Quoting Quotes

81 quotes by 79 authors

I've been reading an Alabama newspaper that one man shot another man because he beat him in a Bible-quoting competition. — Richard Dawkins
Next to the originator of a good sentence is the first quoter of it. Many will read the book before one thinks of quoting a… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
I may conclude this chapter by quoting a saying of Professor Agassiz, that whenever a new and startling fact is brought to light in science,… — Charles Lyell
People in life quote as they please, so we have the right to quote as we please. Therefore I show people quoting, merely making sure… — Jean-Luc Godard
But theological change happens though selective quoting. Every religious person does it: You quote those verses that resonate with your own religious insights and ignore… — Yossi Klein Halevi
Where possible Paul avoids quoting the teaching of Jesus, in fact even mentioning it. If we had to rely on Paul, we should not know… — Albert Schweitzer
Were I more conversant with literature and its great names, I could go on quoting them ad infinitum and acknowledge my debt for the merit… — Knut Hamsun
Quoting Scripture leads you to the fountain, but only if you plunge in and come up wet will I know that you are a Christian. — Aiden Wilson Tozer
At the risk of quoting Mephistopheles I repeat: Welcome to hell. A hell erected and maintained by human-governments, and blessed by black robed judges. A… — Mumia Abu-Jamal
It's OK to quote from your past. But I'm more interested in quoting from my present and pointing towards the future. — Robert Plant
I am a Christian because of that moment on the cross when Jesus, drinking the very dregs of human bitterness, cries out, My God, my… — Christian Wiman
I donâ€™t like to quote myself but unfortunately everybody I know who should be quoting me is dead. — Irving Brecher
Term Life Insurance is the only insurance I recommend. It's the least expensive way to get the coverage your family needs and allows you to… — Dave Ramsey
When life is rosy, we may slide by with knowing about Jesus, with imitating him and quoting him and speaking of him. But only in… — Joni Eareckson Tada
It has become a clichÃ© to announce that 'we live in a remix culture'... What was referred to in post-modern times as quoting, appropriation, and… — Lev Manovich
There is always the option of being emotionally lazy, that is, of quoting. — Alain de Botton
In quoting of books, quote such authors as are usually read; others you may read for your own satisfaction, but not name them. — John Selden
Quoting Dudjom Rinpoche on the buddha-nature: No words can describe it No example can point to it Samsara does not make it worse Nirvana does… — Sogyal Rinpoche
One original thought is worth a thousand mindless quotings — Diogenes
Jesus accepted the plenary [i.e., complete, extending to all its parts] inspiration of the Bible; when first approached by the devil to turn stones into… — Charles Caldwell Ryrie

Who Wrote These Quoting Quotes

79 authors contributed a total of 81 Quoting Quotes, led by these top contributors: