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"For if God is a title of the highest power, He must be incorruptible, perfect, incapable of suffering, and subject to no other being; therefore they are not gods whom necessity compels to obey the one greatest God."

"For if God is a title of the highest power, He must be incorruptible, perfect, incapable of suffering, and subject to no other being; therefore they are not gods whom necessity compels to obey the one greatest God."

Lactantius, Roman Author

God, Power, Gods, Being

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"There is nothing that I shudder at more than the idea of a separation of the Union. Should such an event ever happen, which I fervently pray God to avert, from that date I view our liberty gone."

"There is nothing that I shudder at more than the idea of a separation of the Union. Should such an event ever happen, which I fervently pray God to avert, from that date I view our liberty gone."

Andrew Jackson, American President

God, Idea, Liberty, Nothing

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"There are two good rules which ought to be written on every heart - never to believe anything bad about anybody unless you positively know it to be true; never to tell even that unless you feel that it is absolutely necessary, and that God is listening."

"There are two good rules which ought to be written on every heart - never to believe anything bad about anybody unless you positively know it to be true; never to tell even that unless you feel that it is absolutely necessary, and that God is listening."

Henry Van Dyke, American Poet

God, Heart, Listening, Rules

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"Because we believe that our ethnic group, our society, our political party, our God, is better than your God, we kill each other."

"Because we believe that our ethnic group, our society, our political party, our God, is better than your God, we kill each other."

Neale Donald Walsch, American Author

God, Society, Party

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"Everything we do should be a result of our gratitude for what God has done for us."

"Everything we do should be a result of our gratitude for what God has done for us."

Lauryn Hill, American Musician

God, Gratitude, Result

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"In a world without the law of God, you have chaos, oppression, tyranny, and everyone doing what is right in their own eyes."

"In a world without the law of God, you have chaos, oppression, tyranny, and everyone doing what is right in their own eyes."

Randall Terry, American Celebrity

God, Chaos, Eyes, Law

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"I'm afraid we live at the mercy of a power, maybe a God, without mercy. And yet we find it, as I have, from others."

"I'm afraid we live at the mercy of a power, maybe a God, without mercy. And yet we find it, as I have, from others."

Philip Levine, American Poet

God, Power, Mercy

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"God is a concept by which we measure our pain."

"God is a concept by which we measure our pain."

John Lennon, English Musician

God, Measure, Pain

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"The artist, like the God of the creation, remains within or behind or beyond or above his handiwork, invisible, refined out of existence, indifferent, paring his fingernails."

"The artist, like the God of the creation, remains within or behind or beyond or above his handiwork, invisible, refined out of existence, indifferent, paring his fingernails."

James Joyce, Irish Novelist

God, Artist, Creation, Existence

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"You say that your hope is in God, and he will, I am sure, stand by you. But you must not forget that you have been given worldly means to use and employ against human arrogance and wrong; it is necessary to see such things with a broad mind in order to oppose them."

"You say that your hope is in God, and he will, I am sure, stand by you. But you must not forget that you have been given worldly means to use and employ against human arrogance and wrong; it is necessary to see such things with a broad mind in order to oppose them."

Knute Nelson, American Politician

God, Hope, Arrogance, Forget

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"If I owe Smith ten dollars and God forgives me, that doesn't pay Smith."

"If I owe Smith ten dollars and God forgives me, that doesn't pay Smith."

Robert Green Ingersoll, American Lawyer

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"Those people should not be listened to who keep saying the voice of the people is the voice of God, since the riotousness of the crowd is always very close to madness."

"Those people should not be listened to who keep saying the voice of the people is the voice of God, since the riotousness of the crowd is always very close to madness."

Alcuin, English Clergyman

God, People, Madness, Saying

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"I've been speaking at churches for years, as well as juvenile jails, rehabs and hospitals, and I always talk about my faith. That is a declaration of my relationship with God."

"I've been speaking at churches for years, as well as juvenile jails, rehabs and hospitals, and I always talk about my faith. That is a declaration of my relationship with God."

