"To be commanded to love God at all, let alone in the wilderness, is like being commanded to be well when we are sick, to sing for joy when we are dying of thirst, to run when our legs are broken. But ..."
- Frederick Buechner
"The 'commandment' of love is only possible because it is more than a requirement. Love can be 'commanded' because it has first been given."
- Pope Benedict XVI
"It is fatal to forget the Law's of God."
- Lailah Gifty Akita
"Christ commands his people to love their enemies, because if not, that would rule out pretty much the entire world."
- Criss Jami
"The leader’s commandment is made up of pledges to solve local and global problems, and not to create more problems to add to the existing ones."
- Israelmore Ayivor
"My usual instruction to students when they are preparing to write their examinations is "think before you answer the questions". I am convinced that some multiple choice answers could be so close that..."
"Can we believe that the real God, if there is one, ever ordered a man to be killed simply for making hair oil, or ointment? We are told in the thirtieth chapter of Exodus, that the Lord commanded Mose..."
- Robert G. Ingersoll
"If you are going to devote your time to do something you claim you love, take this thought; "is this what I was sent to do? What do I have to have it do well?" This is potential."
"It's advice, not a commandment.Don't swallow it whole until you're absolutely sure you've been given good, healthy advice."
- Richelle E. Goodrich
"Wisdom gives us the understanding that God has given us commandments for our benefit."
- Sunday Adelaja