God preordained, for his own glory and the display of His attributes of mercy and justice, a part of the human race, without any merit of their own, to eternal salvation, and another part, in just punishment of their sin, to eternal damnation. – John Calvin
Is it faith to understand nothing, and merely submit your convictions implicitly to the Church? – John Calvin
There is no worse screen to block out the Spirit than confidence in our own intelligence. – John Calvin
Yet consider now, whether women are not quite past sense and reason, when they want to rule over men. – John Calvin
Pop stardom is not very compelling. Im much more interested in a relationship between performer and audience that is of equals. I came up through folk music, and theres no pomp and circumstance to the performance. Theres no, like, Ill be the rock star, you be the adulating fan. – Ani DiFranco