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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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"A man may learn from his Bible to be a more thorough gentleman than if he had been brought up in all the drawing-rooms in London."

"A man may learn from his Bible to be a more thorough gentleman than if he had been brought up in all the drawing-rooms in London."

Charles Kingsley, English Clergyman

Bible, Gentleman, London, May

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"The great standard of literature as to purity and exactness of style is the Bible."

"The great standard of literature as to purity and exactness of style is the Bible."

Hugh Blair, Scottish Theologian

Bible, Literature, Purity, Style

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"The Bible - it's sort of the other person in the room. There's this book, the reader, and the Bible."

"The Bible - it's sort of the other person in the room. There's this book, the reader, and the Bible."

Anita Diament, American Author

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"We gather for prayer, and reading the Bible, and singing the songs of David."

"We gather for prayer, and reading the Bible, and singing the songs of David."

William Brewster, American Pilgrim Leader

Bible, Prayer, Reading, Singing

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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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"What Jerry has done, in a masterful way, is go through and select portions of the Scripture and put words in Jesus' mouth that are legitimate because they already appear in the Bible."

"What Jerry has done, in a masterful way, is go through and select portions of the Scripture and put words in Jesus' mouth that are legitimate because they already appear in the Bible."

Tim LaHaye, American Clergyman

Bible, Scripture, Words

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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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"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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"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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"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

10

"When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said "Let us pray." We closed our eyes. When we opened them we had the Bible and they had the land."

"When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said "Let us pray." We closed our eyes. When we opened them we had the Bible and they had the land."

Desmond Tutu, South African Leader

Bible, Eyes, Land, Missionaries

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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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"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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"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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"The nice thing about the Bible is it doesn't give you too many facts. Two an a half lines and it tells you the whole story and that leaves you a great deal of freedom to elaborate on how it might have happened."

"The nice thing about the Bible is it doesn't give you too many facts. Two an a half lines and it tells you the whole story and that leaves you a great deal of freedom to elaborate on how it might have happened."

Howard Nemerov, American Poet

Bible, Facts, Freedom

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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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"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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"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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"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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