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"I like people and I like them to like me, but I wear my heart where God put it, on the inside."

"I like people and I like them to like me, but I wear my heart where God put it, on the inside."

F. Scott Fitzgerald, American Author

God, People, Heart

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"Each of us has a natural right, from God, to defend his person, his liberty, and his property."

"Each of us has a natural right, from God, to defend his person, his liberty, and his property."

Frederic Bastiat, French Economist

God, Liberty, Property, Right

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"We must question the story logic of having an all-knowing all-powerful God, who creates faulty Humans, and then blames them for his own mistakes."

"We must question the story logic of having an all-knowing all-powerful God, who creates faulty Humans, and then blames them for his own mistakes."

Gene Roddenberry, American Producer

God, Logic, Mistakes, Question

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"Mystery has its own mysteries, and there are gods above gods. We have ours, they have theirs. That is what's known as infinity."

"Mystery has its own mysteries, and there are gods above gods. We have ours, they have theirs. That is what's known as infinity."

Jean Cocteau, French Director

God, Gods, Infinity, Mystery

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"God has made Canada one of those nations which cannot be conquered and cannot be destroyed, except by itself."

"God has made Canada one of those nations which cannot be conquered and cannot be destroyed, except by itself."

Norman Angell, British Writer

God, Canada, Nations

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"I know I have the mental capacity of a thousand bloggers, but because of that, my obligation to serve God is also that of a thousand bloggers."

"I know I have the mental capacity of a thousand bloggers, but because of that, my obligation to serve God is also that of a thousand bloggers."

Mickey Kaus, American Journalist

God, Obligation

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"Any God I ever felt in church I brought in with me."

"Any God I ever felt in church I brought in with me."

Alice Walker, American Author

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"That God cannot lie, is no advantage to your argument, because it is no proof that priests can not, or that the Bible does not."

"That God cannot lie, is no advantage to your argument, because it is no proof that priests can not, or that the Bible does not."

Thomas Paine, English Writer

God, Lie, Bible, Argument

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"I'm most proud of the blessings that God has bestowed upon me, in my life. He's given me the vision to truly see that you can fall down, but you can still get back up. Hopefully I'll learn from my mistakes and have the opportunity to strengthen and improve the next thing I do."

"I'm most proud of the blessings that God has bestowed upon me, in my life. He's given me the vision to truly see that you can fall down, but you can still get back up. Hopefully I'll learn from my mistakes and have the opportunity to strengthen and improve the next thing I do."

Martin Lawrence, American Comedian

God, Life, Opportunity, Vision

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"God is one, greatest of gods and men, not like mortals in body or thought."

"God is one, greatest of gods and men, not like mortals in body or thought."

Xenophanes, Greek Philosopher

God, Men, Thought, Gods

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"In order to set forth the goodness of God towards myself, I have thought it prudent to record some of the leading incidents of my life, as a means of setting forth to my children that He is a rewarder of them who diligently seek Him."

"In order to set forth the goodness of God towards myself, I have thought it prudent to record some of the leading incidents of my life, as a means of setting forth to my children that He is a rewarder of them who diligently seek Him."

William Rowley, English Dramatist

God, Life, Thought, Children

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"Good God, do you mean to say this place is a club?"

"Good God, do you mean to say this place is a club?"

F. E. Smith, British Statesman

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"An idea is an eye given by God for the seeing of God. Some of these eyes we cannot bear to look out of; we blind them as quickly as possible."

"An idea is an eye given by God for the seeing of God. Some of these eyes we cannot bear to look out of; we blind them as quickly as possible."

Russell Hoban, American Novelist

God, Idea, Blind, Eye

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"A skeptic is a person who would ask God for his ID card."

"A skeptic is a person who would ask God for his ID card."

Edgar A. Shoaff, American Cartoonist

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"If you're going to sin, sin against God, not the bureaucracy; God will forgive you but the bureaucracy won't."

"If you're going to sin, sin against God, not the bureaucracy; God will forgive you but the bureaucracy won't."

Hyman Rickover, American Soldier

God, Bureaucracy, Sin, Will

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"Just remaining quietly in the presence of God, listening to Him, being attentive to Him, requires a lot of courage and know-how."

"Just remaining quietly in the presence of God, listening to Him, being attentive to Him, requires a lot of courage and know-how."

Thomas Merton, American Author

God, Courage, Being, Listening

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"The more wild and incredible your desire, the more willing and prompt God is in fulfilling it, if you will have it so."

"The more wild and incredible your desire, the more willing and prompt God is in fulfilling it, if you will have it so."

Coventry Patmore, English Poet

God, Desire, Will

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"Satan cannot win. Why not? Because he has denied God's sovereignty and disobeyed God's law. But Moses was told explicitly, God's blessings come only from obedience. Satan will not win because he has abandoned God's tool of dominion, biblical law."

"Satan cannot win. Why not? Because he has denied God's sovereignty and disobeyed God's law. But Moses was told explicitly, God's blessings come only from obedience. Satan will not win because he has abandoned God's tool of dominion, biblical law."

Gary North, American Writer

God, Blessings, Law, Obedience

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"They say that God is everywhere, and yet we always think of Him as somewhat of a recluse."

"They say that God is everywhere, and yet we always think of Him as somewhat of a recluse."

Emily Dickinson, American Poet

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"Reason is God's crowning gift to man."

"Reason is God's crowning gift to man."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

God, Man, Reason

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"The sons of Judah have to choose that God may again choose them. The divine principle of our race is action, choice, resolved memory."

