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"I do not so much rejoice that God hath made me to be a Queen, as to be a Queen over so thankful a people."

"I do not so much rejoice that God hath made me to be a Queen, as to be a Queen over so thankful a people."

Elizabeth I, English Royalty

God, People, Queen

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"God gave me a voice to sing with, and when you have that, what other gimmick is there?"

"God gave me a voice to sing with, and when you have that, what other gimmick is there?"

Whitney Houston, American Musician

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"God watches over drunks and third baseman."

"God watches over drunks and third baseman."

Leo Durocher, American Athlete

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"Just like the Alamo, somebody damn well needed to go to their aid. Well, by God, I'm going to Viet Nam's aid!"

"Just like the Alamo, somebody damn well needed to go to their aid. Well, by God, I'm going to Viet Nam's aid!"

Lyndon B. Johnson, American President

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"God is a hero."

"God is a hero."

Stacie Orrico, American Musician

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"It is impossible to deny that Christians and Muslims have a common agenda here: both faiths have at their heart the living image of a community raised up by God's call to reveal to the world what God's purpose is for humanity."

"It is impossible to deny that Christians and Muslims have a common agenda here: both faiths have at their heart the living image of a community raised up by God's call to reveal to the world what God's purpose is for humanity."

Rowan D. Williams, British Archbishop

God, Heart, Purpose, Community

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"Thank God I'm an atheist."

"Thank God I'm an atheist."

Luis Bunuel, Mexican Director

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"An angel of God never has wings."

"An angel of God never has wings."

Joseph Smith, Jr., American Clergyman

God, Joseph Smith, Jr.

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"Let us hope, that a kind Providence will put a speedy end to the acts of God under which we have been laboring."

"Let us hope, that a kind Providence will put a speedy end to the acts of God under which we have been laboring."

Peter De Vries, American Novelist

God, Hope, End, Providence

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"In case of a thunderstorm, stand in the middle of the fairway and hold up a one iron. Not even God can hit a one iron."

"In case of a thunderstorm, stand in the middle of the fairway and hold up a one iron. Not even God can hit a one iron."

Lee Trevino, American Athlete

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"I've learned one important thing about God's gifts - what we do with them is our gift to Him."

"I've learned one important thing about God's gifts - what we do with them is our gift to Him."

Robert Wagner, American Actor

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"I probably believe in God in a non-denominational way."

"I probably believe in God in a non-denominational way."

Kristin Davis, American Actress

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"Thank God we're living in a country where the sky's the limit, the stores are open late and you can shop in bed thanks to television."

"Thank God we're living in a country where the sky's the limit, the stores are open late and you can shop in bed thanks to television."

Joan Rivers, American Comedian

God, Bed, Country, Living

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"Whether or not God is dead: it is impossible to keep silent about him who was there for so long."

"Whether or not God is dead: it is impossible to keep silent about him who was there for so long."

Elias Canetti, Swiss Author

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"You're just left with yourself all the time, whatever you do anyway. You've got to get down to your own God in your own temple. It's all down to you, mate."

"You're just left with yourself all the time, whatever you do anyway. You've got to get down to your own God in your own temple. It's all down to you, mate."

John Lennon, English Musician

God, Time, Temple

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"Nothing hath separated us from God but our own will, or rather our own will is our separation from God."

"Nothing hath separated us from God but our own will, or rather our own will is our separation from God."

William Law, English Clergyman

God, Nothing, Separation, Will

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"God loves us all, wants us all to share his kingdom, has a role for us all."

"God loves us all, wants us all to share his kingdom, has a role for us all."

George Carey, English Clergyman

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"The god, it would appear, was frequently thought of as the physical progenitor or first father of his people."

"The god, it would appear, was frequently thought of as the physical progenitor or first father of his people."

