Quotes: Favorites Quotes: Author Quotes: Topics Quotes: Collection Sig Services Blueprint Results Process Contact

List of Helen Prejean Quotes

Explore our hand-picked selection of 24 inspiring quotes by Helen Prejean.

About Helen Prejean

  • Born: April 21, 1939
    • Time rushes by and yet time is frozen. funny how we get so exact about time at the end of life and at its beginning. she died at 6:08 or 3:46, we say, or the baby was born at 4:02. but in between we slosh through huge swatches of time--weeks, months, years, decades even.
    Death Baby Time
    Remorse presupposes enough self-forgetfulness to feel the pain ofothers.
    Witty Pain Self
    I tell myself that i had simply better accept the fact that the death penalty is here to stay in our society, at least for a while, and there is nothing i can do about it. maybe, in time- after how many executions? - people will come to realize the futility of randomly selecting a few people to die each year.
    Years People Our Society
    We are not the worst moments of our lives. sister helen prejean, author of dead man walking.
    Death Men Helen
    To err is human, to forgive is divine.
    Forgiveness Christian Mistake
    Once you inject fear into a society of people, they become more and more afraid because they don't cross over the neighbourhoods and the only information they get about other people is through the media.
    Fear Media People
    When you try, god is there and you get the grace you need to get you through.
    Grace Trying Needs
    Lavish love on others receive it gratefully when it come to you. cultivate friendship like a garden. it is the best love of all.
    Love Best Love Garden
    I keep thinking of the gifts of my own upbringing, which i once took for granted: i can read any book i choose and comprehend it. i can write a complete sentence and punctuate it correctly. if i need help, i can call on judges, attorneys, educators, ministers. i wonder what i would be like if i had grown up without such protections and supports. what cracks would have turned up in my character?
    Book Writing Character
    There are spaces of sorrow only god can touch.
    Space Sorrow
    Government ... can't be trusted to control its own bureaucrats or collect taxes equitably or fill a pothole, much less decide which of its citizens to kill.
    Government Citizens Death Penalty
    Writing is like praying, because you stop all other activities, descend into silence, and listen patiently to the depths of your soul, waiting for true words to come. when they do, you thank god because you know the words are a gift, and you write them down as honestly and cleanly as you can.
    Writing Silence Waiting
    Embed this Author
    Copy this HTML code to link to Helen Prejean's quotes on your blog.
    HTML CODE

    Trending Author

    Chris Paul
    Chris Paul
    John Kasich
    John Kasich
    Katie Holmes
    Katie Holmes
    Gary Ross
    Gary Ross
    Barry Commoner
    Barry Commoner
    Aaron Sanchez
    Aaron Sanchez
    Category
    Information
    Inspirational
    Philosophy
    Personal Growth
    Happiness & Joy
    Life Lessons
    Success & Business
    Motivation
    Quote AI Helper
    Hello! I'm your AI assistant. Ask me anything about quotes or authors!