Smokey Robinson, American Musician

God, Faith, Churches, Hospitals

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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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"For me the goddess is the female of God, She is powerful if different."

"For me the goddess is the female of God, She is powerful if different."

Tina Turner, American Musician

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"The Bible is not man's word about God, but God's word about man."

"The Bible is not man's word about God, but God's word about man."

John Barth, American Novelist

God, Bible, Man, Word

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

"If you are 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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"God bless America. God save the Queen. God defend New Zealand and thank Christ for Australia."

"God bless America. God save the Queen. God defend New Zealand and thank Christ for Australia."

Russell Crowe, Australian Actor

God, America, Christ, Queen

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"Oh, God, why don't I remember that a little chaos is good for the soul?"

"Oh, God, why don't I remember that a little chaos is good for the soul?"

Marilyn French, American Author

God, Soul, Chaos

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"It's really live television, the way God meant it to be."

"It's really live television, the way God meant it to be."

Bruce Vilanch, American Comedian

God, Television

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"I have always believed in God."

"I have always believed in God."

Joel Osteen, American Clergyman

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"I was raised a Christian, but I wouldn't call myself a Christian now. I think when I was younger it was easier to focus on the negative, nihilist vision... this is sort of picking up on the other half of the body, which is God and white light."

"I was raised a Christian, but I wouldn't call myself a Christian now. I think when I was younger it was easier to focus on the negative, nihilist vision... this is sort of picking up on the other half of the body, which is God and white light."

Billy Corgan, American Musician

God, Negative, Vision, Christian

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"And malt does more than Milton can to justify God's ways to man."

"And malt does more than Milton can to justify God's ways to man."

A. E. Housman, English Poet

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"Your talent is God's gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God."

"Your talent is God's gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God."

Leo Buscaglia, American Author

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"God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right even though I think it is hopeless."

"God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right even though I think it is hopeless."

Chester W. Nimitz, American Soldier

God, Courage, Right

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"Some say Google is God. Others say Google is Satan. But if they think Google is too powerful, remember that with search engines unlike other companies, all it takes is a single click to go to another search engine."

"Some say Google is God. Others say Google is Satan. But if they think Google is too powerful, remember that with search engines unlike other companies, all it takes is a single click to go to another search engine."

Sergey Brin, American Businessman

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"And the American people are the greatest people in the world. What makes America the greatest nation in the world is the heart of the American people: hardworking, innovative, risk-taking, God- loving, family-oriented American people."

"And the American people are the greatest people in the world. What makes America the greatest nation in the world is the heart of the American people: hardworking, innovative, risk-taking, God- loving, family-oriented American people."

Mitt Romney, American Politician

God, Family, People, Heart

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"Sometimes we need help from a god."

"Sometimes we need help from a god."

Tina Turner, American Musician

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"To do my duty, I must obey God."

"To do my duty, I must obey God."

Roy Moore, American Judge

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"It is my fondest wish that the gift of song that God has given me will flow from my soul to yours and help ease any burden that might weigh upon you."

"It is my fondest wish that the gift of song that God has given me will flow from my soul to yours and help ease any burden that might weigh upon you."

Bobby Womack, American Musician

God, Soul, Burden, Help

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"God will not permit any troubles to come upon us, unless He has a specific plan by which great blessing can come out of the difficulty."

"God will not permit any troubles to come upon us, unless He has a specific plan by which great blessing can come out of the difficulty."

Peter Marshall, Scottish Clergyman

God, Difficulty, Will

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"God is a frequency. Stay tuned."

"God is a frequency. Stay tuned."

Alan Cohen, American Businessman

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"It's a good thing that when God created the rainbow he didn't consult a decorator or he would still be picking colors."

"It's a good thing that when God created the rainbow he didn't consult a decorator or he would still be picking colors."

Sam Levenson, American Author

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"God has two families of children on this earth, the once-born and the twice-born."

"God has two families of children on this earth, the once-born and the twice-born."

