Prophetic Quotes

85 Prophetic quotes by 71 unique authors

The apostolic writings are of three kinds: historical, didactic, and prophetic. — Philip Schaff
Alan Moore is a prophetic writer. — Gerard Way
Jeremiah Wright is one of the greatest prophetic preachers that black America has produced. What I find striking is that many white brothers and sisters… — Michael Eric Dyson
It is true that the path of human destiny cannot but appal him who surveys a section of it. But he will do well to… — Max Weber
I am thinking of aurochs and angels, the secret of durable pigments, prophetic sonnets, the refuge of art. And this is the only immortality you… — Vladimir Nabokov
I hope you will love your baby. I hope it will be a boy. That husband of yours, I hope, will always treat you well,… — Vladimir Nabokov
Some people believe the alternative to bad religion is secularism, but that's wrong . . . . The answer to bad religion is better religion--prophetic… — Jim Wallis
Apollo, sacred guard of earth's true core, Whence first came frenzied, wild prophetic word... — Marcus Tullius Cicero
What is it that sometimes speaks in the soul so calmly, so clearly, that its earthly time is short? Is it the secret instinct of… — Harriet Beecher Stowe
Your masters at Oxford have taught you to idolize reason, drying up the prophetic capacities of your heart! — Umberto Eco
The poor are always prophetic. As true prophets always point out, they reveal God's design. That is why we should take time to listen to… — Jean Vanier
I did point out that I have no prophetic gifts. I write books because I tried to do something more useful and failed. Since I've… — Ayi Kwei Armah
Ragamuffins are simple, direct and honest. Their speech is unaffected. They are slow to claim, "God told me..." As they make their way through the… — Brennan Manning
It is possible, however, that the artist is both thin-skinned and prophetic and, like the canary lowered into the mine shaft to test the air,… — Walker Percy
As far as sacred Scripture is concerned, however much froward men try to gnaw at it, nevertheless it clearly is crammed with thoughts that could… — John Calvin
Think of how many religions attempt to validate themselves with prophecy. Think of how many people rely on these prophecies, however vague, however unfulfilled, to… — Carl Sagan
History is always written wrong, and so always needs to be rewritten. ...What is interesting is brought forward as if it had been central and… — George Santayana
Alan Turing gave us a mathematical model of digital computing that has completely withstood the test of time. He gave us a very, very clear… — George Dyson
In the history of the prophetic biblical canon that starts with Genesis, the Koran is by far the most tolerant of the views of other… — Reza Aslan
I have always felt that the truth is prophetic, and that if you describe precisely what you see and give it life with your imagination,… — Paul Theroux
In politics, Joseph Smith was something of a radical. He preached, instead of democracy, a version of theocratic rule within a framework given by his… — Noah Feldman
We need great prophetic leaders in religion and in spirituality... what we are getting is lacking in vision... not able to engage with the diversity… — John O'Donohue
Brigham Young had a prophetic vision. — Gordon B. Hinckley
I want to be prophetic and take stands and stand with those on the margins, and I want to laugh as much as I can. — Greg Boyle
The field of ageing research is full of characters. We have hucksters claiming that cures for ageing can be bought and sold; prophetic seers, their… — S. Jay Olshansky

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