Marcus > Marcus's Quotes

“Sarayu: “Mack, if anything matters than everything matters. Because you are important, everything you do is important. Every time you forgive, the universe changes; every time you reach out and touch a heart or a life, the world changes; with every kindness and service, seen or unseen, my purposes are accomplished and nothing will ever be the same again” (235).”
― Paul Young, The Shack

“If I had a dime for everytime that I was wrong, I'd be broke.”
― Stephen Colbert

“Remember, you cannot be both young and wise. Young people who pretend to be wise to the ways of the world are mostly just cynics. Cynicism masquerades as wisdom, but it is the farthest thing from it. Because cynics don’t learn anything. Because cynicism is a self-imposed blindness, a rejection of the world because we are afraid it will hurt us or disappoint us. Cynics always say no. But saying “yes” begins things. Saying “yes” is how things grow. Saying “yes” leads to knowledge. “Yes” is for young people. So for as long as you have the strength to, say “yes'.”
― Stephen Colbert

“Do you know what I like about comedy? You can’t laugh and be afraid at the same time—of anything. If you're laughing, I defy you to be afraid.”
― Stephen Colbert

“it's back to school time. or as home-schoolers call it, stay-where-you-are time.”
― Stephen Colbert

“Credo quia absurdum – I believe because it is absurd.”
― Robert Ludlum, The Janson Directive

“A man's weaknesses may intrude on his faith but they do not diminish it.”
― Robert Ludlum, The Bourne Ultimatum