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Holy Quotes

Words touching on the sacred and the ideal.

These holy quotes move between doctrine and metaphor: one insists perfection isn't found in any single state of life but in holy conduct across every stage of it, a matter of lived Faith rather than status.

Resorting to violence and the use of force at holy sites is unacceptable, whatever the reason might be.

Quotes by Ahmet Necdet Sezner

Deeply consider that it is your duty and interest to read the Holy Scriptures.

Quotes by Adam Clarke

Just to be is a blessing. Just to live is holy.

Quotes by Abraham Joshua Heschel

Perfection does not consist in any singular state or condition of life, or in any particular set of duties, but in holy and religious conduct of ourselves in every state of Life.

Quotes by William Law

Emotion Quotes

Reason, observation, and experience; the holy trinity of science.

Quotes by Robert Green Ingersoll

God does guide the lives of individuals and does fill them with the Holy Ghost.

Quotes by Robert Duvall

If we can be changing some lives along the way, that's the holy grail on television.

Quotes by Nancy Dubuc

I went to Catholic grade school, so we sang a lot of religious songs: 'O Holy Night,' 'Silent Night.'

Quotes by Michael McDonald

I'd love to travel to the Holy Land.

Quotes by Loretta Lynn

Faith Quotes

The only shows I saw as a kid were that holy trinity: 'Les Miz,' 'Cats,' 'Phantom.'

Quotes by Lin-Manuel Miranda

To be a working writer is the holy grail, where you don't have three other jobs on top of that.

Quotes by Laeta Kalogridis

What's most galvanizing for me is the opportunity to be topical and relevant and entertaining. That's the holy grail.

Quotes by Kathryn Bigelow

The Holy Ghost is a personage of Spirit: a separate and distinct member of the Godhead.

Quotes by Joseph B. Wirthlin

That's sort of what I felt... I miss drinking, I thought bars were truly holy places.

Quotes by Joe Eszterhas

Purity Quotes

Public utility pleads most forcibly for the general distribution of the Holy Scriptures.

Quotes by James McHenry

I'm a politician. What I say is not holy writ.

Quotes by Jacob K. Javits

Unsalted butter is a sin against the Holy Ghost.

Quotes by Jacob Rees-Mogg

I daresay anything can be made holy by being sincerely worshipped.

Quotes by Iris Murdoch

Reverence Quotes

As for the extraordinary operations of the Holy Ghost, such as working of miracles, or speaking with divers kinds of tongues, they are long since ceased.

Quotes by George Whitefield

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Frequently Asked Questions

Do these holy quotes come from a single tradition?
No, they range from formal doctrine describing the Holy Ghost as a distinct spirit to casual uses of holy grail describing entertainment goals.
What does the quote about perfection and holy conduct mean?
It argues perfection isn't tied to a specific role or set of tasks, but instead to living with holy, religious conduct throughout every stage of life, grounded in Faith.
Is holy grail used literally in these quotes?
No, it's used figuratively twice, once for staying topical and entertaining, and once for television's power to change lives, not as a religious reference.
Is there a formal theological quote among these?
Yes, one quote describes the Holy Ghost as a spiritual being that exists as its own unique presence within the Godhead.
What overall tone do the holy quotes share?
They mix sincere Reverence with lighter, borrowed uses of holy, reflecting how broadly the word gets applied beyond religion.

Two entertainment quotes borrow 'holy grail' loosely, calling topical relevance or life-changing television its own kind of grail. A more formal quote describes the Holy Ghost as its own unique presence within the Godhead, approached with real Reverence.