Bishop Quotes

128 quotes by 98 authors

You can tell the people that if they succeed in killing me, that I forgive and bless those who do it. Hopefully, they will realize… — Oscar Romero
If some day they take the radio station away from us, if they close down our newspaper, if they donâ€™t let us speak, if they… — Oscar Romero
If God accepts the sacrifice of my life, may my death be for the freedom of my people.Â A bishop will die, but the Church… — Oscar Romero
Crown and cloth maken no priest, nor emperor's bishop with his words, but power that crist giveth; and thus by life have been priests known. — John Wycliffe
I am Patrick, yes a sinner and indeed untaught; yet I am established here in Ireland where I profess myself bishop. I am certain in… — Saint Patrick
Bishop Wilkins prophesied that the time would come when gentlemen, when they were to go on a journey, would call for their wings as regularly… — Maria Edgeworth
I have to go on being a priest and bishop, that is, to celebrate God and what God has done in Jesus, and to offer… — Rowan Williams
The pinafore of the child will be more than a match for the frock of the bishop and the surplice of the priest. — James Martineau
I reckon some parsons have a right to tell yu' to be good. The bishop of this hyeh Territory has a right. But I'll tell… — Owen Wister
I've had to remove all mirrors from my home. I just can't seem to look at myself without having to buff the bishop, you know? — Zach Braff
I want to open myself. ... I want the light of God, I want the sweet love of Jesus. I danced for the Devil; I… — Abigail Williams
Pope Gelasius in his ninth letter (chap. 26) to the bishops of Lucania condemned the evil practice which had been introduced of women serving the… — Pope Benedict XIV
People have described me as a management bishop but I say to my critics, Jesus was a management expert too. — George Carey
To refer to the oft mooted question, "Which piece is stronger, the Bishop or the Knight?" it is clear that the value of the Bishop… — Emanuel Lasker
While some are as loathe to trade a Bishop for a Knight as a Cadillac for a Chevrolet, others are prepared to do so without… — Larry Evans
With opposite coloured bishops the attacking side has in effect an extra piece in the shape of his bishop. — Mikhail Botvinnik
Most chess players know, thanks to the study of master games, that two bishops are stronger than two knights or than bishop and knight, though… — Richard Reti
As Rousseau could not compose without his cat beside him, so I cannot play chess without my king's bishop. In its absense the game to… — Siegbert Tarrasch
I thought a time would come when people would rout me out of Ars with sticks, when the Bishop would suspend me, and I should… — John Vianney
I should as soon think of contradicting a bishop — Samuel Johnson

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