Those are the two
Those are the two best words in English, ‘Bidding’ and ‘war’. Evan Daugherty
Bidding
Each man’s life is
Each man’s life is a kind of campaign, and a long and complicated one at that. You have to maintain the character of a soldier, and do each separate act at the bidding of the General. Epictetus
I shall never forget
I shall never forget Juliek. How could I forget this concert given before an audience of the dead and dying? Even today, when I hear that particular piece by Beethoven, my eyes close and out of the darkness emerges the pale and melancholy face of my Polish comrade bidding farewell to an audience of dying … Read more
I think I could
I think I could totally be a gangster, but I could never be the kind of gangster that carries things out myself. I would have to be the kingpin that has my minions go and do the dirty bidding. I think I’d be pretty good at giving orders. Elena Satine
Have felt it myself.
Have felt it myself. The glitter of nuclear weapons. It is irresistible if you come to them as a scientist. To feel it’s there in your hands, to release this energy that fuels the stars, to let it do your bidding. To perform these miracles, to lift a million tons of rock into the sky. … Read more
Colossians 1:16 tells us
Colossians 1:16 tells us that everything was created FOR God… don’t we live instead as though God is created for US, to do OUR bidding, to bless US, and to take care of OUR loved ones? Francis Chan
Fine, if you see
Fine, if you see no reason to worry about bisonbecks who do the bidding of Risto’– he sat down on a log and pulled out his lunch–‘or mordakleeps who team up with anything nasty and currently have a wonderful working relationship with that same evil wizard Risto, then why should I worry? Why should we … Read more
It’s not true that
It’s not true that voting doesn’t make a difference. To check out is political suicide. This is especially true for our young black artists. You don’t want to inadvertently end up doing someone’s bidding. Darryl Pinckney
If anything, I believe
If anything, I believe that when I die, I will have to stand in front of all the children who went to bed hungry while I was on earth and read aloud a list of my eBay purchases. I shudder to think of it. Explaining to a poor child with a swollen belly why I … Read more
From the Crusades, to
From the Crusades, to the Inquisition, to American politics–the name of Jesus had been hijacked as an ally in all kinds of power struggles. Since the beginning of time, the ignorant had always screamed the loudest, herding the unsuspecting masses and forcing them to do their bidding. They defended their worldly desires by citing Scripture … Read more