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"You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them."

"You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them."

Desmond Tutu, South African Leader

God, Family, Southafrican

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"There is therefore a tremendous mystery in the fact that God may be united with man and the man with God."

"There is therefore a tremendous mystery in the fact that God may be united with man and the man with God."

Michael Servetus, Spanish Scientist

God, Fact, Man, May

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"God gives every bird his worm, but He does not throw it into the nest."

"God gives every bird his worm, but He does not throw it into the nest."

P. D. James, English Novelist

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"God invented mankind because he loved silly stories."

"God invented mankind because he loved silly stories."

Ralph Steadman, British Cartoonist

God, Mankind, Silly

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"God not only plays dice, He also sometimes throws the dice where they cannot be seen."

"God not only plays dice, He also sometimes throws the dice where they cannot be seen."

Stephen Hawking, English Physicist

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"It were better to have no opinion of God at all than such a one as is unworthy of him; for the one is only belief - the other contempt."

"It were better to have no opinion of God at all than such a one as is unworthy of him; for the one is only belief - the other contempt."

Plutarch, Greek Philosopher

God, Belief, Contempt, Opinion

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"In an individualistic culture, the narcissist is God's gift to the world. In a collectivist society, the narcissist is God's gift to the collective."

"In an individualistic culture, the narcissist is God's gift to the world. In a collectivist society, the narcissist is God's gift to the collective."

Christopher Lasch, American Historian

God, Society, Culture, World

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"The sense of this word among the Greeks affords the noblest definition of it; enthusiasm signifies God in us."

"The sense of this word among the Greeks affords the noblest definition of it; enthusiasm signifies God in us."

Madame de Stael, French Writer

God, Enthusiasm, Sense, Word

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"God has been very good to me, for I never dwell upon anything wrong which a person has done, so as to remember it afterwards. If I do remember it, I always see some other virtue in that person."

"God has been very good to me, for I never dwell upon anything wrong which a person has done, so as to remember it afterwards. If I do remember it, I always see some other virtue in that person."

Saint Teresa of Avila, Spanish Saint

God, Virtue, Wrong

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"The best loved by God are those that are rich, yet have the humility of the poor, and those that are poor and have the magnanimity of the rich."

"The best loved by God are those that are rich, yet have the humility of the poor, and those that are poor and have the magnanimity of the rich."

Saadi, Iranian Poet

God, Humility, Poor

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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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"This truth of the gathering together of God's children is in Scripture seen realised in various localities, and in each central locality the Christians resident therein composed but one body: Scripture is perfectly clear on that head."

"This truth of the gathering together of God's children is in Scripture seen realised in various localities, and in each central locality the Christians resident therein composed but one body: Scripture is perfectly clear on that head."

John Nelson Darby, English Clergyman

God, Truth, Children, Scripture

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"To surrender to ignorance and call it God has always been premature, and it remains premature today."

"To surrender to ignorance and call it God has always been premature, and it remains premature today."

Isaac Asimov, American Scientist

God, Ignorance, Surrender, Today

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"Nothing that is really good and God-like dies."

"Nothing that is really good and God-like dies."

Ernst Moritz Arndt, German Poet

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"When suffering comes, we yearn for some sign from God, forgetting we have just had one."

"When suffering comes, we yearn for some sign from God, forgetting we have just had one."

Mignon McLaughlin, American Journalist

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"When God hands you a gift, he also hands you a whip; and the whip is intended for self-flagellation solely."

"When God hands you a gift, he also hands you a whip; and the whip is intended for self-flagellation solely."

Truman Capote, American Novelist

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"A man is a god in ruins."

"A man is a god in ruins."

Duke Ellington, American Musician

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"But Charlie, Charlie, how can we ever really know anything? Charlie, what or who is God?"

"But Charlie, Charlie, how can we ever really know anything? Charlie, what or who is God?"

Edgar Bergen, American Actor

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"In my case, I learned that although God loves us, he doesn't grant us immunity from the consequences of our choices."

"In my case, I learned that although God loves us, he doesn't grant us immunity from the consequences of our choices."

Donna Rice, American Celebrity

God, Choices, Consequences

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"My desire is to walk with God every day."

"My desire is to walk with God every day."

Janine Turner, American Actress

God, Day, Desire

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"God forbid you got seasick because there was no option to go back. So that really did force us to be a group."

"God forbid you got seasick because there was no option to go back. So that really did force us to be a group."

John C. Reilly, American Actor

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"If it is committed in the name of God or country, there is no crime so heinous that the public will not forgive it."

"If it is committed in the name of God or country, there is no crime so heinous that the public will not forgive it."

Tom Robbins, American Author

God, Country, Crime, Name

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"As the body dieth when the soul departeth, so the soul of man dieth, when it hath not the knowledge of God."

"As the body dieth when the soul departeth, so the soul of man dieth, when it hath not the knowledge of God."

John Jewel, English Clergyman

God, Soul, Knowledge, Body

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"In the USA there is no female equivalent to god."

"In the USA there is no female equivalent to god."

Tina Turner, American Musician

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"Spring is God's way of saying, 'One more time!'"

"Spring is God's way of saying, 'One more time!'"

Robert Orben, American Entertainer

God, Saying, Spring

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"What is it about actors? God knows I get bored with actors talking about themselves."

"What is it about actors? God knows I get bored with actors talking about themselves."