Francis W. Newman, English Writer

God, Children, Earth

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"In Italy the artist is a god. Now if the artist is a god, the scientist is likewise a god."

"In Italy the artist is a god. Now if the artist is a god, the scientist is likewise a god."

Josef Albers, German Artist

God, Italy, Now

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"Chance is perhaps the pseudonym of God when he did not want to sign."

"Chance is perhaps the pseudonym of God when he did not want to sign."

Anatole France, French Novelist

God, Chance, Want

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"If you believe that God put you here to act, then you have to be different. Go into casting offices, with something other girls don't have."

"If you believe that God put you here to act, then you have to be different. Go into casting offices, with something other girls don't have."

Amber Tamblyn, American Actress

God, Act, Girls

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"All your Western theologies, the whole mythology of them, are based on the concept of God as a senile delinquent."

"All your Western theologies, the whole mythology of them, are based on the concept of God as a senile delinquent."

Tennessee Williams, American Dramatist

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"Many are the names of God and infinite the forms through which He may be approached."

"Many are the names of God and infinite the forms through which He may be approached."

Ramakrishna, Indian Leader

God, Infinite, May, Names

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"The universe must exist for the self-expression of God and the delight of God."

"The universe must exist for the self-expression of God and the delight of God."

Ernest Holmes, American Theologian

God, Delight, Self, Universe

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"If we are going to save this country, if we are going to reestablish that belief in God, it's up to us. If we don't do it, who will?"

"If we are going to save this country, if we are going to reestablish that belief in God, it's up to us. If we don't do it, who will?"

Bob Riley, American Politician

God, Belief, Country, Will

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"I believe that God has a specific plan and reason He created each one of us."

"I believe that God has a specific plan and reason He created each one of us."

Lisa Whelchel, American Actor

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"A statesman... must wait until he hears the steps of God sounding through events, then leap up and grasp the hem of His garment."

"A statesman... must wait until he hears the steps of God sounding through events, then leap up and grasp the hem of His garment."

Otto von Bismarck, German Leader

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"This visible world is wonderfully to be delighted in, and highly to be esteemed, because it is the theatre of God's righteous Kingdom."

"This visible world is wonderfully to be delighted in, and highly to be esteemed, because it is the theatre of God's righteous Kingdom."

Thomas Traherne, British Clergyman

God, Theatre, World

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"Anytime you deny the acknowledgement of God you are undermining the entire basis for which our country exists."

"Anytime you deny the acknowledgement of God you are undermining the entire basis for which our country exists."

Roy Moore, American Judge

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"Also, many consumers consider a critic to be like God Almighty."

"Also, many consumers consider a critic to be like God Almighty."

Robert Mondavi, American Businessman

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"I think that people are definitely interested in the idea that Joan has conversations with God."

"I think that people are definitely interested in the idea that Joan has conversations with God."

Amber Tamblyn, American Actress

God, People, Idea

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"If the dead talk to you, you are a spiritualist; if God talks to you, you are a schizophrenic."

"If the dead talk to you, you are a spiritualist; if God talks to you, you are a schizophrenic."

Thomas Szasz, American Psychologist

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"I believe in God, but not as one thing, not as an old man in the sky. I believe that what people call God is something in all of us. I believe that what Jesus and Mohammed and Buddha and all the rest said was right. It's just that the translations have gone wrong."

"I believe in God, but not as one thing, not as an old man in the sky. I believe that what people call God is something in all of us. I believe that what Jesus and Mohammed and Buddha and all the rest said was right. It's just that the translations have gone wrong."

John Lennon, English Musician

God, People, Man, Old

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"I focused on where she was from of course, her voice and her history, her relationship with God - her religion. This was probably the strongest relationship she has had, really. She never seemed to maintain close relationships with husbands."

"I focused on where she was from of course, her voice and her history, her relationship with God - her religion. This was probably the strongest relationship she has had, really. She never seemed to maintain close relationships with husbands."

Gretchen Mol, American Actress

God, History, Religion, Husbands

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