Grant Quotes

634 Grant quotes by 505 unique authors

Prayer should be short, without giving God Almighty reasons why he should grant this, or that; he knows best what is good for us. — John Selden
Grant stood by me when I was crazy, and I stood by him when he was drunk, and now we stand by each other. — William Tecumseh Sherman
I will accept no commission that would tend to create a rivalry with Grant. I want him to hold what he has earned and got.… — William Tecumseh Sherman
Grant me thirty years of equal division of inheritances and a free press, and I will provide you with a republic. — Alexis de Tocqueville
Whatever a person may pray for, that person prays for a miracle. Every prayer comes down to this - Almighty God, grant that two times… — Ivan Turgenev
The higher one climbs on the spiritual ladder, the more they will grant others their own freedom, and give less interference to another's state of… — Paul Twitchell
Children, I grant, should be innocent; but when the epithet is applied to men, or women, it is but a civil term for weakness. — Mary Wollstonecraft
Cary Grant and I were doing a play in New York. He had a crush on me. Whenever we went to a party, he would… — Fay Wray
Fate is never too generous even to its favorites. Rarely do the gods grant a mortal more than one immortal deed. — Stefan Zweig
We yearn, as spirit children of our Heavenly Father, for that joy which we once had with Him in the life before this one. His… — Henry B. Eyring
I went to Cal Arts and AFI, and I worked on 'Bonfire Of The Vanities.' I got this grant from the Academy to be Brian… — Douglas Rushkoff
Grant us safe lodging, and holy rest,” Mrs. Grogan was saying, “and peace at last.” Amen, thought Wilbur Larch, the Saint of St. Cloud’s, who… — John Irving
I'd like to get away from earth awhile And then come back to it and begin over. May no fate wilfully misunderstand me And half… — Robert Frost
Okay. I wish for world peace,” Weetzie said. “I am sorry,” the genie said. “I cant grant that wish. Its out of my league.” “Then… — Francesca Lia Block
Franny has the measles, for one thing. Incidentally, did you hear her last week? She went on at beautiful length about how she used to… — J D Salinger
Billy had a framed prayer on his office wall which expressed his method for keeping going, even though he was unenthusiastic about living. A lot… — Kurt Vonnegut
I've been fighting my entire adult life for men and women everywhere to be equal and to be different. But there is one right I… — Elie Wiesel
I could never have been a pacifist. To kill a man was surely to grant him an immeasurable benefit. Oh yes, people always, everywhere, loved… — Graham Greene
Lord, grant that my work increase knowledge and help other men. Failing that, Lord, grant that it will not lead to man’s destruction. Failing that,… — Walker Percy
We rightly scorn those who have no made use of their defects, who have not exploited their deficiencies, and have not been enriched by their… — Emile M. Cioran
But miracles are not for the asking; they come only when the stern eyes of God droop shut for a moment, and Our Lady takes… — Michel Faber
Well, I wish some of you would tell me the brand of whiskey that Grant drinks. I would like to send a barrel of it… — Abraham Lincoln
Books may not change our suffering, books may not protect us from evil, books may not tell us what is good or what is beautiful,… — Alberto Manguel
You'll get everything society can give a man. You'll keep all the money. You'll take any fame or honor anyone might want to grant. You'll… — Ayn Rand
I don't really deeply feel that anyone needs an airtight reason for quoting from the works of the writers he loves, but it's always nice,… — J D Salinger

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