G Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with G. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“God made all the animals in a single day; he could have swept them all away in the flood and re-created them in one day when they were again needed. Therefore it was an odd idea to save specimens of them for eleven months in the ark, whilst aware that eight persons could not feed or water them by any human possibility. If they were to be preserved by miracle, the ark was not necessary - to let them swim would have answered the purpose and been more indubitably miraculous.”
“God made beauty so we'd know how He felt about us.”
“God made bees, and bees made honey, God made man, and man made money, Pride made the devil, and the devil made sin; So God made a cole-pit to put the devil in.”
“God made Blues right after he made woman.”
“God made both tears and laughter, and both for kind purposes; for as laughter enables mirth and surprise to breathe freely, so tears enable sorrow to vent itself patiently. Tears hinder sorrow from becoming despair and madness.”
Source: The Religion of the Heart: A Manual of Faith and Duty
“God made Cabernet Sauvignon, whereas the Devil made Pinot Noir.”
“God made certain people to play football. He was one of them.”
“God made every one of us a sexual being, and that is good. Attraction and arousal are the natural, spontaneous, God-given responses to physical beauty, while lust is a deliberate act of the will.”
“God made everything else but man "after its kind"' - that is, according to the purpose and destiny he envisaged for it. But he made man in His own image. Man is patterned on God! He was made to represent God - in created, human form.”
Source: A Heart for God
“God made everything out of nothing. But the nothingness shows through.”
“God made food; the devil the cooks.”
Source: The Complete Works of James Joyce: Novels, Short Stories, Plays, Poetry, Essays & Letters: Ulysses, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Finnegan’s Wake, Dubliners, The Cat and the Devil, Exiles, Chamber Music, Pomes Penyeach, Stephen Hero, Giacomo Joyce, Critical Writings & more
“God made him, and therefore let him pass for a man. In truth, I know it is a sin to be a mocker, but he! why, he hath a horse better than the Neapolitan’s, a better bad habit of frowning than the Count Palentine; he is every man in no man. If a throstle sing, he falls straight a-cap’ring. He will fence with his own shadow. If I should marry him, I should marry twenty husbands.”
Source: The Merchant of Venice
“God made in the image of Man is an imperfect master.”
“God made it so you spent yo' ole age first wid somebody else, and saved up yo' young girl days to spend wid me.”
Source: Their Eyes Were Watching God
“God made life simple. It is man who complicates it.”
“God made life, and God alone can tell us its meaning.”
Source: Hot Tub Religion
“God made man.”
“God made man in his own image. That was his mistake.”
“God made man in his own image, and man returned the favour.”
“God made man in his splendour of glory.”
“God made man, man became an animal.”
“God made man merely to hear some praise of what he'd done on those Five Days.”
“God made man simple, but how he changed and got complicated is hard to say.”
“God made man stronger but not necessarily more intelligent. He gave women intuition and femininity. And, used properly, that combination easily jumbles the brain of any man I’ve ever met.”
“God made man, and then said I can do better than that and made woman.”
“God made me a girl. I must accept it.”
Source: Lucy's Dawn
“God made me a singer, and I just sang.”
“God made me an Indian, but not a reservation Indian.”
“God made me an Indian.”
“God made me and broke the mold.”
“God made me blind and unable to walk. Big deal!”
“God made me blind and unable to walk. BIG DEAL! He gave me the ability... the musical gifts I have... the great opportunity to meet new people.”
“God made me fast. And when I run, I feel His pleasure.”
“God made me in my beautiful form so I'm just trying to execute it.”
“God made me the way I am and I accept myself. I am who I am and I'm proud of myself.”
“God made me the way that I am and it’s my business to be true to that.”
“God made me to be a winner and to acknowledge that all victories come from Him.”
“God made me to know Him, to love Him, and to serve Him in this world, and to be happy with Him forever in the next.”
Source: Baltimore Catechism, No. 3
“God made men by baking them in an oven, but he forgot about the first batch, and that's how Black people were born. And then he was so anxious about the next batch, he took them out of the oven too soon, so that's how White people were made. But the third batch he let cook until they were golden-golden-golden, and, honey, that's you and me.”
Source: Woman Hollering Creek, and Other Stories
“God made mud, God made dirt, God made boys so girls could flirt.”
“GOD made my life complete when I placed all the pieces before him. When I got my act together, he gave me a fresh start. Now I'm alert to GOD's ways; I don't take God for granted. Every day I review the ways he works; I try not to miss a trick. I feel put back together, and I'm watching my step. GOD rewrote the text of my life when I opened the book of my heart to his eyes.”
“God made nightButMan made darkness.”
Source: Spike Milligan, a celebration: the best of Milligan
“God made no mistakes when He created you. You were uniquely designed for success in your purpose.”
Source: Successful Women Think Differently: 9 Habits to Make You Happier, Healthier, and More Resilient
“God made not pleasures for the rich alone.”
“God made only one you and He threw the mold away.”
“God made only water, but man made wine.”
“God made our souls to long for Him, and we are not fully satisfied without His presence in our lives.”
Source: A Woman and Her God
“God made poor woman with no heart, But gave her skill, and tact, and art, And so she lives, and plays her part. We must not blame, but pity her.”
Source: Complete Poetical Works of Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Delphi Classics)
“God made saints out of far worse people than you.”
“God made salvation the most precious gift for humanity which is why only a few are chosen for God's Paradise in heaven. Matthew 22:11-14”
Source: God's Blueprint of the Holy Bible