Dick Keyes > Quotes

“Every rock-thrower needs something to stand on to have any accuracy or do any damage with the rocks.”
― Dick Keyes, Seeing Through Cynicism: A Reconsideration of the Power of Suspicion

“To be fully human has little to do with always being the centre of attention, getting your way and having all your ambitions met. To be fully human is to be like Christ, to 'count others better than yourselves' (Phil 2:13)...It takes rare strength to treat others as more important than yourself.”
― Dick Keyes, Chameleon Christianity: Moving Beyond Safety and Conformity

“The genius of cynicism is that it is a voice in your ear it does not usually hang around long enough to be interviewed. It is usually expressed in innuendos, passing remarks, moods, cartoons, hints, insinuations, unacknowledged assumptions, and jokes.”
― Dick Keyes, Seeing Through Cynicism: A Reconsideration of the Power of Suspicion

“The good news is that God treats the believer not as our sin deserves, but as God’s love through Christ requires.”
― Dick Keyes, Beyond Identity: Finding your ‘self’ in the image and character of God