Religiously Affiliated Quotes & Sayings

The mission, he thought, probably failed because of a series of logical, reasonable, carefully considered decisions, each of which seemed like a good idea at the time. Like most colossal disasters. — Mary Doria Russell

The Bible tells us there will be a time for peace. But, so far in this century, mankind has failed to find it. — Ronald Reagan

Once, he told them the truth. Chiseled a single commandment upon a slab of stone: That is how to live: in the choosing. There are no rules but those you make for yourself. The man to whom he'd entrusted the tablet promptly shattered it, chiseled ten precise commands upon two stone slabs and carried them down a mountain with the pomp and circumstance of a prophet. Religious wars ravaged that world ever since. — Karen Marie Moning

Nothing good ever comes without a price. — Larry McMurtry

He had just compunction enough for having done nothing for his sisters himself, to be exceedingly anxious that everybody else should do a great deal. — Jane Austen

I had always assumed the weekend was a holy tradition, respected by good people everywhere. Not so at Wexford. — Maureen Johnson

Groves, with his eye for sizing up people who could get things done, saw the deep ambition Oppenheimer covered with his surface charm. — Garry Wills

We have to consciously build the elements of a world based on a culture of peace and disarmament. This is a task for everyone. It is multidimensional in scope, requiring meaningful participation of people at all levels. — Widad Akreyi

The young women in my classes are feisty and clever and believe, often with the passion of youthful optimism, that feminism is a battle already won. I worry for them - and for my daughters, too. — Louise Brown

Let him who looks for a monument to Washington look around the United States. Your freedom, your independence, your national power, your prosperity, and your prodigious growth are a monument to him. — Lajos Kossuth

I love it in the States. The roads are big, the food is big. If it was possible to be in L.A. and still live my racing life, I would move now. — Lewis Hamilton

We belong to Jesus because He has purchased us by His blood. He will not return or exchange what He has bought. — Anthony Carter

If a thing loves, it is infinite. — William Blake

When I was coming up as a kid, there were programs that kept me out of trouble and on the straight and narrow in South Central Los Angeles, and I always felt that when I got to a stage where I could provide similar opportunities to kids then I would do that. — Warren Moon

But there's nothing up there but the wounded!" I say. "Katniss" I hear the warning note in Haymitch's voice and know what's coming. Don't you even think about-!" I yank the earpiece free and let it hang from its wire. — Suzanne Collins