William Robertson Smith, Scottish Scientist

God, Father, Thought, People

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"A jealous lover of human liberty, deeming it the absolute condition of all that we admire and respect in humanity, I reverse the phrase of Voltaire, and say that, if God really existed, it would be necessary to abolish him."

"A jealous lover of human liberty, deeming it the absolute condition of all that we admire and respect in humanity, I reverse the phrase of Voltaire, and say that, if God really existed, it would be necessary to abolish him."

Mikhail Bakunin, Russian Revolutionary

God, Humanity, Liberty, Respect

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"I have to confess that there have been some times when I was less than glad to be a minister, and some Sundays still when I tremble under the weight of trying to speak a word for God."

"I have to confess that there have been some times when I was less than glad to be a minister, and some Sundays still when I tremble under the weight of trying to speak a word for God."

James Green Somerville, American Minister

God, Trying, Weight, Word

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"God the first garden made, and the first city Cain."

"God the first garden made, and the first city Cain."

Abraham Cowley, English Poet

God, First, Garden

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"They think they have God Almighty by the toe."

"They think they have God Almighty by the toe."

Ludovico Ariosto, Italian Poet

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"There is no great invention, from fire to flying, which has not been hailed as an insult to some god."

"There is no great invention, from fire to flying, which has not been hailed as an insult to some god."

John B. S. Haldane, British Scientist

God, Fire, Flying, Insult

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"One day I promised God that if he would give me my voice back I would never smoke again. I got three octaves back after quitting."

"One day I promised God that if he would give me my voice back I would never smoke again. I got three octaves back after quitting."

Mariah Carey, American Musician

God, Day, Quitting, Voice

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"I think we're miserable partly because we have only one god, and that's economics."

"I think we're miserable partly because we have only one god, and that's economics."

James Hillman, American Psychologist

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"Oh yeah, I believe in God. I think there's much more evidence that there is a God than that there isn't. I don't believe that Mother Theresa and Hitler go to the same place."

"Oh yeah, I believe in God. I think there's much more evidence that there is a God than that there isn't. I don't believe that Mother Theresa and Hitler go to the same place."

David Zucker, American Director

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"God's colors all are fast."

"God's colors all are fast."

John Greenleaf Whittier, American Poet

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"I mean, God, I'm so lucky right now with the opportunities that I've had. There's nothing to worry about."

"I mean, God, I'm so lucky right now with the opportunities that I've had. There's nothing to worry about."

Alison Lohman, American Actress

God, Nothing, Now, Right

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"The earth is the Lord's. Psalm 24 basically says the earth is God's property. We have been given the privilege and responsibility of living on earth to see it isn't ruined."

"The earth is the Lord's. Psalm 24 basically says the earth is God's property. We have been given the privilege and responsibility of living on earth to see it isn't ruined."

Allen Johnson, American Athlete

God, Earth, Living, Privilege

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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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"I mean, I haven't been around very long. I can't expect everyone to have seen 'The House Bunny'. Oh God. I am having such waves of internal embarrassment, which now I'm admitting on a tape recorder. This is so one of the things I should keep in my head."

"I mean, I haven't been around very long. I can't expect everyone to have seen 'The House Bunny'. Oh God. I am having such waves of internal embarrassment, which now I'm admitting on a tape recorder. This is so one of the things I should keep in my head."

Emma Stone, American Actress

God, Embarrassment, Now

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"I am a man, and God is hiding from us humans. We are unable to see Him, we can only search for Him."

"I am a man, and God is hiding from us humans. We are unable to see Him, we can only search for Him."

Friedrich Durrenmatt, Swiss Author

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"God forgives those who invent what they need."

"God forgives those who invent what they need."

Lillian Hellman, American Dramatist

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"If God is One, and if there can be no other God, there can be no idea of God."

"If God is One, and if there can be no other God, there can be no idea of God."

Leo Strauss, German Philosopher

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"When How Green Was My Valley finally wrapped, I thought John Ford was a walking god."

