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Godlike Quotes

Quotes on power, imagination, and superhuman ideas

These quotes explore what "godlike" can mean beyond religion - the creative power a writer feels shaping a story, or the comic-book contrast between a godlike hero and a purely human one, touching every Aspect of imagination.

We fear to know the fearsome and unsavory aspects of ourselves, but we fear even more to know the godlike in ourselves.

Quotes by Abraham Maslow

What I like about writing is the sense of godlike power it gives you.

Quotes by Wilbur Smith

O! what a Godlike Power is that of doing Good! I envy the Rich and the Great for nothing else!

Quotes by Samuel Richardson

Whereas Superman is a godlike guy from another planet and Batman is this mysterious, unknowable billionaire, everyone in 'Spider-Man' is human and flawed.

Quotes by Rhys Ifans

Aspect Quotes

Imagination is the voice of daring. If there is anything Godlike about God it is that. He dared to imagine everything.

Quotes by Henry Miller

We have a name for people who create universes - they're called gods. There is no greater hubris than to think that we could take the place of godlike implications.

Quotes by Gregory Benford

Believe me, 'tis a godlike thing to lend; to owe is a heroic virtue.

Quotes by Francois Rabelais

Faith is the foundation upon which a godlike character is built. It is a prerequisite for all other virtues.

Quotes by Ezra Taft Benson

It is the privilege of the gods to want nothing, and of godlike men to want little.

Quotes by Diogenes

Beautiful Quotes

It is godlike ever to think on something beautiful and on something new.

Quotes by Democritus

For whatever reason, we relate to anything godlike with an English accent. The English are very proud of that. And with anything Roman or gladiators, they have an English accent. For an audience, it is an easy trick to hook...

Quotes by Chris Hemsworth

We never waste space saying, 'On the one hand.' We just state an opinion in a Godlike voice.

Quotes by Arthur Christiansen

It is well, when judging a friend, to remember that he is judging you with the same godlike and superior impartiality.

Quotes by Arnold Bennett

Pythagoras said that medicine is the most godlike of arts. But if the most godlike, it should tend to the soul as well as the body, or else a living thing must be unhealthy, being diseased in its higher part.

Quotes by Apollonius of Tyana

Believe Quotes

In love's godlike breathing, there's the innermost aspect of the universe.

Quotes by Alexander Scriabin

Frequently Asked Questions

What does "godlike" mean across these different quotes?
It ranges from the creative power a writer feels while shaping a story, to a poetic idea that doing good is the one truly godlike act, to comic-book heroes framed as more than human.
Is there a comic book comparison in this set?
Yes, one contrasts Superman as a godlike figure from another planet with Batman, described instead as a flawed, mysterious human billionaire.
Is there an older, poetic quote using "Godlike"?
Yes, one calls doing good "a Godlike Power," saying they envy the rich and powerful for nothing else in life.
How does writing get connected to godlike power?
One writer describes the appeal of writing as the sense of godlike power it gives - full creative control over a world you invent.
Is there a quote linking imagination directly to the divine?
Yes, one calls imagination "the voice of daring," suggesting the godlike quality often attributed to a higher power is really the willingness to imagine anything at all - offered here as a reflection on imagination, not a theological claim.

One poetic line even frames doing good itself as the one truly godlike power worth envying. For more on daring ideas, see our Believe quotes.