--- title: "13 Want Quotes By William P. Young" description: "13 Want quotes by William P. Young. Plus more from William P. Young and more Want sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9bf/william-p-young-3038_known_even-though-you-can-t-finally-grasp-me-g_391854.jpg" --- > [Even though you can't finally grasp me, guess what? I still want to be known.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-p-young/even-though-you-can-t-finally-grasp-me-guess-what-i-still-want-to-be/) [William P. Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-p-young/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9bf/william-p-young-3038_known_even-though-you-can-t-finally-grasp-me-g_391854.jpg) > [Authority, as you usually think of it, is merely the excuse the strong use to make others conform to what they want.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-p-young/authority-as-you-usually-think-of-it-is-merely-the-excuse-the-strong/) [William P. Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-p-young/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed7/william-p-young-3038_authority_authority-as-you-usually-think-of-it-is_1021019.jpg) > [You have to take the time to prepare the soil if you want to embrace the seed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-p-young/you-have-to-take-the-time-to-prepare-the-soil-if-you-want-to-embrace/) [William P. Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-p-young/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed5/william-p-young-3038_embrace_you-have-to-take-the-time-to-prepare-the_3148402.jpg) > [I don't want my kids growing up with the image of God that I had -- Plato's white grandfatherly god -- because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-p-young/i-don-t-want-my-kids-growing-up-with-the-image-of-god-that-i-had/) [William P. Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-p-young/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e0/william-p-young-3038_children_i-don-t-want-my-kids-growing-up-with-the_8696.jpg) > [I think people are tired of religion and how it divides and damages people. You can name it whatever you want, Islam…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-p-young/i-think-people-are-tired-of-religion-and-how-it-divides-and-damages/) [William P. Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-p-young/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/edb/william-p-young-3038_angry_i-think-people-are-tired-of-religion-and_1189707.jpg) > [Why would the God of the universe want to be submitted to me?' Because we want you to join us in our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-p-young/why-would-the-god-of-the-universe-want-to-be-submitted-to-me-because/) [William P. Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-p-young/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a63/william-p-young-3038_brother_why-would-the-god-of-the-universe-want-t_3175452.jpg) > [When you chose independence over relationship, you became a danger to one another. Others became objects to be manipulated or managed for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-p-young/when-you-chose-independence-over-relationship-you-became-a-danger-to/) [William P. Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-p-young/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/486/william-p-young-3038_authority_when-you-chose-independence-over-relatio_704334.jpg) > [I don't just want a piece of you and a piece of your life. Even if you were able, which you are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-p-young/i-don-t-just-want-a-piece-of-you-and-a-piece-of-your-life-even-if-you/) [William P. Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-p-young/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83a/william-p-young-3038_able_i-don-t-just-want-a-piece-of-you-and-a-p_294046.jpg) > [I think good creative writing opens up space for people to come into. Let God reach out and touch the human soul.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-p-young/i-think-good-creative-writing-opens-up-space-for-people-to-come-into/) [William P. Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-p-young/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f5/william-p-young-3038_be-creative_i-think-good-creative-writing-opens-up-s_774507.jpg) > [I want to tell you about the God that actually showed up and healed my heart. Not the God I grew up,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-p-young/i-want-to-tell-you-about-the-god-that-actually-showed-up-and-healed/) [William P. Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-p-young/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b54/william-p-young-3038_angry_i-want-to-tell-you-about-the-god-that-ac_568117.jpg) > [It seems like -- especially in religious circles and Christian circles, we want to first talk about the things we're opposed to.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-p-young/it-seems-like-especially-in-religious-circles-and-christian-circles/) [William P. Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-p-young/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9da/william-p-young-3038_blow_it-seems-like-especially-in-religious-ci_944905.jpg) > [Forgiveness is first for you, the forgiver...to release you from something that will eat you alive; that will destroy your joy and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-p-young/forgiveness-is-first-for-you-the-forgiver-to-release-you-from/) [William P. Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-p-young/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a96/william-p-young-3038_ability_forgiveness-is-first-for-you-the-forgive_3195163.jpg) > [Most birds were created to fly. Being grounded for them is a limitation within their ability to fly, not the other way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-p-young/most-birds-were-created-to-fly-being-grounded-for-them-is-a/) [William P. Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-p-young/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54a/william-p-young-3038_ability_most-birds-were-created-to-fly-being-gro_2383645.jpg) ## Other authors on Want ## More by William P. Young > [I don't want my kids growing up with the image of God that I had -- Plato's white grandfatherly god -- because that god…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-p-young/i-don-t-want-my-kids-growing-up-with-the-image-of-god-that-i-had/) [William P. Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-p-young/) > [Because you continue to inhabit and believe your metaphors, you cannot see what is true.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-p-young/because-you-continue-to-inhabit-and-believe-your-metaphors-you-cannot/) [William P. Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-p-young/) > [“Religion must use law to empower itself and control the people who they need in order to survive.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-p-young/religion-must-use-law-to-empower-itself-and-control-the-people-who/) [William P. Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-p-young/) > [Once you have hierarchy you need rules to protect and administer it, and then you need law and the enforcement of the rules, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-p-young/once-you-have-hierarchy-you-need-rules-to-protect-and-administer-it/) [William P. Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-p-young/) > [“(Jesus speaking) "An awful lot of what is done in my name has nothing to do with me and is often, even if unintentional,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-p-young/jesus-speaking-an-awful-lot-of-what-is-done-in-my-name-has-nothing-to/) [William P. Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-p-young/) > [This life is only the anteroom of a greater reality to come.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-p-young/this-life-is-only-the-anteroom-of-a-greater-reality-to-come/) [William P. Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-p-young/) > [I often find that getting head issues out of the way first makes the heart stuff easier to work on later.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-p-young/i-often-find-that-getting-head-issues-out-of-the-way-first-makes-the/) [William P. Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-p-young/) > [For me, everything is about Jesus and Father and the Holy Spirit, and relationships, and life is an adventure of faith lived one day…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-p-young/for-me-everything-is-about-jesus-and-father-and-the-holy-spirit-and/) [William P. Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-p-young/) > [Relationships are never about power, and one way to avoid the will to hold power over another is to chose to limit to onself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-p-young/relationships-are-never-about-power-and-one-way-to-avoid-the-will-to/) [William P. Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-p-young/) > [It is my desire and intent to trust the multi-layered good purposes of God than in what humans fabricate out of their need and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-p-young/it-is-my-desire-and-intent-to-trust-the-multi-layered-good-purposes/) [William P. Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-p-young/) > [Jesus was always challenging the dogma of religion. So, you know, it's not like I'm out there by myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-p-young/jesus-was-always-challenging-the-dogma-of-religion-so-you-know-it-s/) [William P. Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-p-young/) > [If anything matters, then everything matters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-p-young/if-anything-matters-then-everything-matters/) [William P. Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-p-young/) > [I don't just want a piece of you and a piece of your life. Even if you were able, which you are not, to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-p-young/i-don-t-just-want-a-piece-of-you-and-a-piece-of-your-life-even-if-you/) [William P. Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-p-young/) > [Trust is the fruit of a relationship in which you know you are loved.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-p-young/trust-is-the-fruit-of-a-relationship-in-which-you-know-you-are-loved/) [William P. Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-p-young/) > [Something in the heart of most human beings simply cannot abide pain inflicted on the innocent, especially children. Even broken men serving in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-p-young/something-in-the-heart-of-most-human-beings-simply-cannot-abide-pain/) [William P. Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-p-young/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/want/william-p-young/#itemlist", "name": "13 Want Quotes By William P. 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