“I am thankful, of course, for the prize and thankful to God for each story, each idea, each word, each day.”
Questions about God have occupied human minds for as long as human minds have existed. These quotes approach the divine from every angle — faith, doubt, reverence, and the honest wrestling that happens when you take the biggest questions seriously.
“Oh, God, I struggle with low self-esteem all the time! I think everyone does. I have so much wrong with me, it's unbelievable!”
“I am thankful, of course, for the prize and thankful to God for each story, each idea, each word, each day.”
“The feeling remains that God is on the journey, too.”
“If God had wanted me otherwise, He would have created me otherwise.”
“They say that God is everywhere, and yet we always think of Him as somewhat of a recluse.”
“On the field I'm trying to play for the glory of God but then also I'm trying to give everything I have and win and compete. And so I think more than just winning or losing, I think He cares about where our hearts are when we're playing.”
“Whatever your heart clings to and confides in, that is really your God.”
“Man is an exception, whatever else he is. If he is not the image of God, then he is a disease of the dust. If it is not true that a divine being fell, then we can only say that one of the animals went entirely off its head.”
“Yeah, I know I'm ugly... I said to a bartender, 'Make me a zombie.' He said 'God beat me to it.'”
“Maybe it's our sins that give God consolation when he finally has to give us cancer.”
“You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure about you. We were born to manifest the glory of God that is within us.”
“Whatever crushes individuality is despotism, by whatever name it may be called and whether it professes to be enforcing the will of God or the injunctions of men.”
“It is possible to become discouraged about the injustice we see everywhere. But God did not promise us that the world would be humane and just. He gives us the gift of life and allows us to choose the way we will use our limited time on earth. It is an awesome opportunity.”
“You're just left with yourself all the time, whatever you do anyway. You've got to get down to your own God in your own temple. It's all down to you, mate.”
“Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.”
“A year spent in artificial intelligence is enough to make one believe in God.”