480 Quotes About Boundaries

As a committed Christian, I have always struggled with locked doors—doors by which we on the inside lock out "the others"—Jews, Muslims, Mormons, liberals, doubters, agnostics, gay folks, whomever. The more we insiders succeed in shutting others out, the more I tend to feel locked in, caged, trapped.

Globalization has made national boundaries more porous but not irrelevant. Nor does globalization mean the creation of a universal community.

And if ever there’s a time to move beyond one’s boundaries it’s when one has, literally, moved beyond them.

A life lived without borders is a life lived in captivity

We too easily put boundaries on defining who we are.

Don’t let anyone—no matter how important, famous, or powerful—make you feel ashamed about standing up for your boundaries.

True intimacy is only build around the freedom to disagree.

I understand now that boundaries between noise and sound are conventions. All boundaries are conventions waiting to be transcended. One may transcend any convention if only one can first conceive of doing so. In moments like this, I can feel your heart beating as clearly as I can feel my own and I know that separation is an illusion, for my life extends far beyond the limitations of me.

A strong strand throughout the Bible stresses that you are to GIVE to needs and put LIMITS on sin. Boundaries help you do just that.