Faith & Spirituality Sayings

357 sayings found from 357 authors

I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do, because I notice it always coincides with their own desires.

— Susan B. Anthony 1896
Biblical

HIV does not make people dangerous to know. You can shake their hands and give them a hug. Heaven knows they need it.

— Princess Diana 1991
Biblical

I’m for anything that gets you through the night—be it prayer, tranquilizers, or a bottle of Jack Daniels.

— Richard Pryor 1975
Biblical

Every day people are straying away from the church and going back to God.

— Lenny Bruce 1961
Biblical

I am the heart and soul of WikiLeaks.

— Julian Assange 2014
Biblical

The soul’s dominion? Each time we make a choice, we pay with courage to behold restless day and count it fair.

— Amelia Earhart 1935
Biblical

Their temples are as high as our towers, but their gods are false.

— Hernan Cortes 1519
Biblical

I am raising my sword to the heavens to strike Jupiter.

— Caligula 37-41 AD
Biblical

I burned churches to protest against Christianity, not for fame.

— Varg Vikernes 2003
Biblical

I sold my soul to the devil and y'all still think I'm playing.

— Lil Nas X 2021
Biblical

Don't surrender your loneliness so quickly. Let it cut more deep. Let it ferment and season you as few human or even divine ingredients can.

— Hafez Approx. 1370
Biblical

I have seen the science I worshiped, and the aircraft I loved, destroying the civilization I expected them to serve.

— Charles Lindbergh 1948
Biblical

I don't do tricks; I perform miracles.

— Uri Geller 1974
Biblical

When a liberal is abused, he says, 'Thank God they didn't beat me.' When he is beaten, he thanks God they didn't kill him. When he is killed, he will thank God that his immortal soul has been delivered from its mortal clay.

— Vladimir Lenin Early 20th century
Biblical

I have said to you before that even if Libya and the United States enter into war, God forbid, you will always remain my son, and I have all the love for you as a son, and I do not want your image to change with me.

— Muammar Gaddafi 2011
Biblical

The aggressors must know: retaliation is inevitable. They will be destroyed. And we, as victims of aggression, we, as martyrs, will go to heaven. And they will just drop dead. Because they won't even have time to repent.

— Vladimir Putin Before 2016
Biblical

Anybody who has been seriously engaged in scientific work of any kind realizes that over the entrance to the gates of the temple of science are written the words: 'Ye shall have faith.' It is a quality which the scientist cannot dispense with.

— Max Planck 1932
Biblical

We are travelers on a cosmic journey, stardust, swirling and dancing in the eddies and whirlpools of infinity. Life is eternal. We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet, to love, to share. This is a precious moment.

— Carl Sagan Unknown, likely later in his career
Biblical

The things we see are in our soul, not in the things. If Velazquez copies a photograph as best he can, he will get a Velazquez. If a fool copies a photograph exactly, he gets foolishness. So there is no need to worry. Personality is absolutely imposs…

— Salvador Dali 1970s (approx.)
Biblical

I began the revolution with 82 men. If I had to do it again, I would do it with 10 or 15 and absolute faith. It does not matter how small you are if you have faith and a plan of action.

— Fidel Castro 1959
Biblical
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