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Bible Quotes

"Whatever your relationship is to your sacred tradition in the West, you have some relationship to the Bible if only through the names of the characters."

"Whatever your relationship is to your sacred tradition in the West, you have some relationship to the Bible if only through the names of the characters."

Anita Diament, American Author

Bible, Names, Tradition

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"In the Bible it says they asked Jesus how many times you should forgive, and he said 70 times 7. Well, I want you all to know that I'm keeping a chart."

"In the Bible it says they asked Jesus how many times you should forgive, and he said 70 times 7. Well, I want you all to know that I'm keeping a chart."

Hillary Clinton, American Politician

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"We need to pray and read the Bible every day, and regardless of whatever else happens to you, that tends to keep you close to Him, because you are constantly in touch through His Word."

"We need to pray and read the Bible every day, and regardless of whatever else happens to you, that tends to keep you close to Him, because you are constantly in touch through His Word."

Cliff Richard, English Musician

Bible, Day, Word

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"Many of us view the bible and other religious teachings as mythology."

"Many of us view the bible and other religious teachings as mythology."

Richard King, American Director

Bible, Mythology, Religious

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"The book to read is not the one which thinks for you, but the one which makes you think. No book in the world equals the Bible for that."

"The book to read is not the one which thinks for you, but the one which makes you think. No book in the world equals the Bible for that."

Harper Lee, American Novelist

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"The Bible is worth all the other books which have ever been printed."

"The Bible is worth all the other books which have ever been printed."

Patrick Henry, American Revolutionary

Bible, Books, Worth

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"Sodomy is in the Bible, to be read in churches. I wouldn't rule it out of Mr. Bruce's act if he cares to comment on it."

"Sodomy is in the Bible, to be read in churches. I wouldn't rule it out of Mr. Bruce's act if he cares to comment on it."

Dorothy Kilgallen, American Actress

Bible, Act, Churches

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"The Bible was a consolation to a fellow alone in the old cell. The lovely thin paper with a bit of matress stuffing in it, if you could get a match, was as good a smoke as I ever tasted."

"The Bible was a consolation to a fellow alone in the old cell. The lovely thin paper with a bit of matress stuffing in it, if you could get a match, was as good a smoke as I ever tasted."

Brendan Behan, Irish Dramatist

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"There's nothing written in the Bible, Old or New testament, that says, "If you believe in Me, you ain't going to have no troubles.""

"There's nothing written in the Bible, Old or New testament, that says, "If you believe in Me, you ain't going to have no troubles.""

Ray Charles, American Musician

Bible, New testament, Nothing, Old

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"I know the Bible is inspired because it inspires me."

"I know the Bible is inspired because it inspires me."

Dwight L. Moody, American Clergyman

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"The Holy Bible is an abyss. It is impossible to explain how profound it is, impossible to explain how simple it is."

"The Holy Bible is an abyss. It is impossible to explain how profound it is, impossible to explain how simple it is."

Ernest Hello, French Critic

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"As we move into the 21st century, there's what the Bible calls a 'quickening of the spirit.'"

"As we move into the 21st century, there's what the Bible calls a 'quickening of the spirit.'"

Neale Donald Walsch, American Author

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"I have tried to have a regular daily intake from my Bible, regardless of how late it is."

"I have tried to have a regular daily intake from my Bible, regardless of how late it is."

Cliff Richard, English Musician

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"In vain, without the Bible, we increase penal laws and draw entrenchments around our institutions."

"In vain, without the Bible, we increase penal laws and draw entrenchments around our institutions."

James McHenry, American Politician

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"You have to take Bible prophecy literally, just like everything else in the Bible."

"You have to take Bible prophecy literally, just like everything else in the Bible."

Tim LaHaye, American Clergyman

Bible, Prophecy

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"I'd usually read the Bible a lot. Read little short Bible stories. And today, whenever I give speeches, I bring up a few of those Bible stories, because those are inspirations to me."

"I'd usually read the Bible a lot. Read little short Bible stories. And today, whenever I give speeches, I bring up a few of those Bible stories, because those are inspirations to me."

Herschel Walker, American Athlete

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"The Bible is a sanctum; the world, sputum."

"The Bible is a sanctum; the world, sputum."

Franz Kafka, Austrian Novelist

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"The American mind, unlike the English, is not formed by books, but, as Carl Sandburg once said to me... by newspapers and the Bible."

"The American mind, unlike the English, is not formed by books, but, as Carl Sandburg once said to me... by newspapers and the Bible."

Van Wyck Brooks, American Critic

Bible, Books, English

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"The words of the Bible, and the Bible alone, should be heard from the pulpit."

"The words of the Bible, and the Bible alone, should be heard from the pulpit."

Ellen G. White, American Writer

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"The Bible illustrated by Dore occupied many of my hours - and I think probably gave me many nightmares."

"The Bible illustrated by Dore occupied many of my hours - and I think probably gave me many nightmares."

Eleanor Roosevelt, American First Lady

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"Both read the Bible day and night, but thou read black where I read white."

"Both read the Bible day and night, but thou read black where I read white."

William Blake, English Poet

Bible, Day, Night

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"You know the Holy Spirit lives in you when you can defend the Holy Bible without fear or intimidation. John 14:1."

"You know the Holy Spirit lives in you when you can defend the Holy Bible without fear or intimidation. John 14:1."

Felix Wantang, Cameroonian Author

Bible, Courage, Defense, Faith

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"No man ever believes that the Bible means what it says: He is always convinced that it says what he means."

"No man ever believes that the Bible means what it says: He is always convinced that it says what he means."

George Bernard Shaw, Irish Dramatist

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"I've read the last page of the Bible. It's all going to turn out all right."

"I've read the last page of the Bible. It's all going to turn out all right."

Billy Graham, American Clergyman

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"Ronald Reagan used to alarm other constituencies by speaking freely about the End Times foreshadowed in the Bible."

"Ronald Reagan used to alarm other constituencies by speaking freely about the End Times foreshadowed in the Bible."

Christopher Hitchens, American Author

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"Determining to read through your Bible is a decision only you can make."

"Determining to read through your Bible is a decision only you can make."

Jim George, American Author

Bible, Decision, Commitment, Faith

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