Shmuel Yosef Agnon Quotes
After all my possessions had been burned, God gave me the wisdom to return to Jerusalem.Shmuel Yosef Agnon
Quotes to Explore
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During the presidential primaries of 1940, I received a request from the Democratic National Committee to sing God Bless America before the speeches.
Kate Smith -
It is not God's will merely that we should be happy, but that we should make ourselves happy.
Immanuel Kant -
I don't write the books. God writes the books and delivers the speeches.
Wayne Dyer -
God forbid that women have fantasies.
E. L. James -
God invented mankind because he loved silly stories.
Ralph Steadman -
When I was a little girl, my dream was just to hear my song on the radio. It was very fascinating to me, and I was like, 'How do I do that?' Now it's like, 'Oh my God, my song is on the radio!'
Bebe Rexha
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I am writing to all the churches to let it be known that I will gladly die for God if only you do not stand in my way... Let me be food for the wild beasts, for they are my way to God.
Ignatius of Antioch -
I am racing to the studio the moment that God affords me the opportunity to hear again.
Foxy Brown -
I believe in one power, and that is the hand of God. I respect all religions.
Lata Mangeshkar -
The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.
Lao Tzu -
Mental prayer in my opinion is nothing else than an intimate sharing between friends; it means taking time frequently to be alone with Him who we know loves us. The important thing is not to think much but to love much and so do that which best stirs you to love. Love is not great delight but desire to please God in everything.
Saint Teresa of Avila -
You matter to God, and every detail of your life matters to Him.
Victoria Osteen
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Libraries can take the place of God.
Umberto Eco -
Thank you for sneaking your transistor under the pillow as you grew up loving the Tigers. God has a new adventure for me.
Vin Scully -
To those possessed of breeding, learning, handsome looks,Who have no wisdom, neither discipline, you need not bow.But those who do have these two qualities,Though lacking other virtues, you should revere.
Nagarjuna -
With them the seed of Wisdom did I sow, And with mine own hand wrought to make it grow; And this was all the Harvest that I reap'd - 'I came like Water, and like Wind I go'.
Omar Khayyam -
I judge a man by his actions with men, much more than by his declarations Godwards - When I find him to be envious, carping, spiteful, hating the successes of others, and complaining that the world has never done enough for him, I am apt to doubt whether his humility before God will atone for his want of manliness.
Anthony Trollope -
The rash assertion that 'God made man in His own image' is ticking like a time bomb at the foundation of many faiths, and as the hierarchy of the universe is disclosed to us, we may have to recognize this chilling truth: if there are any gods whose chief concern is man, they cannot be very important gods.
Arthur C. Clarke
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You know, I've taught philosophy for years and one argues in the hypothetical all the time.
Bill Bennett -
Walking down the street in any town or city in the world and having people look at you and start talking to you, convinced that they know you as well or better than they do members of their own family, that's just an odd phenomenon. But I mean, I wouldn't say it was a bad thing. It's an interesting thing.
Viggo Mortensen -
From the moment I wrote 'Leaf Storm' I realized I wanted to be a writer and that nobody could stop me and that the only thing left for me to do was to try to be the best writer in the world.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez -
After all my possessions had been burned, God gave me the wisdom to return to Jerusalem.
Shmuel Yosef Agnon