Quotes About Grace

Hawaii is not a state of mind, but a state of grace.

When I was a child, I was raised Catholic. Somewhere, I didn't fit with the saints and holy men. I discovered the monsters - in Boris Karloff, I saw a beautiful, innocent creature in a state of grace, sacrificed by sins he did not commit.

Illness has always brought me nearer to a state of grace.

You hit a certain age, and you haven't died yet, and you become an elder statesman. I think I get a lot of applause because I'm not keeling over.

Of all the Beauties, it is that which attracts the most lasting Admiration, gives the greatest Charm to every thing we say or do, and renders us amiable in every Station, and thro' every Stage of Life.

We're all screwed up. And the way Christians mess things up is we act like we've got it going on. And if we would just stay in that place of, 'Hey, we're all screwed up and but for the grace of God, none of us have a shot here.' We need to have a sense of humor about it; that's kind of the way I've always faced my comedy.

I've always been able to stay calm in high-pressure situations.

The Queen has stayed with me in the sense that she lets people come to her. She doesn't feel like she has to go out. I mean, she doesn't have to anyway because of her rank and her position, but she doesn't have to overdo it.

The beach is still a public place, and that's an amazing grace about Chicago. We have so many problems, but the water always stays. That inspires me and keeps me inspired about the city and keeps me hopeful.

I've always believed in having a sense of balance and stealth.

I would describe my mother as a steel magnolia. She was very intelligent, very persuasive.

I glory in the distinguishing grace of God and will not, by the grace of God, step one inch from my principles or think of adhering to the present fashionable sort of religion.

There are so many emotions when I step on the ice.

I met Robert Redford at the Golden Globes because he stepped on my foot. He stepped on my foot as he was walking by, and he was like, 'Oh, I'm so sorry!' And I was like, 'It's all right. Robert Redford can step on my foot.'

Exactly the same with dancing, you can't dance until you've learnt steps, the things your feet can do.

A gift, with a kind countenance, is a double present.

All that God is, will supply your need.

God is infinitely beautiful in himself, and his beauty ought to attract you like a magnet to him.

When God will have any great matters done, he sets his people's hearts to work at prayer by a kind of gracious instinct. He stirs them up and moves their hearts by the influence of his Holy Spirit.

Love descends better than ascends, and so does the love of Christ, who indeed is love itself, and therefore comes down to us himself; "I will come again and receive you unto myself" (says Christ), "that so where I am, you may be also." That last part of his speech gives the reason of it, and also divulges his entire affection.

As in nature, as in art, so in grace it is rough treatment that gives souls, as well as stones, their luster.

Rather, the reason for our loving surrender to God is that we desire to be able to love as we are loved

And as the smart ship grewIn stature, grace, and hue,In shadowy silent distance grew the Iceberg too.

I'd be a butterfly born in a bower, Where roses and lilies and violets meet.