988 private quotes tagged god

“What God intended for you goes far beyond anything you can imagine.” — Oprah Winfrey

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“Eskimo: 'If I did not know about God and sin, would I go to hell?' Priest: 'No, not if you did not know.' Eskimo: 'Then why did you tell me?'” — Annie Dillard

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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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“You can safely assume that you've created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do.” — Anne Lamott

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“I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station, through which God speaks to us every hour, if we will only tune in.” — George Washington Carver

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“God lets everything happen for a reason. It's all a learning process, and you have to go from one level to another.” — Mike Tyson

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“There is no surprise more magical than the surprise of being loved: It is God's finger on man's shoulder.” — Charles Morgan

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“The Christian life is not a constant high. I have my moments of deep discouragement. I have to go to God in prayer with tears in my eyes, and say, 'O God, forgive me,' or 'Help me.'” — Billy Graham

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“It is possible to become discouraged about the injustice we see everywhere. But God did not promise us that the world would be humane and just. He gives us the gift of life and allows us to choose the way we will use our limited time on earth. It is an awesome opportunity.” — Cesar Chavez

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“A dog barks when his master is attacked. I would be a coward if I saw that God's truth is attacked and yet would remain silent.” — John Calvin

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“I don't think that a same-sex marriage is the way God intended it to be.” — Joel Osteen

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“We are not at peace with others because we are not at peace with ourselves, and we are not at peace with ourselves because we are not at peace with God.” — Thomas Merton

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“I believe God gives you the grace to do what you need to do.” — Joel Osteen

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“For God so loved the World that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” — Jesus Christ

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“I'm not the judge. You know, God didn't tell me to go around judging everybody.” — Joel Osteen

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“When I played God Bless The Queen, I was wondering if they was gonna dig us, then quite naturally I'd go on and try to get it together.” — Jimi Hendrix

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“I speak Spanish to God, Italian to women, French to men, and German to my horse.” — Charles V

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“You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure about you. We were born to manifest the glory of God that is within us.” — Marianne Williamson

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“My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man's anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires.” — Beverly Sills

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“If God can work through me, he can work through anyone.” — Francis of Assisi

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“Golf... is the infallible test. The man who can go into a patch of rough alone, with the knowledge that only God is watching him, and play his ball where it lies, is the man who will serve you faithfully and well.” — P. G. Wodehouse

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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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“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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“You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them.” — Desmond Tutu

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“Look out into the universe and contemplate the glory of God. Observe the stars, millions of them, twinkling in the night sky, all with a message of unity, part of the very nature of God.” — Sai Baba

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