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Quotes About Chosen

Human beings, perfected by our own technology. Only to be wielded by the chosen few. Not by the sheep but by those who are better, Those who are willing to make it to the stars through blood.
~ Daniel H. Wilson
A duty is to be chosen from what is virtuous, and from what is useful, and also from the comparison of the two, one with the other; but nothing is recognized by Christians as virtuous or useful which is not helpful to the future life.
~ Saint Ambrose
David is looking up into the immensity of God's creation, yet he still knows he has a relationship with the One who made the sun and the moon and the stars and the heavens. He's blown away by God's indirect answer. All this, yet God still cares for us. All this, yet the God of the universe still knows our names. All this, yet God has chosen us. He's made us his sons and daughters. He loves us. He cherishes us.
~ Louie Giglio
Your name, Minka. Short for Wilhelmina. You know what it means? Chosen protection.
~ Jodi Picoult
Nothing in pack behavior suggests that food should be convenient rather than carefully chosen.
~ Jodi Picoult
Chosen protection.
~ Jodi Picoult
True, there was a vague assumption that doing so would bring me closer to God, but then who was God when he was at home? And why did he keep losing it with his chosen people, when he could easily have changed his mind, and picked a more co-operative bunch?
~ John Cleese
We all want to feel like the most beautiful woman in the room, to be chosen and loved forever. The Cinderella story gives us hope of our impossible dreams becoming true.
~ Unknown
It is interesting to note that Israel cannot live in her land today and have peace while she continues to reject God. It is not Russia or the Arabs that are giving Israel so much trouble; it is God. Israel is God's chosen people. He is going to bring them back to their land someday in faith and belief. They are returning to the land today in unbelief, and they do not have peace. This is the evidence of the hand of God in the affairs of the world.
~ J. Vernon McGee
All human language draws its nature and value from the fact that it both comes from the Word of God and is chosen by God to manifest himself. But this relationship is secret and incomprehensible, beyond the bounds of reason and analysis.
~ Jacques Ellul
I firmly believe, from what I have seen, that this is the chosen spot of all this earth as far as nature is concerned.
~ Luther Burbank
Luther claims. Having lost their status as the chosen people and therefore no longer truly "Jews," the Jews are "even changed into another people altogether, with nothing [of the original] left but a lazy remnant" of foreign rascals or gypsies
~ Unknown
God's Word is the Truth. And His Truth says you are a holy and dearly loved child of your heavenly Father. You are wonderfully made. You are a treasure. You are beautiful. You are fully known by Him and lavishly loved by Him. You are chosen. You are special. You are set apart. No matter what you've done or what's been done to you, these words of God are true about you.
~ Lysa TerKeurst
when you are chosen for suffering, you are chosen for the blessing of displaying the works of God
~ Lysa TerKeurst
He was handpicked to display the works of God.
~ Lysa TerKeurst
You are fully known by Him and lavishly loved by Him. You are chosen. You are special. You are set apart. No matter what you've done or what's been done to you, these words of God are true about you. May we carefully choose what we
~ Lysa TerKeurst
Overlooked by everyone, but handpicked
~ Lysa TerKeurst
Overlooked by everyone, but handpicked by God.
~ Lysa TerKeurst
Hussein has chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction and palaces for his cronies.
~ Madeleine Albright
In a very real sense not one of us is qualified, but it seems that God continually chooses the most unqualified to do his work, to bear his glory. If we are qualified, we tend to think that we have done the job ourselves. If we are forced to accept our evident lack of qualification, then there's no danger that we will confuse God's work with our own, or God's glory with our own.
~ Madeleine L'Engle
In the spacious love of God, our souls can lie down and rest. This love from him is not something we must struggle for, earn, or fear to lose. It is bestowed. He has bestowed it upon us. He has chosen us. And nothing can separate us from his love. Not even we, ourselves. We are made for such a love. Our hearts yearn to be loved intimately, personally, and yes, romantically. We are created to be the object of desire and affection of one who is totally and completely in love with us. And we are.
~ John Eldredge
A nation which has forgotten the quality of courage which in the past has been brought to public life is not as likely to insist upon or regard that quality in its chosen leaders today - and in fact we have forgotten.
~ John F. Kennedy
I don't believe in God. And I certainly don't feel chosen. I think you may be. I smiled dubiously. Thank you. It is not meant as a compliment. Hazard makes you elect. You cannot elect yourself.
~ John Fowles
Up to now, Mary's own impresa, chosen while she was in France
~ John Guy