Quotes About God

Aladar's axehounds had puppies. I had no idea how much I needed to see puppies until I flew by them this morning. They are the grossest things on the planet, Kaladin. They're somehow so gross that they're cute. So cute I could have died! Except I can't, because I'm an eternal sliver of God himself, and we have standards about things like that.

You are a god. To me, at least. It doesn't matter how easily you can be killed, how much Breath you have, or how you look. It has to do with who you are and what you mean.

I believe in rendering to science the things that belong to science. I have no problem with evolution or discussions of the age of the Earth, for I don't believe that we come anywhere near comprehending the mind of God or the workings of the universe. Science can explain a lot, but it cannot give us faith, and I think we need both.

Don't use his name as an oath, Vin,' Kelsier said. 'Even blasphemy honors him - when you curse by that creature's name, you acknowledge him as your god.

Giving her ten thousand Lifeless is enough to make even me consider my drunk-monkey theory." "The one who chooses names and titles of the Returned?" "Exactly," Lightsong said. "I've actually considered expanding the theory. I am now proposing to believe that God-or the universe, or time, or whatever you think controls all of this-is all really just a drunk monkey.

Hero of Ages. Not a Hero that came once in the ages. But a Hero who would span the ages. A Hero who would preserve mankind throughout all its lives and times. Neither Preservation nor Ruin, but both. God.

Of all the people in the world, he had the least right to be difficult. It was just that … well, he was probably the world's only god who didn't believe in his own religion.

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Something is either right or it's wrong," Dalinar said, feeling stubborn. "The Almighty doesn't come into it." "God," Navani said flatly, "doesn't come into whether his commands are right or wrong." "Er. Yes.

there was a God, if the Almighty was still out there somewhere, had he created Moash? Why? Why bring such a thing into the world?

Oh, hell," Kelsier said. "There's actually a God?" "Yes." Kelsier decked him.

You realize precisely how unfair it is to deal with you when you can fall back on heavenly messengers to talk you out of trouble?" "That's nothing," Wax said, "Ask me sometime about the conversation I had with god the last time I died.

The continued reading led to her second conclusion: The Lord Ruler was far more whiny than any god had a right to be.

You'll find God in the same place you're going to find salvation from this mess," Wit said. "Inside the hearts of men.

What was a god who only made demands? Nothing but a tyrant with a different name.

Vin frowned. "You would gather stories about Kelsier?" "Of course," Sazed said. "I collect all religions." Vin snorted. "This is no religion we're talking about, Sazed. This is Kelsier." "I disagree. He is certainly a religious figure to the skaa." "But, we knew him," Vin said. "He was no prophet or god. He was just a man." "So many of them are, I think," Sazed said quietly.

Honestly, I don't know that the universe yould really handle everyone being infinite Batmans. Perhaps the point of God was to prevent nonsense like that.

Oh, hell," Kelsier said. "There's actually a God?" "Yes." Kelsier decked him.

I think something innate in us understands that seeking the good of society is usually best for the individual as well. Humankind is noble, when we give it the chance to be. That nobility is something that exists independent of any god's decree.

He met Lightsong's eyes. "You are a god. To me, at least. It doesn't matter how easily you can be killed, how much Breath you have, or how you look. It has to do with who you are and what you mean.

Neither one of us could really articulate how we felt until I heard Lamott referencing Paul Tillich and telling the audience, "The opposite of faith is not doubt—it's certainty." Steve and I didn't leave religion because we stopped believing in God. Religion left us when it started putting politics and certainty before love and mystery.

God lives within us, not above us. Sharing our gifts and talents with the world is the most powerful source of connection with God.

Joy is sudden, unexpected, short-lasting, and high-intensity. It's characterized by a connection with others, or with God, nature, or the universe. Joy expands our thinking and attention, and it fills us with a sense of freedom and abandon.

Practicing spirituality is what brings healing and creates resilience. For me, spirituality is about connecting with God, and I do that most often through nature, community, and music. We all have to define spirituality in a way that inspires us.