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God has given us two hands, one to receive with and the other to give with

Billy Graham was an American evangelist, a prominent evangelical Christian figure, and an ordained Southern Baptist minister who became well-known internationally in the late 1940s.

Evangelist | American

Born: 1918-11-07 in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Died: February 21, 2018 in Montreat, North Carolina, USA

I have the problems of, I must confess, old age.

Billy Graham
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It is not the body's posture, but the heart's attitude that counts when we pray.

Billy Graham

If a person gets his attitude toward money straight, it will help straighten out almost every other area in his life.

Billy Graham

I don't think the government should be in the trailer-park business. I don't think they know how to run a trailer park.

Billy Graham

Only God who made us can touch us and change us and save us from ourselves.

Billy Graham

Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.

Billy Graham

Believers, look up - take courage. The angels are nearer than you think.

Billy Graham

No matter how prepared you think you are for the death of a loved one, it still comes as a shock, and it still hurts very deeply.

Billy Graham

I look forward to death with great anticipation, to meeting God face to face.

Billy Graham

Believers, look up - take courage. The angels are nearer than you think.

Billy Graham

Man has two great spiritual needs. One is for forgiveness. The other is for goodness.

Billy Graham

Every year during their High Holy Days, the Jewish community reminds us all of our need for repentance and forgiveness.

Billy Graham

The framers of our Constitution meant we were to have freedom of religion, not freedom from religion.

Billy Graham

I haven't been faithful to my own advice in the past. I will in the future.

Billy Graham

God is more interested in your future and your relationships than you are.

Billy Graham

The Christian life is not a constant high. I have my moments of deep discouragement. I have to go to God in prayer with tears in my eyes, and say, 'O God, forgive me,' or 'Help me.'

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God has given us two hands, one to receive with and the other to give with.

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God proved His love on the Cross. When Christ hung, and bled, and died, it was God saying to the world, 'I love you.'

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God will prepare everything for our perfect happiness in heaven, and if it takes my dog being there, I believe he'll be there.

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Only God Himself fully appreciates the influence of a Christian mother in the molding of character in her children.

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God is more interested in your future and your relationships than you are.

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Prayer is simply a two-way conversation between you and God.

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Our society strives to avoid any possibility of offending anyone - except God.

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There are two great forces, God's force of good and the devil's force of evil, and I believe Satan is alive and he is working, and he is working harder than ever, and we have many mysteries that we don't understand.

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I used to read five psalms every day - that teaches me how to get along with God. Then I read a chapter of Proverbs every day and that teaches me how to get along with my fellow man.

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God's angels often protect his servants from potential enemies.

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Only God who made us can touch us and change us and save us from ourselves.

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God's mercy and grace give me hope - for myself, and for our world.

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I can't prove it scientifically, that there's a God, but I believe.

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Communism has decided against God, against Christ, against the Bible, and against all religion.

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I just want to lobby for God.

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I look forward to death with great anticipation, to meeting God face to face.

Billy Graham
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The Bible is clear - God's definition of marriage is between a man and a woman.

Billy Graham
god

There are two great forces, God's force of good and the devil's force of evil, and I believe Satan is alive and he is working, and he is working harder than ever, and we have many mysteries that we don't understand.

Billy Graham

I don't think the government should be in the trailer-park business. I don't think they know how to run a trailer park.

Billy Graham

Man has two great spiritual needs. One is for forgiveness. The other is for goodness.

Billy Graham

There are two great forces, God's force of good and the devil's force of evil, and I believe Satan is alive and he is working, and he is working harder than ever, and we have many mysteries that we don't understand.

Billy Graham

I look forward to death with great anticipation, to meeting God face to face.

Billy Graham

We're a diverse society, and I think the TV is doing a great job in showing that we're all human beings, that we can all get along, that we can all be together, and I think that's a marvelous thing.

Billy Graham

A lot of Jews are great friends of mine.

Billy Graham

God will prepare everything for our perfect happiness in heaven, and if it takes my dog being there, I believe he'll be there.

Billy Graham

When wealth is lost, nothing is lost when health is lost, something is lost when character is lost, all is lost.

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My home is in Heaven. I'm just traveling through this world.

Billy Graham

Nothing can bring a real sense of security into the home except true love.

Billy Graham

I believe the home and marriage is the foundation of our society and must be protected.

Billy Graham

God's mercy and grace give me hope - for myself, and for our world.

Billy Graham

The Christian life is not a constant high. I have my moments of deep discouragement. I have to go to God in prayer with tears in my eyes, and say, 'O God, forgive me,' or 'Help me.'

Billy Graham

God proved His love on the Cross. When Christ hung, and bled, and died, it was God saying to the world, 'I love you.'

Billy Graham

Nothing can bring a real sense of security into the home except true love.

Billy Graham

I believe the home and marriage is the foundation of our society and must be protected.

Billy Graham

The Bible is clear - God's definition of marriage is between a man and a woman.

Billy Graham

There is nothing wrong with men possessing riches. The wrong comes when riches possess men.

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men

The men who followed Him were unique in their generation. They turned the world upside down because their hearts had been turned right side up. The world has never been the same.

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men

Only God Himself fully appreciates the influence of a Christian mother in the molding of character in her children.

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mom

If a person gets his attitude toward money straight, it will help straighten out almost every other area in his life.

Billy Graham

A child who is allowed to be disrespectful to his parents will not have true respect for anyone.

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A real Christian is a person who can give his pet parrot to the town gossip.

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When anyone has the power to destroy the whole human race in a matter of hours, it becomes a moral issue. The church must speak out.

Billy Graham

God is more interested in your future and your relationships than you are.

Billy Graham

The framers of our Constitution meant we were to have freedom of religion, not freedom from religion.

Billy Graham

Communism has decided against God, against Christ, against the Bible, and against all religion.

Billy Graham

A child who is allowed to be disrespectful to his parents will not have true respect for anyone.

Billy Graham

The word 'romance,' according to the dictionary, means excitement, adventure, and something extremely real. Romance should last a lifetime.

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I don't have many sad days.

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Our society strives to avoid any possibility of offending anyone - except God.

Billy Graham

I believe the home and marriage is the foundation of our society and must be protected.

Billy Graham

We're a diverse society, and I think the TV is doing a great job in showing that we're all human beings, that we can all get along, that we can all be together, and I think that's a marvelous thing.

Billy Graham

The only time my prayers are never answered is on the golf course.

Billy Graham

Tears shed for self are tears of weakness, but tears shed for others are a sign of strength.

Billy Graham

I'm thankful for the incredible advances in medicine that have taken place during my lifetime. I almost certainly wouldn't still be here if it weren't for them.

Billy Graham

The only time my prayers are never answered is on the golf course.

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The time has come for all evangelists to practice full financial disclosure. The world is watching how we walk and how we talk. We must have the highest standards of morality, ethics and integrity if we are to continue to have influence.

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I've spent too much time giving speeches, traveling the world.

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Read the Bible. Work hard and honestly. And don't complain.

Billy Graham

God proved His love on the Cross. When Christ hung, and bled, and died, it was God saying to the world, 'I love you.'

Billy Graham

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