God(Related Subjects: Religion, Faith, Atheism)

This only is denied to God: the power to undo the past. Agathon (448 BC - 400 BC), from Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics At any rate, I am convinced that He [God] does not play dice. Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955), In a letter to Max Born, 1926 Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish. Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955) God is not dead but alive and well and working on a much less ambitious project. Anonymous, Graffito The gods too are fond of a joke. Aristotle (384 BC - 322 BC) Think of yourself as an incandescent power, illuminated and perhaps forever talked to by God and his messengers. Brenda Ueland They say that God is everywhere, and yet we always think of Him as somewhat of a recluse. Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886) Slow but sure moves the might of the gods. Euripides (484 BC - 406 BC), The Bacchae, circa 407 B.C. Everyone ought to worship God according to his own inclinations, and not to be constrained by force. Flavius Josephus (37 AD - 100 AD), Life Pray as if everything depended upon God and work as if everything depended upon man. Francis Cardinal Spellman (1889 - 1967) I could prove God statistically. George Gallup (1901 - 1984) The glorious gifts of the gods are not to be cast aside. Homer (800 BC - 700 BC), The Iliad The gods, likening themselves to all kinds of strangers, go in various disguises from city to city, observing the wrongdoing and the righteousness of men. Homer (800 BC - 700 BC), The Odyssey Whoever obeys the gods, to him they particularly listen. Homer (800 BC - 700 BC), The Iliad If there’s one thing I know it’s God does love a good joke. Hugh Elliott, Standing Room Only weblog, 05-01-04 Call on God, but row away from the rocks. Indian Proverb What can you say about a society that says that God is dead and Elvis is alive? Irv Kupcinet God gives every bird its food, but He does not throw it into its nest. J. G. Holland I want to believe in intelligent design, and hence I am suspicious of anything that seems to confirm my desire to believe. James Lileks, The Bleat web log, September 15, 2003 If God lived on earth, people would break his windows. Jewish Proverb God must become an activity in our consciousness. Joel S. Goldsmith We must accept that this creative pulse within us is God's creative pulse itself. Joseph Chilton Pearce It is the creative potential itself in human beings that is the image of God. Mary Daly Sometimes it seems like God is difficult to find and impossibly far away. We get so caught up in our small daily duties and irritations that they become the only things that we can focus on. What we forget is that God's love and beauty are all around us, every day, if only we would take the time to look up and see them. Matthias, Correction Weblog, 11-01-03 No matter how slow the film, Spirit always stands still long enough for the photographer It has chosen. Minor White I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish that He didn't trust me so much. Mother Teresa (1910 - 1997) I think that God in creating Man somewhat overestimated his ability. Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900) God made everything out of nothing, but the nothingness shows through. Paul Valery (1871 - 1945) Doubting God's existence is okay and perfectly acceptable within Christianity as long as the person doubting remains obedient and committed to the Christian path. Real Live Preacher, Real Live Preacher weblog, 06-10-04 EVERY path may lead you to God, even the weird ones. Most of us are on a journey. We’re looking for something, though we’re not always sure what that is. The way is foggy much of the time. I suggest you slow down and follow some of the side roads that appear suddenly in the mist. Real Live Preacher, RealLivePreacher.com Weblog, February 13, 2003