and to do; but to dwell on these obstacles to her success was to be more deeply impressed by the fact that she had nevertheless succeeded.

Have you ever thought about Jesus' physical appearance? If you think about the paintings, he was a relatively handsome Dutchman. But if you think about a prophetic description, "he had no form or majesty that we should look at him, and no beauty that we should desire him" (Isaiah 53:2). To put it diplomatically, he didn't look like much, and sleepless nights filled with prayer vigils probably didn't help.

Isaiah himself was only more aware of his shame as it stood in contrast to the perfection and purity of the Lord. It brought him to despair at his predicament. But despair is not a bad thing when it compels us to trust in or be associated with God himself.

We participate in a tragedy at a comedy we only look.

Swords appear strong, but they're actually quite weak. Jesus appears weak, but he's actually quite strong.

I want to have not only the good side of life but the bad side of life. And the both combined is just my music. It's funny at the same time as it's sad.

Authenticity is the exact opposite of what you find in some churches.

You can't get back to power by defining your project in negative terms. But it helps to have somebody in office who represents the opposite of what you believe.

I am enormously wise and abysmally ignorant

The uglier the storm the lovelier the rainbow.

Had the situation not been so tragic, we might have laughed.