All Quotes

"One can understand his caution in telling of God’s unmerited mercy, forgiveness and love, lest people get the impression that it is unnecessary to behave. This reaction to the gospel has been with us since the beginning, “Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound?” (Rom 6:1). Fear of antinomianism seems always to be a justification for Pharisaism."

"When Christianity is reduced to be like Jesus, it loses its grace and becomes a mere law that can be obeyed only by inflated confidence in human nature’s ability to fulfill all obligations and/or by lowering the law to levels that one can obey."

"Inasmuch as we are sinners, we see ourselves as the center of all we survey. We hope, we wish, we want to have whatever we desire. And we believe that being able to have or to do what we want is freedom. We tell such lies as “we are born free,” “he’s free to choose to take revenge or to forgive,” “he’s free to get drunk or to stay sober,” “she’s free to commit suicide or to renew her hope,” “terrorists are free to kill innocent people or to refrain from doing so.” Each destructive choice is made from bondage. Drunkenness, suicide, vengeance, and mass murder are instances of bondage, not freedom. Having no restraints is not freedom but license, a state of hazardous slavery."

"The fact is that our freedom lies in God’s will and his service. The mystery lies in the final triumph of justice, mercy, and love and how we are, or are not, a part of that victory. Our human nature persists in attempting to abolish the mystery by the lie that in our freedom it is we who choose to have the faith that saves. Scripture and the saints have unanimously insisted otherwise: God has chosen us and our faith is his gift, not our accomplishment."

"When we realize before God that we have deserved no forgiveness, yet are forgiven, the heavy burdens of hatred, resentment, and bitterness are removed from our souls."

"We are also high on ethics and integrity, so we want to do it in the right way."

"When one begins with the false assumption of being free, all concern will be involved with how to keep such freedom in check, how to control sin. The result is the deadly religion of the Pharisee. If one begins with the assumption of bondage, the concern will be how to proclaim the gospel story in kindness, patience, and love so that people are enabled to be set free."

"When Christianity is reduced to a religion of control, an endeavor to keep order by condemning sinners are giving no word that enables us to escape our bondage, it loses all joy and love. People will naturally turn away from such an atmosphere and seek the worldliness of the Sadducee rather than the joylessness of the Pharisee."

"It is now 18 months since the Post Office began operating independently of Royal Mail."

"The Post Office is going through a period of great change and innovation. We are resolute in our determination to build a flourishing modern business but one that remains the bedrock of communities across the country."

"There’s no point the Government subsidising the Post Office just to be an anchor in the community, we have to provide services so that everybody uses us too."

"Despite the expansion of online shopping, until recently some post offices were still opening from 9am to 5pm, closed half-day Wednesday, closed half-day Saturday, closed all day Sunday. And if you don’t offer the hours customers need, they take their business elsewhere."

"Already … we’ve seen a big improvement across the divisions,” she says, adding: “It’s about bringing the Post Office back into the modern world so it can be relevant for people now as it was 30 years ago."

""People care desperately for the Post Office. Very often it’s the subpostmaster or mistress that notices that an elderly customer hasn’t turned up recently and finds out what’s happened to them.”"

"I was given much information and, as the Inquiry has heard, there was information that I wasn’t given and others didn’t receive, as well. One of my reflections on all of this is that I was too trusting. I did probe and I did ask questions and I’m disappointed where information wasn’t shared."

"How many times have I asked myself whether it was possible to tie oneself to a mass without ever having loved anyone .. whether one could love a collectivity if one hadn’t deeply loved some single human beings . . . Wouldn’t this have made barren my qualities as a revolutionary, wouldn’t it have reduced them to a pure intellectual fact, a pure mathematical calculation?"

"It is difficult for inhabitants of a more humid climate to realize the importance which a country like Palestine attaches to any source of fresh water."

"Only a thorough knowledge of indigenous and exotic organisms would allow optimal utilization of the natural resources of South Africa, and that thisgoal was not possible without fundamental research.**"

"I’ve learned so much about leadership and how I show up as a leader. My most important work is to build stronger self-skills – to manage my emotions, be adaptive, and take accountability."

"I believe luck shouldn’t be the main contributing factor in one’s outcomes. I also believe that learning and development can be a tool to help everyone lead more inclusively, support more equitable outcomes, and drive more value for us all."

"It’s incredibly hard to be a people leader right now. The expectations of what leaders must navigate are higher–from navigating the socio-political conversations entering the workplace to the technological advances transforming how we work–it can feel like the goalposts keep changing and there are fewer resources to achieve more aggressive goals."

"It’s how do we use technology to help us become even better humans, to help us be able to give feedback across differences, to navigate difficult conversations, to provide performance feedback and expectations with accountability and care in a way that actually serves us all better, that creates more value for everyone, doesn’t cause harm."

"You can't play basketball by just watching a video in theory about passing and shooting—you have to do it. Learning these critical human skills is very similar. You have to do it in a simulated, experiential way that will truly translate to your ability in the moment when it matters."

"We have to connect at a real, personal level, beyond the transactional trust that I think we so often find in workplaces. We are so divided, and yet we have to learn to work with people who think differently than us and believe in different things than us, to achieve outcomes that hopefully better all of us."

"at the end of day, it’s not a partnership between two organisations, it’s a partnership between the people who work in these organisations. So my team and your team, and you and me and our chairs, you know, all those different levels. Those relationships need to be strong and nurtured and continually, I guess, renewed and built upon."

"Yeah, so my very first job in the sector was actually my very first job out of university. I worked with (…), I’m so proud to say work there. I loved that job. Worked for two amazing bosses. It makes such a difference."

"And yeah, it was really keen to pursue a career in the charity sector, but actually found it, it was it was very hard to get into."

"think I’m probably safe to say no. And it’s funny, whenever people kind of describe NCVO in those terms, I suddenly get this overwhelming kind of complex of Oh, my goodness, am I actually supposed to be doing this job?"

"It’s unlikely to have escaped your notice that we are in an election year. It’s therefore more important than ever for the voluntary sector to engage with all political parties to share our vision for society and the policies needed to achieve it."

"While we’ve made strides recently engaging with the government, and have a strong advocate in civil society minister Stuart Andrew, the fallout of over a decade of austerity cannot be solved with a roundtable, or two."

"The Casa del Lavoro was directed by a woman, Alessandrina Ravizza, who dedicated all the sublime forces of her spirit to the cause of Despair: and she left us two books of heartfelt memoirs:My Petty Thieves and Seven Years of Life at the Casa del Lavoro, like the document of a work, or, rather, of a whole soul."

"Never say that again."

"Lift as you climb has become a huge mantra for me."

"How do I ensure I make it easier for those who come after me."

"It’s bigger than that."

"I must say I’m really happy to be here with my family."

"My husband and both my boys are here. *I’m pretty sure they never watched any of the links I sent them."

"I wanna make it count and I’m very happy to have members of team Chanel here with me."

"Great to have the full team Chanel and family support here."

"I can see the number of people who said, no, it can’t be done."

"I remember growing up and I grew up in a small town in India."

"I remember everything was a negotiation."

"I remember my mom saying, “oh my God, you’re so ambitious."

"That was like the number one concern, how is this girl ever gonna find her husband."

"I think it takes a lot of resilience for sure."

"I often joke about it that I have a thick skin."

"How do I make it easier always?‎*I’m absolute believer in affirmations."

"I’m constantly affirming."

"Finding sponsors, finding mentors, finding people, because I didn’t have role models in my immediate family, but reaching out to people."

"I will educate you, but I can’t promise that you will have a career because I don’t know if attitudes are gonna change."