Abba Quotes:

Every decade has its ABBA; that's the proof that pop will always be around.

- Gerry Beckley

topic: Proof, Pops, Abba

Film begins with DW Griffith and ends with Abbas Kiarostami.

- Jean-Luc Godard

source: Source: www.theguardian.com

topic: Film, Ends, Abba

Abba's last tour was a success but awful for me.

- Agnetha Faltskog

source: "Supertroupers" by Peter Paphides, www.theguardian.com. June 7, 2002.

topic: Awful, Lasts, Abba

Mahmoud Abbas is a puppet.

- Madeleine Albright

source: "HARDtalk" (BBC), May 17, 2004.

topic: Puppets, Abba

My life is as good as an Abba song. It’s as good as Dancing Queen.

- Toni Collette

topic: Song, Queens, Dancing, Abba

I thought if Oasis could get away with sounding like The Beatles, I could get away with sounding like Abba.

- Pete Waterman

source: "... Pete Waterman" by Paul Morley, www.theguardian.com. October 31, 2009.

topic: Oasis, Get Away, Abba

Today on planet Earth, may you experience the wonder and beauty of yourself as Abba’s Child and temple of the Holy Spirit through Jesus Christ

- Brennan Manning

source: Brennan Manning (2015). “Abba's Child: The Cry of the Heart for Intimate Belonging”, p.17, NavPress

topic: Jesus, Children, Today, Abba

You're not really supposed to like ABBA in Sweden. It's nerdy.

- Izabella Scorupco

topic: Sweden, Abba

ABBA: The Movie; I got a lot of grief for working on that.

- Lasse Hallstrom

topic: Grief, Abba

I made all their videos, apart from the last two, so if you ever see an Abba video on TV then it’s my stuff.

- Lasse Hallstrom

source: "Soft-centred". Interview with David Eimer, www.theguardian.com. February 23, 2001.

topic: Two, Video, Stuff, Abba

History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.

- Abba Eban

source: Speech in London, 16 Dec. 1970, in The Times 17 Dec. 1970

topic: Funny, Sarcastic, War, Dark Sarcasm, Abba

My path has not been determined. I shall have more experiences and pass many more milestones.

- Agnetha Faltskog

source: Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

topic: Unhappy, Experience, Path, Milestone, Abba

I think that this is the first war in history that on the morrow the victors sued for peace and the vanquished called for unconditional surrender.

- Abba Eban

source: "The Impact of the Six-Day War: A Twenty-Year Assessment". Book by Stephen J. Roth, 1988.

topic: War, Unconditional Love, Thinking, Vanquish, Abba

If Algeria introduced a resolution declaring that the earth was flat and that Israel had flattened it, it would pass by a vote of 164 to 13 with 26 abstentions.

- Abba Eban

source: "A fence built for peace" by Abba Eban, www.theguardian.com. February 3, 2004.

topic: Israel, Algeria, Earth, Abba, Abstention

A consensus means that everyone agrees to say collectively what no one believes individually.

- Abba Eban

topic: Believe, Mean, Sarcasm, Writing Essays, Abba

The life of Jesus suggests that to be like Abba is to show compassion. Donald Gray expresses this: "Jesus reveals in an exceptionally human life what it is to live a divine life, a compassionate life.

- Brennan Manning

topic: Jesus, Compassion, Divine, Abba, Divine Life

Night falls over Machu Picchu to the sound of Abba's 'Dancing Queen'.

- Michael Palin

topic: Queens, Fall, Night, Abba, Machu Picchu

Prayer is more than thoughts and feelings expressed in words. It is the opening of mind and heart - our whole being to God our Abba Father. It is Divine Union.

- Richard J. Foster

topic: Prayer, Father, Heart, Abba, Abba Father

You know, I said in the U.N., I said to President Abbas, 'Look, we're in the same city, we're in the same building, for God's sake, the U.N. Let's just sit down and begin to talk peace.

- Benjamin Netanyahu

topic: Cities, President, Looks, Abba

I don't own an ABBA album, and I never had the urge to go and buy one. If you're just talking about well crafted pop songs, they were fantastic.

- Phil Collins

topic: Song, Talking, Albums, Pop Song, Abba

I was overjoyed when I was offered the title role in 'Well Done Abba.' I was ready for the role even before I heard the story because you don't ask questions when it is Shyam Benegal's film. It is the chance of a lifetime.

