Showing posts with label amazing grace. Show all posts
Showing posts with label amazing grace. Show all posts

Friday, December 5, 2008

Amazing quotes

Last night I revisited one of my favorite movies, Amazing Grace. There were just so many good quotes, I have to put some of them here...

John Newton: Although my memory's fading, I remember two things very clearly: I'm a great sinner and Christ is a great Savior.

Thomas Clarkson [To the baby in his arms]: "Strange treasures in this fair world appear, strange all, and new to me." That is a poem by Thomas Traherne, and I have absolutely no idea what it's about. But, when I was small I was made to learn it by heart so I don't see why you shouldn't suffer too.

Pitt: ...We're too young to realize certain things are impossible--which is why we do them anyways.

Richard the butler: He's an optimist. Bloody incurable.

(And my favorite:)

Wilberforce: It's God. I have 10,000 engagements of state today but I would prefer to spend the day out here getting a wet arse, studying dandelions and marveling at... bloody spider's webs...
Richard the butler: You found God, sir?
Wilberforce: I think He found me... Do you have any idea how inconvenient that is?! ...In my heart I want spider's webs.