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"Courage, not compromise, brings the smile of God's approval."

"Courage, not compromise, brings the smile of God's approval."

Thomas S. Monson, American Clergyman

God, Courage, Approval, Compromise

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"As the poet said, 'Only God can make a tree,' probably because it's so hard to figure out how to get the bark on."

"As the poet said, 'Only God can make a tree,' probably because it's so hard to figure out how to get the bark on."

Woody Allen, American Director

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"It is the custom of the Roman Church which I unworthily serve with the help of God, to tolerate some things, to turn a blind eye to some, following the spirit of discretion rather than the rigid letter of the law."

"It is the custom of the Roman Church which I unworthily serve with the help of God, to tolerate some things, to turn a blind eye to some, following the spirit of discretion rather than the rigid letter of the law."

Pope Gregory VII, Italian Clergyman

God, Church, Blind, Custom

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

"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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"I am very grateful to God everyday that my eyes flutter open and I can jump out of that bed!"

"I am very grateful to God everyday that my eyes flutter open and I can jump out of that bed!"

Jerry Reed, American Musician

God, Eyes, Open

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"I'm terrified about the day that I enter the gates of heaven and God says to me, just a minute."

"I'm terrified about the day that I enter the gates of heaven and God says to me, just a minute."

Maureen O'Hara, Irish Actress

God, Day, Heaven

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"I prefer to think that God is not dead, just drunk."

"I prefer to think that God is not dead, just drunk."

John Huston, American Director

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"God is in the details."

"God is in the details."

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, American Architect

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"We have only God on our side; they have 'In God We Trust' on their side."

"We have only God on our side; they have 'In God We Trust' on their side."

Willie Green, American Athlete

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"I believe in God, absolutely."

"I believe in God, absolutely."

Antoine Fuqua, American Director

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"There are matters in the Bible, said to be done by the express commandment of God, that are shocking to humanity and to every idea we have of moral justice."

"There are matters in the Bible, said to be done by the express commandment of God, that are shocking to humanity and to every idea we have of moral justice."

Thomas Paine, English Writer

God, Idea, Bible, Humanity

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"The existence of a single atheist does not disprove the existence of God."

"The existence of a single atheist does not disprove the existence of God."

William F. DeVault, American Poet

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"You can't divorce religious belief and public service I've never detected any conflict between God's will and my political duty. If you violate one, you violate the other."

"You can't divorce religious belief and public service I've never detected any conflict between God's will and my political duty. If you violate one, you violate the other."

Jimmy Carter, American President

God, Belief, Conflict, Divorce

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"Pray for your mate. Ask God to soften your heart and show you ways to be a better spouse."

"Pray for your mate. Ask God to soften your heart and show you ways to be a better spouse."

Willie Aames, American Actor

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"The reason why the Son of God took upon him our nature, was, the fall of our first parents."

"The reason why the Son of God took upon him our nature, was, the fall of our first parents."

George Whitefield, American Clergyman

God, Nature, Son, First

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"I'm cleaning toilets for $30 a day, because I needed that $30, and people are pointing at me, saying, Look at the big movie star. Look where he is now. I just said, I'm where God put me."

"I'm cleaning toilets for $30 a day, because I needed that $30, and people are pointing at me, saying, Look at the big movie star. Look where he is now. I just said, I'm where God put me."

Willie Aames, American Actor

God, People, Day, Now

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"God, if there is a God, take my soul, if I have a soul."

"God, if there is a God, take my soul, if I have a soul."

Ernest Renan, French Philosopher

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"Were there stories I wrote along the way that were terrible clinkers? God, yes. But they were all a product of their time, and I did the best I could."

"Were there stories I wrote along the way that were terrible clinkers? God, yes. But they were all a product of their time, and I did the best I could."

Len Wein, American Cartoonist

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"If I be worthy, I live for my God to teach the heathen, even though they may despise me."

"If I be worthy, I live for my God to teach the heathen, even though they may despise me."

Saint Patrick, Irish Saint

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"From that moment, I did not cease to pray to God that by his grace it might one day be permitted to me to learn Greek."

"From that moment, I did not cease to pray to God that by his grace it might one day be permitted to me to learn Greek."

Heinrich Schliemann, German Scientist

God, Day, Grace

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"I hope that America sees that I'm a fun loving guy and I hope they see the light of God in me, if that makes sense at all. This is a great platform, this is a great blessing that I have, and I I just want them to see something in me that says, 'Everything's going to be okay'."

"I hope that America sees that I'm a fun loving guy and I hope they see the light of God in me, if that makes sense at all. This is a great platform, this is a great blessing that I have, and I I just want them to see something in me that says, 'Everything's going to be okay'."

Jacob Lusk, American Musician

God, Hope, America, Fun

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"My best efforts were some modern things that looked like very lousy Matisses. Thank God I had the sense to realize they were lousy, and leave Paris."

"My best efforts were some modern things that looked like very lousy Matisses. Thank God I had the sense to realize they were lousy, and leave Paris."

Norman Rockwell, American Artist

God, Paris, Sense

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"The world is new to us every morning - this is God's gift; and every man should believe he is reborn each day."

"The world is new to us every morning - this is God's gift; and every man should believe he is reborn each day."

Baal Shem Tov, Polish Clergyman

God, Day, Man, World

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"Colonel, I do not care to die, but I pray to God I may never leave this field."

"Colonel, I do not care to die, but I pray to God I may never leave this field."

Winfield Scott Hancock, American Soldier

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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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"I thank God for not making me a computer scientist."

"I thank God for not making me a computer scientist."

Daniel J. Bernstein, American Mathematician

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"Humility is the gateway into the grace and the favor of God."

"Humility is the gateway into the grace and the favor of God."

