However, it must always remain a dialogue, and never an imposition of the church's own convictions and methods. Propose, not impose. To serve, and not to dominate.
We propose that UFC and Akhmat face off in a tournament... And we'll see who has the strongest fighters. I think it would be quite a spectacle.
My parents are divorced, and that was the last thing I wanted for myself. I waited until I was 36 to propose, and I'm really proud of that.
The honest truth is that if this government were to propose the massacre of the first-born, it would still have no difficulty in getting it through the Commons.
God Himself, sir, does not propose to judge a man until his life is over. Why should you and I?
Even god doesn't propose to judge a man till his last days, why should you and I?
If enough citizens believe their national security’s in jeopardy then politicians who propose wars will receive the support they need.
I think the word 'progressive' is a very devious term. It was created as a substitute for 'communist.' What they propose is the reverse of progress.
The strategic initiatives we propose to undertake as part of our plan over the next few years position us well to lead this evolution.
In employing fiction to make truth clear and goodness attractive, we are only following the example which every Christian ought to propose to himself.
Shakespeare did not consider himself the legislator of mankind. He faithfully records man's problems and does not evidently propose to solve them.
This, said Damerel wrathfully, is the second time you have walked in just as I am about to propose to your sister!
Why have we had to invent Eden, to live submerged in the nostalgia of a lost paradise, to make up utopias, propose a future for ourselves?
They knew no better, but I do not propose to follow the example of a barbarian because he was honestly a barbarian.
They assert that their program is purely peaceful. . . . We want them to demonstrate clearly in the actions they propose that they have truly abandoned any nuclear weapons ambition.
For existential mathematics, which does not exist, would probably propose this equation: the value of coincidence equals the degree of its improbability.
The Russian proposal is ambiguous. If they want to propose enrichment (only) in Russia we have said it is not acceptable. But if it is a complementary or parallel plan, we will study that.
I have never been able to conceive how any rational being could propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others.
I don't think it's time yet to eliminate cash, but I propose having a less-cash society, not a cashless one.
Better extirpate the whole breed, root and branch. And this, unless the German people come to their senses, is what we propose to do.
Negativity takes no imagination. It's far easier to criticize someone's decisions after they make them than to propose better ones beforehand.
When you propose ridiculous things to believe, too many men will choose to believe nothing at all.
Every three or four shows, we have somebody that will come up onstage and propose marriage.
My life is PG-13 sometimes, and I really want Josh Grogan to propose to me, and he just won't do it.
She knew what he had in mind. He'll propose in Scotland on my birthday. There was no doubt as to what her answer would be.
I propose a limitation be put on how many squares of toilet paper can be used in any one sitting.
The three great ends which a statesman ought to propose to himself in the government of a nation are, — 1. Security to possessors; 2. Facility to acquirers; and 3. Hope to all.
We need to dream big dreams, propose grandoise means if we are to recapture the excitement, the vibrancy, and pride we once had.
Conditions in the [movie] industry somehow propose the paradox: "We brought you here for your individuality but while you're here we insist that you do everything to conceal it.
Tokyo is unbelievable. They have loads for kids, and the range of activities they can propose for young kids is incredible.
I can't imagine what possessed you to propose to me." "Well that will give you something to puzzle over any time you can't sleep.
The end we ought to propose to ourselves is to become, in this life, the most perfect worshipers of God we can possibly be, as we hope to be through all eternity.
I well knew that to propose something which would be called extreme, was the true way not to impede but to facilitate a more moderate experiment.
I have this exercise that I propose to everybody: Hug a tree and complain for a minimum 15 minutes. Be yourself, and do something that you really feel deeply.
A Christian community should do as Jesus did: propose and not impose. Its attraction must lie in the radiance cast by the love of brothers.
There are men who never err, because they never propose anything rational.
We only learn our limits by going beyond them. I propose that we all commit ourselves to the process of Constant and Never ending Improvement.
I propose that the government should get out of the business of marrying people and, instead, only give legal status to civil unions.
I propose that matchmaking should be approached like a corporate business venture. It can be risky, but I have discovered that the potential profits from acquisitions and mergers cannot be underestimated.
As a liberal, I would hesitate to propose a blanket ban on any style of dress because of the implications for individual liberty and freedom of choice.
I will not promise what I cannot deliver. And I will never hide the cost of what I propose.
I want to work on things that aren't self-evident, to propose things that are radically different and game-changing.
What to ourselves in passion we propose, The passion ending, doth the purpose lose.
One of the inevitable aspects of debates about euthanasia is the reluctance on the part of advocates to confront the essence of what they propose.
Whatever politicians, activists and manipulators propose, it is the phlegmatic, indifferent, ingrained electorate which disposes.
How very awkward places we do choose in which to propose to one another!' remarked Mr. Beaumaris
Congress must do what we said we would and find ways to pay for bills we propose so we don't leave future generations mired in debt.
I propose that 100,000 degenerate Britons should be forcibly sterilized and others put in labour camps to halt the decline of the British race.
The shelf life of a seventh-year State of the Union address is about five minutes. Presidents can propose stuff. They're probably not likely to get it done.
Whoever loves, if he do not propose
The right true end of love, he's one that goes
To sea for nothing but to make him sick.
To change criminal justice policy in any meaningful way means to propose changing a very longstanding system. It's not realistic to think you can do it overnight.
Bill Clinton had to propose to Hillary Rodham several times before she agreed to marry him and move to Arkansas.
For me to propose a division of Jerusalem was really terrible. I did it because I reached a conclusion that without which there will not be peace.
If genius has any common denominator, I would propose breadth of interest and the ability to construct fruitful analogies between fields.
The United States should propose partition in Syria. Assad can keep what he controls, and the rebels can form local governments and establish a new entity.
I do not undertake to promote welfare, for I propose to extend freedom. My aim is not to pass laws but to repeal them.
I expect to fight that proposition until hell freezes over. Then I propose to start fighting on the ice.
You should not propose marriage until you have resolved your feelings about your ex.
I believe there are several conservative democrats who are prepared to join Republicans in opposition to measures that propose new entitlements and reparations.
I propose getting rid of conventional armaments and replacing them with reasonably priced hydrogen bombs that will be distributed equally throughout the world.
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