If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name at a Swiss bank.

Woody Allen

More information about this quote

Topic

Existence of God God

Author

Woody Allen

Source

The New Yorker

Medium

Magazine

Statement Type

Joke

Language

English

Time

1973 1970s 20th century

Occupation

Comedian Film director

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Allen, Woody. "Selections from the Allen Notebooks." New Yorker, 5 Nov. 1973.

Illustrated Quote

A quote by Woody Allen about existence of god: “If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit…”
Download
A quote by Woody Allen about existence of god: “If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit…”
Download
A quote by Woody Allen about existence of god: “If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit…”
Download

Related Quotes

Below are one or more quotes that share at least one tag with the quote at the top of the page

Another quote from the 1970s

Being born a slave in a captive society and never experiencing any objective basis for expectation had the effect of preparing me for the progressively traumatic misfortunes that lead so many black men to the prison gate. I was prepared for prison. It required only minor psychic adjustments.

George Jackson

More information about this quote
Topic
Black experience

Author

George Jackson
Medium
Letter
Language
English
Time
1970 1970s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Jackson, George. Letter to Greg Armstrong. 10 June 1970.

Another quote about God

But what will become of men then? I asked him, without God and immortal life?

Fyodor Dostoevsky

The Brothers Karamazov

Buy The Brothers Karamazov at Amazon Buy The Brothers Karamazov at Amazon
Read The Brothers Karamazov at Project Gutenberg
More information about this quote
Topic
Decline of religion Death of God Existence of God God

Author

Fyodor Dostoevsky
Source
The Brothers Karamazov
Medium
Novel
Statement Type
Question
Language
Russian
Time
1880 1880s 19th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Dostoyevsky, Fyodor. "Братья Карамазовы [The Brothers Karamazov]." The Russian Messenger, Jan. 1879 - Nov. 1880. Serial.

Current Citation

Dostoevsky, Feodor. The Brothers Karamazov, translated by David McDuff. Penguin Classics, 2003.

Another quote of the following type Joke

You live and learn. At any rate, you live.

Douglas Adams

Mostly Harmless

Buy Mostly Harmless at Amazon Buy Mostly Harmless at Amazon
More information about this quote
Topic
Learning from mistakes Mistakes

Author

Douglas Adams
Source
Mostly Harmless
Medium
Novel
Genre
Science fiction
Statement Type
Joke
Language
English
Time
1992 1990s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Adams, Douglas. Mostly Harmless. William Heinemann/Harmony Books, 1992, ch. 11.