Harold Warner, American Author

God, Grace, Humility

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"I believe in one God, the first and great cause of goodness. I also believe in Jesus Christ, the rebirth of the world. I also believe in the Holy Ghost, the comforter."

"I believe in one God, the first and great cause of goodness. I also believe in Jesus Christ, the rebirth of the world. I also believe in the Holy Ghost, the comforter."

Daniel Morgan, American Soldier

God, Cause, Christ, First

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"The real "action" in the liturgy in which we are all supposed to participate is the action of God himself. This is what is new and distinctive about the Christian liturgy: God himself acts and does what is essential."

"The real "action" in the liturgy in which we are all supposed to participate is the action of God himself. This is what is new and distinctive about the Christian liturgy: God himself acts and does what is essential."

Joseph Ratzinger, German Clergyman

God, Action, Christian

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"Thank God, it is over, that I have seen it and am able to tell it to the world."

"Thank God, it is over, that I have seen it and am able to tell it to the world."

George Catlin, American Artist

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"I returned to Jerusalem, and it is by virtue of Jerusalem that I have written all that God has put into my heart and into my pen."

"I returned to Jerusalem, and it is by virtue of Jerusalem that I have written all that God has put into my heart and into my pen."

Shmuel Y. Agnon, Israeli Writer

God, Heart, Virtue, Pen

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"The laws of God, the laws of man he may keep that will and can; not I: let God and man decree laws for themselves and not for me."

"The laws of God, the laws of man he may keep that will and can; not I: let God and man decree laws for themselves and not for me."

A. E. Housman, English Poet

God, Laws, Man, May

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"What do I care about Jupiter? Justice is a human issue, and I do not need a god to teach it to me."

"What do I care about Jupiter? Justice is a human issue, and I do not need a god to teach it to me."

Jean-Paul Sartre, French Philosopher

God, Care, Justice

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"By night an atheist half believes in a God."

"By night an atheist half believes in a God."

Edward Young, English Poet

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"I'm not a God, I make mistakes."

"I'm not a God, I make mistakes."

Boris Becker, German Athlete

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"We had to go all through the night thinking that our baby was dead. When God showed him to us, he wasn't dead, he was sucking his thumb. God had him safe and sound. He is a miracle. He is so healthy, so perfect, and God has really, really blessed us."

"We had to go all through the night thinking that our baby was dead. When God showed him to us, he wasn't dead, he was sucking his thumb. God had him safe and sound. He is a miracle. He is so healthy, so perfect, and God has really, really blessed us."

Barbara Mandrell, American Musician

God, Baby, Night, Sound

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"That satisfied me until I began to figure that if God loved all his children equally, why did he bother about my red hat and let other people lose their fathers and mothers for always?"

"That satisfied me until I began to figure that if God loved all his children equally, why did he bother about my red hat and let other people lose their fathers and mothers for always?"

Frances Farmer, American Actress

God, People, Children, Fathers

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"God save us from people who do the morally right thing. It's always the rest of us who get broken in half."

"God save us from people who do the morally right thing. It's always the rest of us who get broken in half."

Paddy Chayefsky, American Dramatist

God, People, Rest, Right

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"Our prayer and God's mercy are like two buckets in a well; while the one ascends the other descends."

"Our prayer and God's mercy are like two buckets in a well; while the one ascends the other descends."

Mark Hopkins, American Educator

God, Mercy, Prayer

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"Man is more interesting than men. God made him and not them in his image. Each one is more precious than all."

"Man is more interesting than men. God made him and not them in his image. Each one is more precious than all."

Andre Gide, French Novelist

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"But I always seem to finish a book and then think, oh God, I've got to pay a tax bill, so I'd better write a novel, so I tend not to stop and learn word processing."

"But I always seem to finish a book and then think, oh God, I've got to pay a tax bill, so I'd better write a novel, so I tend not to stop and learn word processing."

Jilly Cooper, British Author

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"I have with me two gods, Persuasion and Compulsion."

"I have with me two gods, Persuasion and Compulsion."

Themistocles, Greek Soldier

God, Gods, Persuasion

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"The Law of God reaches into every area of life, and it brings about incredible blessing and incredible freedom."

"The Law of God reaches into every area of life, and it brings about incredible blessing and incredible freedom."

Randall Terry, American Celebrity

God, Life, Freedom, Law

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"An apology for the devil: it must be remembered that we have heard one side of the case. God has written all the books."

"An apology for the devil: it must be remembered that we have heard one side of the case. God has written all the books."

Samuel Butler, British Poet

God, Apology, Books

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"God bless the USA, so large, so friendly, and so rich."

"God bless the USA, so large, so friendly, and so rich."

W. H. Auden, English Poet

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"When I played God Bless The Queen, I was wondering if they was gonna dig us, then quite naturally I'd go on and try to get it together."

"When I played God Bless The Queen, I was wondering if they was gonna dig us, then quite naturally I'd go on and try to get it together."

Jimi Hendrix, American Musician

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"God transforms, so to speak, this air into words, into various sounds. He makes you understand these various sounds through the modifications by which you are affected."

"God transforms, so to speak, this air into words, into various sounds. He makes you understand these various sounds through the modifications by which you are affected."

Nicolas Malebranche, French Philosopher

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"God may be in the details, but the goddess is in the questions. Once we begin to ask them, there's no turning back."

"God may be in the details, but the goddess is in the questions. Once we begin to ask them, there's no turning back."

Gloria Steinem, American Activist

God, May, Questions

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"To think is of itself to be useful; it is always and in all cases a striving toward God."

"To think is of itself to be useful; it is always and in all cases a striving toward God."

Victor Hugo, French Author

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"Wherever you go, God be with you."

"Wherever you go, God be with you."

Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, American Musician

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