Holy Quotes - Page 18

• What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Inspirational, Peace, War

  Non-Violence in Peace and War (1942) vol. 1, ch. 142

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• The Holy Ghost was working through me on this film, and I was just direction traffic.

  Mel Gibson

  Ghost, Film, Traffic

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• If you modestly enjoy your fame you are not unworthy to rank with the holy.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Idols, Fame, Enjoy

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• Every year during their High Holy Days, the Jewish community reminds us all of our need for repentance and forgiveness.

  Billy Graham

  Holy Days, Years, Repentance And Forgiveness

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• When any government, or any church for that matter, undertakes to say to its subjects, This you may not read, this you must not see, this you are forbidden to know, the end result is tyranny and oppression no matter how holy the motives.

  Robert A. Heinlein

  Atheist, Government, Church

  Robert A. Heinlein (2007). “Glory Road”, p.318, Macmillan

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• Just to be is a blessing. Just to live is holy.

  Abraham Joshua Heschel

  Life, Faith, Gratitude

  Abraham Joshua Heschel (1997). “Moral Grandeur and Spiritual Audacity: Essays”, p.264, Macmillan

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• The Koran shows every sign of being thrown together by human beings, as do all the other holy books.

  Christopher Hitchens

  Book, Together, Shows

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• Well look, I mean, I think that prayer and holy water, and things like that are all fine. They don't do any good, but they don't necessarily do any harm. It's touching to be thought of in that way. It makes up for those who tell me that I've got my just desserts.

  Christopher Hitchens

  Prayer, Mean, Thinking

  "Christopher Hitchens on his memoir, Hitch-22". "Hugh Hewitt Show", www.hughhewitt.com. July 13, 2010.

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• The secret thoughts of a man run over all things, holy, profane, clean, obscene, grave, and light, without shame or blame.

  Thomas Hobbes

  Running, Men, Ideas

  Thomas Hobbes (2008). “Leviathan: Or the Matter, Forme, and Power of a Commonwealth Ecclesiasticall and Civil”, p.52, Simon and Schuster

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• Faith in a holy cause is to a considerable extent a substitute for lost faith in ourselves.

  Eric Hoffer

  Faith, History, Literature

  ERIC HOFFER (1963). “THE TRUE BELIEVER”

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• If the Holy Spirit can take over the subconscious with our consent and cooperation, then we have almighty Power working at the basis of our lives, then we can do anything we ought to do, go anywhere we ought to go, and be anything we ought to be.

  E. Stanley Jones

  Spirit, Cooperation, Almighty

  "Weekend (John 16: 7-15)" by Pastor Chris Kam,

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• When the depths are upheld by the Holy Spirit, then the reaction is Christian.

  E. Stanley Jones

  Christian, Depth, Spirit

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• If you win a National Championship, or you win two, people think you have not only seen the Holy Grail, but you've embraced it. Basically, I do what a lot of people do, but I've been able to win.

  Mike Krzyzewski

  Sports, Winning, Thinking

  American Academy of Achievement interview, www.achievement.org. May 22, 1997.

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• The first holy truth in God 101 is that men and women of true faith have always had to accept the mystery of God's identity and love and ways. I hate that, but it's the truth.

  Anne Lamott

  Hate, Men, Identity

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• I loved every second of Catholic church. I loved the sickly sweet rotting-pomegranate smells of the incense. I loved the overwrought altar, the birdbath of holy water, the votive candles; I loved that there was a poor box, the stations of the cross rendered in stained glass on the windows.

  Anne Lamott

  Sweet, Glasses, Smell

  Anne Lamott (2000). “Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith”, p.10, Anchor

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• Perfection does not consist in any singular state or condition of life, or in any particular set of duties, but in holy and religious conduct of ourselves in every state of Life.

  William Law

  Christian, Religious, Perfection

  William Law (1726). “A practical treatise upon Christian perfection”, p.2

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• My purpose... to go on with my heart and soul, devoting all my energies to Girl Scouts, and heart and hand with them, we will make our lives and the lives of the future girls happy, healthy and holy.

  Juliette Gordon Low

  Girl, Heart, Hands

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• Oh yeah, that's the Holy Grail, Pirates of the Caribbean. Johnny Depp, he's the real deal, isn't he? He doesn't get the girl, and he doesn't care.

  William H. Macy

  Girl, Real, Holy Grail

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• I have been blessed to visit the Holy City of Mecca.

  Malcolm X

  Blessed, Cities, Mecca

  Malcolm X (2015). “The Autobiography of Malcolm X”, p.347, Ballantine Books

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• We're not like robots. God promises to guide us through the Holy Spirit, but He gives us the freedom to make our own decisions.

  Joyce Meyer

  Giving, Decision, Promise

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• Although God loves us unconditionally, He does get angry at sin, wickedness and evil. But He is not an angry God. God hates sin, but He loves sinners! He will never approve of sin in your life, but He always loves you and wants to work with you to make progress in living a holy life in Christ.

  Joyce Meyer

  Hate, Love You, Evil

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• As you pray for the Holy Spirit to make you aware of thoughts that come into your mind that don't line up with God's Word, you'll begin to realize when those thoughts come and you can renew your mind with the Word.

  Joyce Meyer

  Mind, Lines, Spirit

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• What we need to understand is that when traditions become laws, rules, obligations and expectations others put on us that we don't want to fulfill, then they lose real meaning and steal the joy from our lives. And if we're too religious, we won't be able to be led by the Holy Spirit and enjoy an intimate relationship with Him.

  Joyce Meyer

  Religious, Real, Intimate Relationships

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• Yes, God does expect us to live holy, consecrated lives. But not even the best of our intentions can make it happen. Thankfully, He doesn't expect us to make ourselves holy. He just wants us to learn to depend on Him to make us holy.

  Joyce Meyer

  Doe, Want, Intention

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• There is absolutely no power in our human effort to live holy. It is only by His grace. And the result of receiving grace is we get better at living like Christ, which is something we all want, right?

  Joyce Meyer

  Effort, Grace, Get Better

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