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"I came, I saw, God conquered."

"I came, I saw, God conquered."

Charles V, Roman Royalty

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"Like I can't cry for myself so I will let this song take all of the things inside I can't let anyone else see and offer it up, as if the sound were some kind of god, and my pain is some kind of sacrifice."

"Like I can't cry for myself so I will let this song take all of the things inside I can't let anyone else see and offer it up, as if the sound were some kind of god, and my pain is some kind of sacrifice."

Robert Smith, English Musician

God, Sacrifice, Pain, Song

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"God, I am afraid he won't give me his answer today. If only somebody would help me - it is all so terribly depressing."

"God, I am afraid he won't give me his answer today. If only somebody would help me - it is all so terribly depressing."

Eva Braun, German Celebrity

God, Help, Today

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"Where there is devotional music, God is always at hand with His gracious presence."

"Where there is devotional music, God is always at hand with His gracious presence."

Johannes Sebastian Bach, German Composer

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"God is the only being who, in order to reign, doesn't even need to exist."

"God is the only being who, in order to reign, doesn't even need to exist."

Charles Baudelaire, French Poet

God, Being, Order

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"My dear child, you must believe in God despite what the clergy tells you."

"My dear child, you must believe in God despite what the clergy tells you."

Benjamin Jowett, English Theologian

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"There was nothing then but the revelation of the spirit-of God that could make any of the Israelites understand and believe that he was their proper Messiah."

"There was nothing then but the revelation of the spirit-of God that could make any of the Israelites understand and believe that he was their proper Messiah."

Elias Hicks, American Clergyman

God, Nothing, Spirit

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"The style of God venerated in the church, mosque, or synagogue seems completely different from the style of the natural universe."

"The style of God venerated in the church, mosque, or synagogue seems completely different from the style of the natural universe."

Alan Watts, English Philosopher

God, Church, Mosque, Style

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"Cease to think that the decrees of the gods can be changed by prayers."

"Cease to think that the decrees of the gods can be changed by prayers."

Virgil, Roman Poet

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"Prayer opens the heart to God, and it is the means by which the soul, though empty, is filled by God."

"Prayer opens the heart to God, and it is the means by which the soul, though empty, is filled by God."

John Buchan, Scottish Politician

God, Soul, Heart, Prayer

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"Bondage is of the mind; freedom too is of the mind. If you say 'I am a free soul. I am a son of God who can bind me' free you shall be."

"Bondage is of the mind; freedom too is of the mind. If you say 'I am a free soul. I am a son of God who can bind me' free you shall be."

Ramakrishna, Indian Leader

God, Son, Soul, Freedom

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"We Americans have no commission from God to police the world."

"We Americans have no commission from God to police the world."

Benjamin Harrison, American President

God, Americans, Police, World

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"God made the world round so we would never be able to see too far down the road."

"God made the world round so we would never be able to see too far down the road."

Isak Dinesen, Danish Writer

God, Road, World

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"You've got to walk and talk with God to go to heaven... I have the devil in me! If I didn't have, I'd be Christian!"

"You've got to walk and talk with God to go to heaven... I have the devil in me! If I didn't have, I'd be Christian!"

Jerry Lee Lewis, American Musician

God, Devil, Heaven, Talk

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"Only God can look at somebody's heart."

"Only God can look at somebody's heart."

Joel Osteen, American Clergyman

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"But at any rate, the point is that God is what nobody admits to being, and everybody really is."

"But at any rate, the point is that God is what nobody admits to being, and everybody really is."

Alan Watts, English Philosopher

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"What we are is God's gift to us. What we become is our gift to God."

"What we are is God's gift to us. What we become is our gift to God."

Eleanor Powell, American Actress

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"Pray to God that your attachment to such transitory things as wealth, name, and creature comforts may become less and less every day."

"Pray to God that your attachment to such transitory things as wealth, name, and creature comforts may become less and less every day."

Ramakrishna, Indian Leader

God, Wealth, Day, May

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"Dante himself is open to the suspicion of partiality: it is said, not without apparent ground, that he puts into hell all the enemies of the political cause, which, in his eyes, was that of Italy and God."

"Dante himself is open to the suspicion of partiality: it is said, not without apparent ground, that he puts into hell all the enemies of the political cause, which, in his eyes, was that of Italy and God."

Goldwin Smith, Canadian Historian

God, Cause, Enemies, Eyes

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"I am not a perfect servant. I am a public servant doing my best against the odds. As I develop and serve, be patient. God is not finished with me yet."

"I am not a perfect servant. I am a public servant doing my best against the odds. As I develop and serve, be patient. God is not finished with me yet."

Jesse Jackson, American Activist

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"It is a curious phenomena that God has made the hearts of the poor, rich and those of the rich, poor."

"It is a curious phenomena that God has made the hearts of the poor, rich and those of the rich, poor."

Vinoba Bhave, Indian Educator

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"The more we come out and do good to others, the more our hearts will be purified, and God will be in them."

"The more we come out and do good to others, the more our hearts will be purified, and God will be in them."

Swami Vivekananda, Indian Clergyman

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"God is concerned with nations, but nations also need to be concerned with God. No nation can have a monopoly on God, but God will bless any nation whose people seek and honor His will as revealed by Christ and declared through the Holy Spirit."

"God is concerned with nations, but nations also need to be concerned with God. No nation can have a monopoly on God, but God will bless any nation whose people seek and honor His will as revealed by Christ and declared through the Holy Spirit."

John Haggai, American Evangelist

God, People, Christ, Honor

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"God comes to us in theater in the way we communicate with each other, whether it be a symphony orchestra, or a wonderful ballet, or a beautiful painting, or a play. It's a way of expressing our humanity."

