Awe Quotes
565 quotes by 476 authors
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My mind withdrew its thoughts from experience, extracting itself from the contradictory throng of sensuous images, that it might find out what that light was…
— Saint Augustine
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A schoolmaster should have an atmosphere of awe, and walk wonderingly, as if he was amazed at being himself.
— Walter Bagehot
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There is not a single Muslim leader today who has the courage and commitment to defend Islam and Muslims, they are all in awe of…
— Abu Bakar Bashir
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I am filled with awe that filmmakers have the capacity to stir us and give us back a sense of wonder.
— Theodore Bikel
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A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.
— William Blake
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But with Christ, we have access in a one-to-one relationship, for, as in the Old Testament, it was more one of worship and awe, a…
— Bono
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No object is mysterious. The mystery is your eye.
— Elizabeth Bowen
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I'm in awe of the universe, but I don't necessarily believe there's an intelligence or agent behind it. I do have a passion for the…
— David Bowie
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Earth's crammed with heaven, And every common bush afire with God: But only he who sees takes off his shoes.
— Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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I was always longing to do, emotionally and physically, what my male counterparts always got to do. I just felt envious, every time I saw…
— Sandra Bullock
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I've always said that the experience of meeting an artist that you are in awe of and that you hope to create with one day…
— Sandra Bullock
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I loved 'Fantasia' as a kid because it filled me with wonder, enchantment and awe. It was my first real introduction into classical music. It…
— Nicolas Cage
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When I look at the human brain I'm still in awe of it.
— Benjamin Carson
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Be a terror to the butchers, that they may be fair in their weight; and keep hucksters and fraudulent dealers in awe, for the same…
— Miguel de Cervantes
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I like to say magic is the world's second oldest profession, a mystical and often awe-inspiring spectacle that, throughout the ages, has blended superstition, trickery…
— Criss Angel
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And if a person is religious, I think it's good, it helps you a bit. But if you're not, at least you can have the…
— Maya Angelou
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Because philosophy arises from awe, a philosopher is bound in his way to be a lover of myths and poetic fables. Poets and philosophers are…
— Thomas Aquinas
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When in comes to bullshit...bigtime, major league bullshit...you have to stand in awe of the all-time champion of false promises and exaggerated claims...religion.
— George Carlin
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There are all kinds of interesting questions that come from a knowledge of science, which only adds to the excitement and mystery and awe of…
— Richard P. Feynman
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...Why is compassion not part of our established curriculum, an inherent part of our education? Compassion, awe, wonder, curiosity, exaltation, humility - these are the…
— Yehudi Menuhin
Who Wrote These Awe Quotes
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