"The sons of Judah have to choose that God may again choose them. The divine principle of our race is action, choice, resolved memory."

George Eliot, British Author

God, Action, Choice, May

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"If a man is pictured chopping off a woman's breast, it only gets a R rating, but if, God forbid, a man is pictured kissing a woman's breast, it gets an X rating. Why is violence more acceptable than tenderness?"

"If a man is pictured chopping off a woman's breast, it only gets a R rating, but if, God forbid, a man is pictured kissing a woman's breast, it gets an X rating. Why is violence more acceptable than tenderness?"

Sally Struthers, American Actress

God, Kissing, Man, Tenderness

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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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"The reader becomes God, for all textual purposes. I see your eyes glazing over, so I'll hush."

"The reader becomes God, for all textual purposes. I see your eyes glazing over, so I'll hush."

David Foster Wallace, American Writer

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"Nothing would be more tiresome than eating and drinking if God had not made them a pleasure as well as a necessity."

"Nothing would be more tiresome than eating and drinking if God had not made them a pleasure as well as a necessity."

Voltaire, French Writer

God, Drinking, Eating, Necessity

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"Clouds symbolize the veils that shroud God."

"Clouds symbolize the veils that shroud God."

Honore De Balzac, French Novelist

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"What God hath wrought?"

"What God hath wrought?"

Samuel Morse, American Inventor

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"You will never cease to be the most amazed person on earth at what God has done for you on the inside."

"You will never cease to be the most amazed person on earth at what God has done for you on the inside."

Oswald Chambers, Scottish Theologian

God, Earth, Will

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"God guided me to America and gave me a good job. But he also gave me a heart so I would look back."

"God guided me to America and gave me a good job. But he also gave me a heart so I would look back."

Manute Bol, Sudanese Athlete

God, Heart, America, Job

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"One of the hardest jobs in ministry is keeping your own relationship with God where it needs to be."

"One of the hardest jobs in ministry is keeping your own relationship with God where it needs to be."

Harold Warner, American Author

God, Jobs, Needs

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"God has many names though He is only one Being."

"God has many names though He is only one Being."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

God, Divinity, Oneness, Faith

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"The first step toward finding God, Who is Truth, is to discover the truth about myself: and if I have been in error, this first step to truth is the discovery of my error."

"The first step toward finding God, Who is Truth, is to discover the truth about myself: and if I have been in error, this first step to truth is the discovery of my error."

Thomas Merton, American Author

God, Truth, Discovery, Error

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"I could prove God statistically. Take the human body alone - the chances that all the functions of an individual would just happen is a statistical monstrosity."

"I could prove God statistically. Take the human body alone - the chances that all the functions of an individual would just happen is a statistical monstrosity."

George Gallup, American Businessman

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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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"To live without evil belongs only to the gods."

"To live without evil belongs only to the gods."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

God, Gods, Evil

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"To witness two lovers is a spectacle for the gods."

"To witness two lovers is a spectacle for the gods."

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German Poet

God, Gods, Lovers

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"God hears a mother's prayer."

"God hears a mother's prayer."

Victoria Gotti, American Celebrity

God, Mother, Prayer

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"In the name of God, stop a moment, cease your work, look around you."

"In the name of God, stop a moment, cease your work, look around you."

Leo Tolstoy, Russian Novelist

God, Work, Name

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"May God save the country, for it is evident that the people will not."

"May God save the country, for it is evident that the people will not."

Millard Fillmore, American President

God, People, Country, May

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"Afflictions are but the shadows of God's wings."

"Afflictions are but the shadows of God's wings."

George MacDonald, Scottish Novelist

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"After a long, impartial enquiry of the truth, and after much and earnest calling upon God, to give unto me the spirit and revelation in the knowledge of Him, I find myself obliged, both by the principles of reason and Scripture, to embrace the opinion I now hold forth."

"After a long, impartial enquiry of the truth, and after much and earnest calling upon God, to give unto me the spirit and revelation in the knowledge of Him, I find myself obliged, both by the principles of reason and Scripture, to embrace the opinion I now hold forth."

John Biddle, English Clergyman

God, Truth, Knowledge, Opinion

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"If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name at a Swiss bank."

"If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name at a Swiss bank."

Woody Allen, American Director

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"Law and equity are two things which God has joined, but which man has put asunder."

"Law and equity are two things which God has joined, but which man has put asunder."

Charles Caleb Colton, English Writer

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"I want all hellions to quit puffing that hell fume in God's clean air."

"I want all hellions to quit puffing that hell fume in God's clean air."

Carry Nation, American Activist

God, Hell, Want

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"As he is one, so we call Him God, the Deity, the Divine Nature, and other names of the same signification."

"As he is one, so we call Him God, the Deity, the Divine Nature, and other names of the same signification."

John Hales, English Theologian

God, Nature, Names

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"When I speak of natural drummers I'm talking about guys that are playing with the talent God gave 'em."

"When I speak of natural drummers I'm talking about guys that are playing with the talent God gave 'em."

Gene Krupa, American Musician

God, Talent, Talking

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"We hand folks over to God's mercy, and show none ourselves."

"We hand folks over to God's mercy, and show none ourselves."

George Eliot, British Author

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"Well, I can't figure out God."

"Well, I can't figure out God."

Oral Roberts, American Clergyman

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"I'm actually an evil bastard in real life. Fark allows me to vent weirdness. Thank god for that, too."

"I'm actually an evil bastard in real life. Fark allows me to vent weirdness. Thank god for that, too."

Drew Curtis, American Businessman

God, Life, Evil

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