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"When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me'."

"When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me'."

Erma Bombeck, American Journalist

God, Life, Talent, Hope

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"What ever disunites man from God, also disunites man from man."

"What ever disunites man from God, also disunites man from man."

Edmund Burke, Irish Statesman

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"Only God Himself fully appreciates the influence of a Christian mother in the molding of character in her children."

"Only God Himself fully appreciates the influence of a Christian mother in the molding of character in her children."

Billy Graham, American Clergyman

God, Mother, Character, Christian

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"I wouldn't put it past God to arrange a virgin birth if He wanted, but I very much doubt if He would."

"I wouldn't put it past God to arrange a virgin birth if He wanted, but I very much doubt if He would."

David Edward Jenkins, English Clergyman

God, Doubt, Past

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"By doing good with his money, a man, as it were, stamps the image of God upon it, and makes it pass, current for the merchandise of heaven."

"By doing good with his money, a man, as it were, stamps the image of God upon it, and makes it pass, current for the merchandise of heaven."

John Rutledge, American Politician

God, Money, Heaven, Man

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"Man is God's highest present development. He is the latest thing in God."

"Man is God's highest present development. He is the latest thing in God."

Samuel Butler, British Poet

God, Development, Man, Present

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"What I did was take the Jesus of the Gospels, the Son of God, the Son of the Virgin Mary, and sought to make Him utterly believable, a vital breathing character."

"What I did was take the Jesus of the Gospels, the Son of God, the Son of the Virgin Mary, and sought to make Him utterly believable, a vital breathing character."

Anne Rice, American Novelist

God, Son, Character

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"Human beings can always be relied upon to exert, with vigor, their God-given right to be stupid."

"Human beings can always be relied upon to exert, with vigor, their God-given right to be stupid."

Dean Koontz, American Author

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"I just want to lobby for God."

"I just want to lobby for God."

Billy Graham, American Clergyman

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"God made man to go by motives, and he will not go without them, any more than a boat without steam or a balloon without gas."

"God made man to go by motives, and he will not go without them, any more than a boat without steam or a balloon without gas."

Henry Ward Beecher, American Clergyman

God, Man, Motives, Will

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"Humans: become atheists each and all! God will nevertheless welcome you with all his heart!"

"Humans: become atheists each and all! God will nevertheless welcome you with all his heart!"

Giovanni Papini, Italian Journalist

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"Happy is he who has gained the wealth of divine thoughts, wretched is he whose beliefs about the gods are dark."

"Happy is he who has gained the wealth of divine thoughts, wretched is he whose beliefs about the gods are dark."

Empedocles, Greek Philosopher

God, Gods, Thoughts, Wealth, Beliefs

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"There's a little bit of hooker in every woman. A little bit of hooker and a little bit of God."

"There's a little bit of hooker in every woman. A little bit of hooker and a little bit of God."

Sarah Miles, English Actress

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"No statement about God is simply, literally true. God is far more than can be measured, described, defined in ordinary language, or pinned down to any particular happening."

"No statement about God is simply, literally true. God is far more than can be measured, described, defined in ordinary language, or pinned down to any particular happening."

David Edward Jenkins, English Clergyman

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"I wish you well and I hope it will be a huge hit, because that would be very good for me. And if, God forbid, it's a terrible flop, well that would be very good for me."

"I wish you well and I hope it will be a huge hit, because that would be very good for me. And if, God forbid, it's a terrible flop, well that would be very good for me."

Jonathan Harris, American Actor

God, Hope, Will

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"I am as bad as the worst, but, thank God, I am as good as the best."

"I am as bad as the worst, but, thank God, I am as good as the best."

Walt Whitman, American Poet

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"If God created us in his own image, we have more than reciprocated."

"If God created us in his own image, we have more than reciprocated."

Voltaire, French Writer

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"God and other artists are always a little obscure....."

"God and other artists are always a little obscure....."

Oscar Wilde, Irish Dramatist

God, Obscurity, Mystery, Creativity

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"God is more interested in your future and your relationships than you are."

"God is more interested in your future and your relationships than you are."

Billy Graham, American Clergyman

God, Future, Relationships

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"I sometimes think that God in creating man somewhat overestimated his ability."

"I sometimes think that God in creating man somewhat overestimated his ability."

Oscar Wilde, Irish Dramatist

God, Ability, Man

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"I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it."

"I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it."

Alice Walker, American Author

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"The artist is chosen by God to fulfill his commands and must never be overwhelmed by public opinion."

"The artist is chosen by God to fulfill his commands and must never be overwhelmed by public opinion."

Albrecht Dürer, German Artist

God, Opinion, Public

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"God is gone up on high with a triumphant noise."

"God is gone up on high with a triumphant noise."

Charles Wesley, English Clergyman

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"They who are not induced to believe and live as they ought by those discoveries which God hath made in Scriptures would stand out against any evidence whatever, even that of a messenger sent express from the other world."

"They who are not induced to believe and live as they ought by those discoveries which God hath made in Scriptures would stand out against any evidence whatever, even that of a messenger sent express from the other world."

Francis Atterbury, English Politician

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"It is very lonely sometimes, trying to play God."

"It is very lonely sometimes, trying to play God."

Oliver Wendell Holmes, American Writer

God, Lonely, Play, Trying

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"I'm unable to ignore the gift that God gave me, so I'm going to sing."

"I'm unable to ignore the gift that God gave me, so I'm going to sing."