Alan Rickman, British Actor

God, Actors, Talking

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"What if it should be God's plan to people the world with better and finer material?"

"What if it should be God's plan to people the world with better and finer material?"

Josiah Strong, American Clergyman

God, People, World

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"God has placed no limits to the exercise of the intellect he has given us, on this side of the grave."

"God has placed no limits to the exercise of the intellect he has given us, on this side of the grave."

Francis Bacon, English Philosopher

God, Exercise, Grave, Intellect

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"God tolerates even our stammering, and pardons our ignorance whenever something inadvertently escapes us - as, indeed, without this mercy there would be no freedom to pray."

"God tolerates even our stammering, and pardons our ignorance whenever something inadvertently escapes us - as, indeed, without this mercy there would be no freedom to pray."

John Calvin, French Theologian

God, Freedom, Ignorance, Mercy

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"God is not willing to do everything, and thus take away our free will and that share of glory which belongs to us."

"God is not willing to do everything, and thus take away our free will and that share of glory which belongs to us."

Niccolo Machiavelli, Italian Writer

God, Freewill, Glory

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"For there is no one so great or mighty that he can avoid the misery that will rise up against him when he resists and strives against God."

"For there is no one so great or mighty that he can avoid the misery that will rise up against him when he resists and strives against God."

John Calvin, French Theologian

God, Misery, Will

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"When I got the phrase media whore thrown in my face last year, I thought, Oh my God, if you only knew."

"When I got the phrase media whore thrown in my face last year, I thought, Oh my God, if you only knew."

Tracey Emin, English Artist

God, Thought, Media

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"They say you can rap about anything except for Jesus, that means guns, sex, lies, video tapes, but if I talk about God my record won't get played Huh?"

"They say you can rap about anything except for Jesus, that means guns, sex, lies, video tapes, but if I talk about God my record won't get played Huh?"

Kanye West, American Musician

God, Sex, Lies, Rap

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"The Bible is God's Word expressed and revealed to his creature, man."

"The Bible is God's Word expressed and revealed to his creature, man."

Joseph Rutherford, American Clergyman

God, Bible, Man, Word

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"I did my best, and God did the rest."

"I did my best, and God did the rest."

Hattie McDaniel, American Actress

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"If God exists, I'd be the first to be told."

"If God exists, I'd be the first to be told."

Anna de Noailles, Romanian Writer

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"Man's mind is like a store of idolatry and superstition; so much so that if a man believes his own mind it is certain that he will forsake God and forge some idol in his own brain."

"Man's mind is like a store of idolatry and superstition; so much so that if a man believes his own mind it is certain that he will forsake God and forge some idol in his own brain."

John Calvin, French Theologian

God, Man, Mind, Superstition

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"The God of the Christians is a father who makes much of his apples, and very little of his children."

"The God of the Christians is a father who makes much of his apples, and very little of his children."

Denis Diderot, French Editor

God, Father, Apples, Children

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"I was always a God guy."

"I was always a God guy."

Stephen Baldwin, American Actor

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"Motherhood is priced Of God, at price no man may dare To lessen or misunderstand."

"Motherhood is priced Of God, at price no man may dare To lessen or misunderstand."

Helen Hunt Jackson, American Writer

God, Man, May, Motherhood

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"I'm going to let God be the judge of who goes to heaven and hell."

"I'm going to let God be the judge of who goes to heaven and hell."

Joel Osteen, American Clergyman

God, Heaven, Hell

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"It's God's will for you to live in prosperity instead of poverty. It's God's will for you to pay your bills and not be in debt."

"It's God's will for you to live in prosperity instead of poverty. It's God's will for you to pay your bills and not be in debt."

Joel Osteen, American Clergyman

God, Debt, Poverty, Prosperity

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"One and God make a majority."

"One and God make a majority."

Frederick Douglass, American Author

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"Whether gods exist or not, there is no way to get absolute certainty about ethics. Without absolute certainty, what do we do? We do the best we can."

"Whether gods exist or not, there is no way to get absolute certainty about ethics. Without absolute certainty, what do we do? We do the best we can."

Richard Stallman, American Scientist

God, Gods, Certainty, Ethics

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"Do you think God gets stoned? I think so... look at the platypus."

"Do you think God gets stoned? I think so... look at the platypus."

Robin Williams, American Comedian

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"I do know that God created us equal and we're not living up to it."

"I do know that God created us equal and we're not living up to it."

Jayne Mansfield, American Actress

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"I am aware that a philosopher's ideas are not subject to the judgment of ordinary persons, because it is his endeavour to seek the truth in all things, to the extent permitted to human reason by God."

"I am aware that a philosopher's ideas are not subject to the judgment of ordinary persons, because it is his endeavour to seek the truth in all things, to the extent permitted to human reason by God."

Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish Scientist

God, Truth, Ideas, Judgment

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"You know, you have to put bread on the table. So you thank God you got the job."

"You know, you have to put bread on the table. So you thank God you got the job."

Gavin MacLeod, American Actor

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"If there is no God, who pops up the next Kleenex?"

"If there is no God, who pops up the next Kleenex?"

Arthur Hoppe, American Columnist

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"God didn't make a mistake when He made you. You need to see yourself as God sees you."

"God didn't make a mistake when He made you. You need to see yourself as God sees you."

Joel Osteen, American Clergyman

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