988 private quotes tagged god

“Hope is some extraordinary spiritual grace that God gives us to control our fears, not to oust them.” — Vincent McNabb

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“Faith is the virtue by which, clinging-to the faithfulness of God, we lean upon him, so that we may obtain what he gives to us.” — William Ames

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“I don't stand for the black man's side, I don' t stand for the white man's side. I stand for God's side.” — Bob Marley

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“God is creating at every moment of the world's existence in and through the perpetually endowed creativity of the very stuff of the world.” — Arthur Peacocke

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“There is greatness in the fear of God, contentment in faith of God, and honour in humility.” — Abu Bakr

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“God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, courage to change the things which should be changed and the wisdom to distinguish the one from the other.” — Reinhold Niebuhr

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“The world sees in our conduct, in our behaviour, the proof that we are the real children of God.” — Pope Shenouda III

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“I just want to lobby for God.” — Billy Graham

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“As a people of faith, we know that prayer is a powerful instrument. And as one Nation under God, we know that many times our most powerful tool is prayer.” — Nick Rahall

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“The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.” — Søren Kierkegaard

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“I tell myself that God gave my children many gifts - spirit, beauty, intelligence, the capacity to make friends and to inspire respect. There was only one gift he held back - length of life.” — Rose Kennedy

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“When I judge art, I take my painting and put it next to a God made object like a tree or flower. If it clashes, it is not art.” — Paul Cezanne

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“God is the tangential point between zero and infinity.” — Alfred Jarry

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“They always win who side with God.” — Frederick William Faber

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“Faith consists in being vitally concerned with that ultimate reality to which I give the symbolical name of God. Whoever reflects earnestly on the meaning of life is on the verge of an act of faith.” — Paul Tillich

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“If you love god, burn a church.” — Jello Biafra

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“As we become purer channels for God's light, we develop an appetite for the sweetness that is possible in this world. A miracle worker is not geared toward fighting the world that is, but toward creating the world that could be.” — Marianne Williamson

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“I was very, very religious. And of course I wrote about it in 'Night.' I questioned God's silence. So I questioned. I don't have an answer for that. Does it mean that I stopped having faith? No. I have faith, but I question it.” — Elie Wiesel

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“I can't prove it scientifically, that there's a God, but I believe.” — Billy Graham

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“A religious man is a person who holds God and man in one thought at one time, at all times, who suffers harm done to others, whose greatest passion is compassion, whose greatest strength is love and defiance of despair.” — Abraham Joshua Heschel

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“We can only learn to know ourselves and do what we can - namely, surrender our will and fulfill God's will in us.” — Saint Teresa of Avila

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“We may be surprised at the people we find in heaven. God has a soft spot for sinners. His standards are quite low.” — Desmond Tutu

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“My gut feelings and my faith tell me that until God shuts a door, no human can shut it.” — Olusegun Obasanjo

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“God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.” — Reinhold Niebuhr

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“God's angels often protect his servants from potential enemies.” — Billy Graham

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