"When How Green Was My Valley finally wrapped, I thought John Ford was a walking god."

Maureen O'Hara, Irish Actress

God, Thought, Walking

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"I took solace in my relationship with God who, along with my dog, was my best friend growing up."

"I took solace in my relationship with God who, along with my dog, was my best friend growing up."

Lisa Bonet, American Actress

God, Friend, Growing up

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"I have a spiritual advisor I call up, when I just feel lost. Lately, I've been talking to God. I developed this dialogue in rehab, this dialogue with God, and every day I talk to God."

"I have a spiritual advisor I call up, when I just feel lost. Lately, I've been talking to God. I developed this dialogue in rehab, this dialogue with God, and every day I talk to God."

Andy Dick, American Actor

God, Day, Spiritual, Talk

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"Unless one always speaks the truth, one cannot find God Who is the soul of truth."

"Unless one always speaks the truth, one cannot find God Who is the soul of truth."

Ramakrishna, Indian Leader

God, Truth, Soul

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"We understand God by everything in ourselves that is fragmentary, incomplete, and inopportune."

"We understand God by everything in ourselves that is fragmentary, incomplete, and inopportune."

Emile M. Cioran, Romanian Philosopher

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"I asked God if it was a sin and He didn't say anything."

"I asked God if it was a sin and He didn't say anything."

Ernestine L. Rose, Polish Feminist

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"And it took me, since I was 17 and left home, running from God, to now, as a 30-year-old man, when I honestly feel like I've come full circle and my heart's finally in the right place."

"And it took me, since I was 17 and left home, running from God, to now, as a 30-year-old man, when I honestly feel like I've come full circle and my heart's finally in the right place."

Scott Stapp, American Musician

God, Home, Heart, Man

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"I used to think like Moses. That knocked me down for a couple years and put me in prison. Then I start thinking like Job. Job waited and became the wealthiest and richest man ever 'cause he believed in God."

"I used to think like Moses. That knocked me down for a couple years and put me in prison. Then I start thinking like Job. Job waited and became the wealthiest and richest man ever 'cause he believed in God."

James Brown, American Musician

God, Job, Man, Prison

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"I can't believe that God put us on this earth to be ordinary."

"I can't believe that God put us on this earth to be ordinary."

Lou Holtz, American Coach

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"If God had wanted me otherwise, He would have created me otherwise."

"If God had wanted me otherwise, He would have created me otherwise."

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German Poet

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"We failed, but in the good providence of God apparent failure often proves a blessing."

"We failed, but in the good providence of God apparent failure often proves a blessing."

Robert E. Lee, American Soldier

God, Failure, Providence

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"We're nondenominational. I come from Northern Ireland, and we've had religious wars for years. I didn't want to create an illusion that my God is better than your God. So our show is a spiritual show, not a religious show."

"We're nondenominational. I come from Northern Ireland, and we've had religious wars for years. I didn't want to create an illusion that my God is better than your God. So our show is a spiritual show, not a religious show."

Roma Downey, Irish Actress

God, Illusion, Ireland, Religious

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"The splendid discontent of God With chaos made the world. And from the discontent of man The worlds best progress springs."

"The splendid discontent of God With chaos made the world. And from the discontent of man The worlds best progress springs."

Ella Wheeler Wilcox, American Writer

God, Progress, Chaos, Discontent

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"Like 84% of Canadians, I believe in God."

"Like 84% of Canadians, I believe in God."

Stockwell Day, Canadian Politician

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"I had years of partying, and I was kind of surprised and happy I survived it all. Now, being a parent, I look back on it thinking, Oh God, the things you did!"

"I had years of partying, and I was kind of surprised and happy I survived it all. Now, being a parent, I look back on it thinking, Oh God, the things you did!"

Jeff Bridges, American Actor

God, Being, Now, Thinking

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"The will of God is single and totally one in Him."

"The will of God is single and totally one in Him."

William Ames, English Philosopher

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