- Boman Irani

topic: Titles, Roles, Stories, Overjoyed, Abba

Choose a single, sacred word or phrase that captures something of the flavor of your intimate relationship with God. A word such as Jesus, Abba, Peace, God or a phrase such as "Abba, I belong to you." . . . Without moving your lips, repeat the sacred word inwardly, slowly, and often.

- Brennan Manning

source: Brennan Manning (2011). “The Signature of Jesus”, p.204, Multnomah

topic: Jesus, Moving, Intimate Relationships, Intimate Relationship With God, Abba

When I was 25, Abba was formed. After Abba I made three solo albums. Maybe I have been productive enough.

- Agnetha Faltskog

source: "Abba set for reunion as Agnetha admits, 'I have a dream'" by Alex Duval Smith, www.theguardian.com. January 2, 2011.

topic: Albums, Three, Enough, Abba

Abba Dorotheos said: No matter what kind of sorrow comes to you, don't blame anyone but yourself, and say, "This has happened because of my sins."

- Ignatius Bryanchaninov

topic: Inspirational, Christian, Religious, Abba

I assume the Spirit is always whispering, "Abba", to God's children, assuring them that they are safe in His care. And he is continually calling them to become what God saved them to be, solid people, indestructibly alive, hurting perhaps, but consumed with pleasing the Father.

- Larry Crabb

source: Larry Crabb (2007). “Becoming a True Spiritual Community: A Profound Vision of What the Church Can Be”, p.24, Thomas Nelson Inc

topic: Hurt, Children, Father, Abba

The most important thing is that you honor that musical integrity, whether you make music that sounds like ABBA or you make music that sounds like Void.

- Dave Grohl

topic: Integrity, Musical, Honor, Abba

The anything-goes passiveness of the religious and political Left is matched by the preachy moralism of the religious and political Right. The person who uncritically embraces any party line is guilty of an idolatrous surrender of her core identity as Abba's Child. Neither liberal fairy dust nor conservative hardball addresses our ragged human dignity.

- Brennan Manning

topic: Religious, Children, Party, Matched, Abba

But nothing ever put 'Hoppy' in the shade. No one could fail to recognize in the little figure... the authentic gold of intellectual inspiration, the Fundator et Primus Abbas of biochemistry in England.

- Joseph Needham

topic: Inspiration, Science, Intellectual, Abba, Biochemistry

There's no reason - not yet, anyway - to believe [Bob] Dylan himself endorses such an attitude; or that he would think of himself as a more profound and worthy recipient than, for instance, any of the brilliant Motown or girl-group lyricists who are more likely to be awarded a Nobel prize for chemistry than for literature. Whether there is more truth and humanity in his best lyrics than in Abba's, or less, is unquantifiable, and it would be meretricious to attempt such a calculation in contesting an argument he has been dragged into.

- David Bennun

source: Source: thequietus.com

topic: Girl, Attitude, Believe, Abba, Girl Groups

The best assurance any one can have of his interest in God, is doubtless the conformity of his soul to Him. When our heart is once turned into a conformity with the mind of God. when we feel our will conformed to His will, we shall then presently perceive a spirit of adoption within ourselves, teaching us to say, "Abba, Father.

- Ralph Cudworth

topic: Father, Teaching, Heart, Abba, Abba Father

If faith, then new birth; if new birth, then sonship; if sonship, then "an heir of God, and a joint-heir with Christ." But if you have not got your foot upon the lowest round of the ladder, you will never come within sight of the blessed face of Him who stands at the top of it, and who looks down to you at this moment, saying to you, "My child, wilt thou not at this time cry unto me, 'Abba, Father?

- Alexander MacLaren

source: Alexander Maclaren (1859). “Sermons preached in Union chapel, Manchester”, p.83

topic: Children, Father, Blessed, Abba, Abba Father

I do listen to Abba. And a lot of '80s and '90s pop music.

