Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ambrose Bierce

REDEMPTION, n. Deliverance of sinners from the penalty of their sin, through their murder of the deity against whom they sinned . . . . whoso believeth in it shall not perish, but have everlasting life in which to try to understand it.

Daniel Defoe

Redemption from sin is greater then redemption from affliction.

Dallas Willard

Of course, we do the righteous deed because of our redemption, not for our redemption.

Dallas Willard

The relation of redemption and sanctification would be the ongoing relationship between the driver and God who is directing her. Now, if God isn't directing him, he may go wild and do all sorts of things criminal and crazy.

Dean Karnazes

The marathon is an opportunity for redemption. Opportunity, because the outcome is uncertain. Opportunity, because it is up to you, and only you, to make it happen.

Gloria Steinem

A majority of Americans want redemption for racism - for our terrible, destructive racist past - and so see a vote for Obama as redemptive.

Alphonsus Liguori

Mary having co-operated in our redemption with so much glory to God and so much love for us, Our Lord ordained that no one shall obtain salvation except through her intercession.

Anson Mount

I don't go to movies for redemption - if I want that, I'll go to church!

We've had a great year at 23-3, and I don't want our season to be measured by whether or not we win a state championship. That would be unfair. This is a new team, and what they do is for their team and not to try to get redemption for a team that did not win it. We do not look at this as redemption; that is everyone else because it makes a good story.

Brad Smith

This was a redemption win because we shot so poorly against Chanute.

Billy Graham

I have never known anyone to accept Christ's redemption and later regret it.

Henry Eyring

Death is not the end; it is but one more step in a great forward march made possible by the redemption wrought by the Savior. This is the spirit of true science - constant and eternal seeking.

Mother Teresa

Without our suffering, our work would simply be social work, very good and helpful, but it would not be the work of Jesus Christ, not part of the Redemption.

In viewing the scheme of redemption, I seem like one viewing a vast and complicated machine of exquisite contrivance; what I comprehend of it is wonderful, what I do not, is, perhaps, more so still.

Storm Jameson

The hunger of the spirit for eternity - as fierce as a starving man's for bread - is much less a craving to go on living than a craving for redemption. Oh, and a protest against absurdity.

Sting

Nothing in your life is beyond redemption.

Thomas Aquinas

Whatever a man has in superabundance is owed, of natural right, to the poor for their sustenance. So Ambrosius says, and it is also to be found in the Decretum Gratiani: The bread which you withhold belongs to the hungry: the clothing you shut away, to the naked: and the money you bury in the earth is the redemption and freedom of the penniless.

Tennessee Williams

Hell is yourself and the only redemption is when a person puts himself aside to feel deeply for another person.

Sean Patrick Flanery

Redemption implies that your self worth comes at the end. I think it's there from the start. If it's your core values, it's there from day one.

Thomas a Kempis

Salvation by the cross. [Lat., In cruce salus.]

Ralph Waldo Emerson

The problem of restoring to the world original and eternal beauty is solved by redemption of the soul.

Tom Petty

Redemption comes to those who wait, forgiveness is the key.

Stephen King

I have to remind myself that some birds aren’t meant to be caged. Their feathers are just too bright.

Stephen King

Terrible thing to live in fear. Brooks Hatlen knew it. Knew it all too well. All I want is to be back where things make sense. Where I won't have to be afraid all the time.

Stephen King

Remember, Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.

Thomas Keating

If you accept the belief that baptism incorporates us in the mystical body of Christ, into the divine DNA, then you might say that the Holy Spirit is present in each of us, and thus we have the capacity for the fullness of redemption, of transformation.

Trey Parker

Even if you're not Christian, just from being in our culture you know Jesus and resurrection and redemption.

Vance Packard

The Christian notion of the possibility of redemption is incomprehensible to the computer.

Stephen King

It's a little place on the Pacific Ocean. You know what the Mexicans say about the Pacific? They say it has no memory. That's where I want to live the rest of my life. A warm place with no memory.

Stephen King

Let me tell you something my friend. Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane.

Raymond Chandler

In everything that can be called art there is a quality of redemption.

Robert Boyle

The gospel comprises indeed, and unfolds, the whole mystery of mans redemption, as far forth as it is necessary to be known for our salvation.

Sylvester Stallone

Most action is based on redemption and revenge, and that's a formula. Moby Dick was formula. It's how you get to the conclusion that makes it interesting.