"God, our genes, our environment, or some stupid programmer keying in code at an ancient terminal - there's no way free will can ever exist if we as individuals are the result of some external cause."

God, Cause, Environment, Freewill

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"God, our genes, our environment, or some stupid programmer keying in code at an ancient terminal - there's no way free will can ever exist if we as individuals are the result of some external cause."

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"A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word, 'darkness' on the walls of his cell."

C. S. Lewis, British Author

God, Glory, Man, Sun

"All God does is watch us and kill us when we get boring. We must never, ever be boring."

Chuck Palahniuk, American Novelist

God,

"If honest of heart and uprightness before God were lacking or if I did not patiently wait on God for instruction, or if I preferred the counsel of my fellow-men to the declarations of the Word of God, I made great mistakes."

George Muller, English Clergyman

God, Heart, Mistakes, Word

"When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers."

Oscar Wilde, Irish Dramatist

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"Call on God, but row away from the rocks."

Hunter S. Thompson, American Journalist

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"Exceeds man's might: that dwells with the gods above."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

God, Gods, Man

"In most conventional novels, God is not allowed to be nuts. Nor are nuts allowed to be God."

John Sladek, American Author

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"God and other artists are always a little obscure....."

Oscar Wilde, Irish Dramatist

God, Obscurity, Mystery, Creativity

"If God wants us to do a thing, he should make his wishes sufficiently clear. Sensible people will wait till he has done this before paying much attention to him."

Samuel Butler, British Poet

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"If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him."

Voltaire, French Writer

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"I thought speakers didn't believe in sin," said a sullen boy.Andrew smiled. "You believe in sin, Styrka, and you do things because of that belief. So sin is real in you, and knowing you, this speaker must believe in sin."

Religion

"Does it help if we're so strong-willed, stubborn, ambitious, and selfish that we always overcome everything in our way no matter what?" asked Wang-mu."I think those are the pertinent virtues, yes," said Peter."Then let's do it. That's us in spades."

Determination

"Among my most prized possessions are words that I have never spoken."

Privacy

"My master wishes to see you," said the mounted man."When the planting's done," I said."Lord Barton is unaccustomed to waiting.""Then he should rejoice, for he'll learn something new today." I went back to the garden. Soon the servant left."

Patience

"In fact she's a Baptist, which is almost like being Christian, only louder."

Religion

"That's the problem with winning right from the start, thought Ender. you lose friends."

Social

"O my son Absalom,' Bean said softly, knowing for the first time the kind of anguish that could tear such words from a man's mouth. 'my son, my son Absalom. Would God I could die for thee, O Absalom, my son. My sons!"

Grief

"Laws against homosexual behavior should remain on the books."

Behavior

"The story is one that you and I will construct together in your memory. If the story means anything to you at all, then when you remember it afterward, think of it, not as something I created, but rather as something that we made together."

Storytelling

"I'll become exactly the tool you want me to be, said Ender silently, but at least I wont be fooled into it. I'll do it because I choose to, not because you tricked me, you sly bastard."

Freedom