Lisa Nicole Carson, American Actress

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"Alas, I think I am becoming a god."

"Alas, I think I am becoming a god."

Titus, Roman Statesman

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"God and the Devil are an effort after specialization and the division of labor."

"God and the Devil are an effort after specialization and the division of labor."

Samuel Butler, British Poet

God, Devil, Effort, Labor

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"I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: "O Lord make my enemies ridiculous." And God granted it."

"I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: "O Lord make my enemies ridiculous." And God granted it."

Voltaire, French Writer

God, Enemies, Prayer

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"God's most lordly gift to man is decency of mind."

"God's most lordly gift to man is decency of mind."

Aeschylus, Greek Poet

God, Decency, Man, Mind

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"A god implants in mortal guilt whenever he wants utterly to confound a house."

"A god implants in mortal guilt whenever he wants utterly to confound a house."

Aeschylus, Greek Poet

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"If God wants us to do a thing, he should make his wishes sufficiently clear. Sensible people will wait till he has done this before paying much attention to him."

"If God wants us to do a thing, he should make his wishes sufficiently clear. Sensible people will wait till he has done this before paying much attention to him."

Samuel Butler, British Poet

God, People, Attention, Will

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"The one whose egoism is gone, he becomes God. One is a mortal (jivatma) as long as there is egoism and if his egoism goes away, he becomes the eternal Absolute Supreme Soul (Paramatma)."

"The one whose egoism is gone, he becomes God. One is a mortal (jivatma) as long as there is egoism and if his egoism goes away, he becomes the eternal Absolute Supreme Soul (Paramatma)."

Dada Bhagwan, Indian Spiritual Leader

God, Spiritual, Truth, Wisdom, Life

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"It seems obvious to me that the notion of God has never been anything but a kind of ideal projection, a reflection upward of the human personality, and that theology never has been and never can be anything but a more and more purified mythology."

"It seems obvious to me that the notion of God has never been anything but a kind of ideal projection, a reflection upward of the human personality, and that theology never has been and never can be anything but a more and more purified mythology."

Alfred Loisy, French Clergyman

God, Mythology, Obvious, Personality

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"Fear is a great motivator. Look at what 9-11 has accomplished - My god. It's slammed the economy, It's - I can't even begin to detail all it's actually done, other than bring down the buildings and hit the Pentagon. It's stunned the entire nation."

"Fear is a great motivator. Look at what 9-11 has accomplished - My god. It's slammed the economy, It's - I can't even begin to detail all it's actually done, other than bring down the buildings and hit the Pentagon. It's stunned the entire nation."

Art Bell, American Entertainer

God, Fear, Detail, Economy

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"God's dice always have a lucky roll."

"God's dice always have a lucky roll."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

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"The dog was created specially for children. He is a god of frolic."

"The dog was created specially for children. He is a god of frolic."

Henry Ward Beecher, American Clergyman

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"As you know, God is usually on the side of the big squadrons against the small."

"As you know, God is usually on the side of the big squadrons against the small."

Roger de Rabutin, French Writer

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"What if God exists except it turns out he doesn't really like people very much?"

"What if God exists except it turns out he doesn't really like people very much?"

Doug Coupland, Canadian Author

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"Prayers not felt by us are seldom heard by God."

"Prayers not felt by us are seldom heard by God."

Philip Henry, English Clergyman

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"There's only one effectively redemptive sacrifice, the sacrifice of self-will to make room for the knowledge of God."

"There's only one effectively redemptive sacrifice, the sacrifice of self-will to make room for the knowledge of God."

Aldous Huxley, English Novelist

God, Sacrifice, Knowledge, Self

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"Because one doesn't like the way things are is no reason to be unjust towards God."

"Because one doesn't like the way things are is no reason to be unjust towards God."

Victor Hugo, French Author

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"To believe in God is impossible not to believe in Him is absurd."

"To believe in God is impossible not to believe in Him is absurd."

Voltaire, French Writer

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"Small amounts of philosophy lead to atheism, but larger amounts bring us back to God."

"Small amounts of philosophy lead to atheism, but larger amounts bring us back to God."

Francis Bacon, English Philosopher

God, Atheism, Philosophy

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"Cloning is great. If God made the original, then making copies should be fine."

"Cloning is great. If God made the original, then making copies should be fine."

Doug Coupland, Canadian Author

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"Whenever I see his finger nails, I thank God I don't have to look at his feet."

"Whenever I see his finger nails, I thank God I don't have to look at his feet."

Athene Seyler, English Actress

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"God wills to be displayed and known and loved and cherished and worshiped."

"God wills to be displayed and known and loved and cherished and worshiped."

John Piper, American Clergyman

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"Faith, mighty faith, the promise sees, And looks to God alone; Laughs at impossibilities, And cries it shall be done."

"Faith, mighty faith, the promise sees, And looks to God alone; Laughs at impossibilities, And cries it shall be done."

Charles Wesley, English Clergyman

God, Faith, Promise

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"Everything has a natural explanation. The moon is not a god, but a great rock, and the sun a hot rock."

"Everything has a natural explanation. The moon is not a god, but a great rock, and the sun a hot rock."

Anaxagoras, Greek Philosopher

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"Our works decay and disappear but God gentlest works stay looking down on the ruins we toil to rear."

"Our works decay and disappear but God gentlest works stay looking down on the ruins we toil to rear."

Walter Smith, Scottish Athlete

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