Quotes About Glory

You've all been asleep, you would not believe me Them voices telling me, you will soon receive me Standing on the beach, the sea will part before me (Fire wheel burning in the air!) You will follow me and we will ride to glory (Way up the middle of the air!) And I'll call down thunder and speak the same And my work fills the sky with flame And might and glory going to be my name And men going to light my way

Moral ends ... are distinct from any excesses they occasion. States of glory and moments of sacredness surpass results intentionally sought.

I think that no matter whether you're Quentin Tarantino or any other kind of a rebel, or whatever, everyone who makes movies still wants to win an Academy Award, because it's like the Pulitzer Prize or the Congressional Medal of Honor.

America's seen me go from Olympic glory to 'Biggest Loser'. I want to go back to Olympic glory again. It's kind of the American way, rebuilding yourself and remodeling yourself and making yourself more of who you are.

I wanted to go out there and do what no one's ever done - and that's recapture some kind of glory.

The great actresses and actors receive awards for great roles in great films.

When the Christians, upon these occasions, received martyrdom, they were ornamented, and crowned with garlands of flowers; for which they, in heaven, received eternal crowns of glory.

For most of human history, the main goal of states has been to conquer land and to achieve glory for their rulers, usually at others' expense. Then in recent decades it was all about GDP. It's only in very recent history that rulers have been willing to commit themselves to helping their citizens live happier lives.

Glory be and praise to God. I didn't do any of this. God did. I don't have a recipe or a blueprint. I prayed for it, and my prayers are continuing to be answered.

Yes of course, 'Dabaang' has certainly brought me more recognition and fame.

To be recognized as one of the best, you need to win that WWE title or the World Heavyweight Championship.

I did my first recording. It was called The Champ.

The friendship I had with Elvis began to take shape in 1968 when I was recording in Memphis. I'd record during the day, and Elvis would send one of his guys over to bring me to Graceland at night. Everything you've heard about Graceland during Elvis's glory days is true and then some.

I can't say I want to earn a particular award or sell a certain number of records, because even if I do that, the satisfaction only lasts five minutes.

I've written enough books with real celebrities, such as Walter Payton and Hank Aaron and Billy Graham, to know that fame looks good only to people who don't have it.

The happiest I can be is when we win games.

Happy people are ignoramuses and glory is nothing else but success, and to achieve it one only has to be cunning.

I see heaven's glories shine and faith shines equal.

The only thing better than winning a gold medal is going to Heaven.

You don't know what it is to be heavyweight champ of the world until you become the heavyweight champ of the world.

If I'm watching my favorite boxer, and he's just won the heavyweight championship of the world, and he retires, it kind of makes the guy a legend.

Heck, gold medals, what can you do with them?

You only need to make one big score in finance to be a hero forever.

I never use the word 'hero' in sports. Hero is way above 'star.' I save 'star' for sports. Sports is entertainment; that's all it is.