"God comes to us in theater in the way we communicate with each other, whether it be a symphony orchestra, or a wonderful ballet, or a beautiful painting, or a play. It's a way of expressing our humanity."

Julie Harris, American Actress

God, Ballet, Humanity, Painting

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"To those whose God is honor; only disgrace is a sin."

"To those whose God is honor; only disgrace is a sin."

David Hare, English Playwright

God, Disgrace, Honor, Sin

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"To be free from evil thoughts is God's best gift."

"To be free from evil thoughts is God's best gift."

Aeschylus, Greek Poet

God, Thoughts, Evil

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"If God dropped acid, would he see people?"

"If God dropped acid, would he see people?"

Steven Wright, American Comedian

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"You cannot believe in God until you believe in yourself."

"You cannot believe in God until you believe in yourself."

Swami Vivekananda, Indian Clergyman

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"Where no gods are, spectres rule."

"Where no gods are, spectres rule."

Novalis, German Poet

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"This is the law of God by which He makes His way known to man and is paramount to all human control."

"This is the law of God by which He makes His way known to man and is paramount to all human control."

Rufus King, American Lawyer

God, Control, Law, Man

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"God is the Creator; Satan is the counterfeiter."

"God is the Creator; Satan is the counterfeiter."

Edwin Louis Cole, American Author

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"The universe is one of God's thoughts."

"The universe is one of God's thoughts."

Friedrich Schiller, German Dramatist

God, Thoughts, Universe

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"I'm a believer. I don't go to church. I don't belong to any particular religion, but I do believe in God. I couldn't write what I write about and be creative without a certain form of belief."

"I'm a believer. I don't go to church. I don't belong to any particular religion, but I do believe in God. I couldn't write what I write about and be creative without a certain form of belief."

Nick Cave, Australian Musician

God, Religion, Belief, Church

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"I die the king's faithful servant, but God's first."

"I die the king's faithful servant, but God's first."

Thomas More, English Author

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"Man is the miracle in nature. God Is the One Miracle to man."

"Man is the miracle in nature. God Is the One Miracle to man."

Jean Ingelow, English Poet

God, Nature, Man

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"God sent Jesus as an example to see if we could retain and maintain the Holy Spirit in human flesh."

"God sent Jesus as an example to see if we could retain and maintain the Holy Spirit in human flesh."

Benny Hinn, Israeli Clergyman

God, Example, Spirit

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"To me a book is a message from the gods to mankind; or, if not, should never be published at all."

"To me a book is a message from the gods to mankind; or, if not, should never be published at all."

Aleister Crowley, English Critic

God, Gods, Mankind

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"I have my own religious bond with the God in my own head."

"I have my own religious bond with the God in my own head."

Joe Eszterhas, Hungarian Writer

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"The best place to find God is in a garden. You can dig for him there."

"The best place to find God is in a garden. You can dig for him there."

George Bernard Shaw, Irish Dramatist

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"God can be realized through all paths. All religions are true. The important thing is to reach the roof. You can reach it by stone stairs or by wooden stairs or by bamboo steps or by a rope. You can also climb up by a bamboo pole."

"God can be realized through all paths. All religions are true. The important thing is to reach the roof. You can reach it by stone stairs or by wooden stairs or by bamboo steps or by a rope. You can also climb up by a bamboo pole."

Ramakrishna, Indian Leader

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"Salvation is from our side a choice, from the divine side it is a seizing upon, an apprehending, a conquest by the Most High God. Our "accepting" and "willing" are reactions rather than actions. The right of determination must always remain with God."

"Salvation is from our side a choice, from the divine side it is a seizing upon, an apprehending, a conquest by the Most High God. Our "accepting" and "willing" are reactions rather than actions. The right of determination must always remain with God."

Aiden Wilson Tozer, American Clergyman

God, Determination, Actions, Choice

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"God is like the sun. When the sun shines, it shines for everyone. God is for everyone."

"God is like the sun. When the sun shines, it shines for everyone. God is for everyone."

Ziggy Marley, Jamaican Musician

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"God is sufficient in all ages for His church."

"God is sufficient in all ages for His church."

John Nelson Darby, English Clergyman

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"God, I'm such a lazy writer - I can't even think up new names."

"God, I'm such a lazy writer - I can't even think up new names."

Dennis Potter, British Dramatist

God, Names, Writer

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"To listen to some devout people, one would imagine that God never laughs."

"To listen to some devout people, one would imagine that God never laughs."

Sri Aurobindo, Indian Philosopher

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"Every man who has at last succeeded, after long effort, in calling up the divinity which lies hidden in a woman's heart, is startled to find that he must obey the God he summoned."

"Every man who has at last succeeded, after long effort, in calling up the divinity which lies hidden in a woman's heart, is startled to find that he must obey the God he summoned."

Henry Brooks Adams, American Author

God, Heart, Divinity, Effort

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"I want to play trailer trash; I swear to God."

"I want to play trailer trash; I swear to God."

Joan Van Ark, American Actress

God, Play, Want

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"But if God had wanted us to think just with our wombs, why did He give us a brain?"

"But if God had wanted us to think just with our wombs, why did He give us a brain?"

Clare Boothe Luce, American Dramatist

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"God primes the pump of obligation."

"God primes the pump of obligation."

A. P. Martinich, American Philosopher

God, Obligation

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"I don't buy the tabloids, but you're surrounded by it all and people tell you things they've read. I'd be sitting on a train looking over someone's shoulder and thinking: That's familiar... oh my God, it's me."

"I don't buy the tabloids, but you're surrounded by it all and people tell you things they've read. I'd be sitting on a train looking over someone's shoulder and thinking: That's familiar... oh my God, it's me."

Francesca Annis, English Actress

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