In forming a judgment, lay your hearts void of foretoken opinions; else, whatsoever is done or said will be measured by a wrong rule; like them who have the jaundice, to whom everything appears yellow

If there is a single definition of healing it is to enter with mercy and awareness those pains, mental and physical, from which we have withdrawn in judgment and dismay. (48)

I wanted simultaneously to understand Hanna’s crime and to condemn it. But it was too terrible for that. When I tried to understand it, I had the feeling I was failing to condemn it as...

I have known a lot of people in my life, and I can tell you this… Some of the ones who understood love better than anyone else were those who the rest of the world...

A mature heart for Christ would much rather spend its time praising him than condemning his fanatics.

In the end there is nothing to be done but to state clearly what has been done, without shame or regret, and say: Here I am, and this is what I am. Now deal with...

I hate to go mincing through life, afraid to take a single long step for fear somebody is watching. I want to “wave my wild tail and walk by my wild lone.” There wasn’t a...

I think everybody is a little careful not to make final judgment.

Milosevic, who in my judgment is a liar and a thief and a scoundrel,

Are you willing to accept anything less than the credit you want, the credit you need and the credit you deserve?

In my judgment, he is supremely qualified to carry forward the tradition of fair, principled and collegial leadership that so distinguished the man for whom he once worked and has now been nominated to replace.

I have often wished in vain,’ said she, ‘for another’s judgment to appeal to when I could scarcely trust the direction of my own eye and head, they having been so long occupied with the...

What you’ve had here . . . is not a rush to judgment — it’s a stampede to judgment,

Passing judgment on others for decisions that affect only themselves is absolutely noxious to any anarchist – not to mention it makes them less likely to experiment with the options you offer.

God gives His deepest discernment and sharpest marksmanship to men who aim to expose His truth before an enemy’s lies.

Papa said that the parish priest in Abba was not spiritual enough. That was the problem with our people, Papa told us, our priorities were wrong; we cared too much about huge church buildings and...

God, I hate judgmental people. They’re so mean…and fat.

She didn’t like it when religious folks looked down on her for being an atheist; but to be honest, I didn’t see how this was any different from the way she looked down on people...

I never approve, or disapprove, of anything now. It is an absurd attitude to take towards life.