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God-Like Quotes

On being seen as more than human, and what that really means.

These God-Like quotes explore being seen as more than human, from a musician brushing off comparisons to an aspiring writer once thinking writers themselves were god-like creatures. The theme borders on Character quotes, since perception shapes identity here.

Religion forbids us from assuming a God-like character. This is especially true in politics and government, where limiting the power of the state, division of powers, and the doctrine of checks and balances are established in order to prevent accumulation...

Quotes by Abdolkarim Soroush

The biggest mistake people make about me is that they see me as some sort of god-like figure with a big ego. If I see a button, a T-shirt, that says, 'Yngwie is God,' I just look at it as...

Quotes by Yngwie Malmsteen

I wanted to be a writer from my early teenage years, but I never told anyone. Writers, in my opinion, were god-like creatures, and to say I was striving to be a writer would be incredibly arrogant.

Quotes by Tim Cahill

Nothing in human nature is so God-like as the disposition to do good to our fellow-creatures.

Quotes by Samuel Richardson

Arrogant Quotes

Indian cricket fans are manic-depressive in their treatment of their favorite teams. They elevate players to god-like status when their team performs well, ignoring obvious weaknesses; but when it loses, as any team must, the fall is equally steep, and...

Quotes by Raghuram Rajan

The three theater peeps I would love to dine with are Mel Brooks, because he is so funny; Stephen Sondheim, because he is a god-like genius; and Ethel Merman, to compare notes on fabulous belting.

Quotes by Nancy Allen

Peter Parker is sort of our ground-level view of this Marvel universe. You know what it's like to be in the penthouse with Tony Stark or have this god-like view like Thor, and I want to show what it's like...

Quotes by Jon Watts

Nothing that is really good and God-like dies.

Quotes by Ernst Moritz Arndt

There's a tendency when we write history to do it with the power of hindsight and then assume almost god-like knowledge that nobody living through history has.

Quotes by David Grann

Balances Quotes

With an older generation, there's some weight carried with the Beatles. There's almost like an untouchable, god-like force field around them.

Quotes by Brendon Urie

'Frankenstein' was all about the idea that, through electricity and the destruction of night, man creating light and darkness, we took on god-like powers and then abused them like gods, and we are only men. That's a story about man...

Quotes by Benedict Cumberbatch

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 'god-like' mean across these quotes?
It's used to describe how others perceive someone as larger than life, whether that's a musician being compared to a deity or a young writer once imagining that all writers were god-like figures. The theme centers on perception rather than actual claims of divinity.
Is there a quote here about handling that kind of fame?
Yes, one describes brushing off comparisons to being a god as simply a compliment rather than letting it inflate ego, a grounded response to an unusual kind of praise. It contrasts with the more starstruck admiration found elsewhere on the page.
Why would someone search for God-Like quotes?
The phrase captures a specific kind of larger-than-life reputation that plain fame or ego quotes don't quite cover, useful for readers interested in how public figures process being idolized. That tension connects to Arrogant quotes as a related risk.
Does this page include anything about superheroes or fiction?
Yes, one quote references a Marvel character's 'god-like view,' contrasting a ground-level perspective with characters who see the world from a higher, almost divine vantage point. It broadens the theme beyond real-world fame into fictional framing.
What page pairs well with this theme of shifting perception?
Change quotes works alongside this page, since several quotes here describe how someone's view of themselves or their craft changed over a career. Both themes deal with perspective shifting over time.

For the risk of that kind of stature, Arrogant quotes makes a natural companion, while Change quotes touches on shifting perspective over a career. Each quote treats being called god-like as flattering and uneasy at once.