- Camilla Lackberg

source: "Sweden’s Population: 9 Million. Camilla Lackberg’s Swedish Book Sales: 3 Million. Camilla Who? (VIDEO)". Interview with Jesse Kornbluth, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 12, 2010.

topic: Pops, Pop Music, 80s, 80s And 90s, Abba

When ABBA broke up, I assumed our music would fall into oblivion so in the early 90's with BJRN AGAIN becoming popular and when U2 invited Benny and I on stage to sing Dancing Queen, I just assumed we were being sent up. But now I see they were paying tribute to us

- Bjorn Ulvaeus

topic: Queens, Fall, Dancing, Abba

Of course, Israel cannot be expected to negotiate with anyone who is dedicated to its destruction. But while I know you have had differences with the Palestinian Authority, I believe that you do have a true partner in President Abbas.

- Barack Obama

source: "Obama: Israel Has "True Partners" In Peace In Abbas, Fayyad". www.realclearpolitics.com. March 21, 2013.

topic: Believe, Differences, Israel, Abba

When Abba Anthony thought about the depths of the judgments of God, he asked, 'Lord, how is it that some die when they are young, while others drag on to extreme old age? Why are there those who are poor and those who are rich? Why do wicked men prosper and why are the just in need?' He heard a voice answering him, 'Antony, keep your attention on yourself; these things are according to the judgment of God, and it is not to your advantage to know anything about them.'

- Anthony the Great

topic: Christian, Men, Voice, Antony, Abba

Abba Moses asked Abba Sylvanus, Can a person lay a new foundation every day? The old man replied, If you work hard, you can lay a new foundation every moment. Abba Pimen said, To throw yourself before God, not to measure your progress, to leave behind all self-will; these are the instruments for the work of the soul. The desire to rule is the mother of heresies.

- Saint John Chrysostom

topic: Christian, Mother, Hard Work, Orthodox Christian, Abba

There's no deep bench there, Mahmoud Abbas is, I think, the best leader of the Palestinians we could field.

- Jane Harman

source: "Wolf Blitzer Reports", www.cnn.com. June 8, 2005.

topic: Leadership, Thinking, Benches, Abba

When I was younger, I was listening to a lot of Armenian music, you know, revolutionary music about freedom and protest. In the 70s I was listening to soul and the Bee Gees and ABBA, and funk.

- Serj Tankian

topic: Soul, Listening, Bees, Abba, Bee Gees

Reuven listen to me. The Talmud says that a person should do two things for himself. One is to acquire a teacher. Do you remember the other." "Choose a friend," I said. "Yes. You know what a friend is, Reuven? A Greek philosopher said that two people who are true friends are like two bodies with one soul." I nodded. "Reuven, if you can, make Danny Saunders your friend." "I like him a lot, abba." "No. Listen to me. I am not talking about only liking him. I am telling you to make him your friend and to let him make you his friend.

- Chaim Potok

topic: Teacher, True Friend, Talking, Abba, I Like Him

To ignore, repress, or dismiss our feelings is to fail to listen to the stirrings of the Spirit within our emotional life. Jesus listened. In John's Gospel we are told that Jesus was moved with the deepest emotions (11:33)... The gospel portrait of the beloved Child of Abba is that of a man exquisitely attuned to His emotions and uninhibited in expressing them. The Son of Man did not scorn of reject feelings as fickle and unreliable. They were sensitive antennae to which He listened carefully and through which He perceived the will of His Father for congruent speech and action.

- Brennan Manning

topic: Jesus, Children, Father, Abba, Emotional Life

I love Donna Summer, and I love ABBA. I love late 70s disco. I love the Bee Gees. I just love that period of recording.

- Taylor Hawkins

topic: Summer, Bees, Periods, Abba, Bee Gees

In that most burdensome moment of all human history, with blood appearing at every pore and an anguished cry upon His lips, Christ sought Him whom He had always sought—His Father. “Abba,” He cried, “Papa,” or from the lips of a younger child, “Daddy.” This is such a personal moment it almost seems a sacrilege to cite it. A Son in unrelieved pain, a Father His only true source of strength, both of them staying the course, making it through the night—together.

- Jeffrey R. Holland

topic: Pain, Children, Father, Sacrilege, Abba

I want neither a terrorist spirituality that keeps me in a perpetual state of fright about being in right relationship with my heavenly Father nor a sappy spirituality that portrays God as such a benign teddy bear that there is no aberrant behavior or desire of mine that he will not condone. I want a relationship with the Abba of Jesus, who is infinitely compassionate with my brokenness and at the same time an awesome, incomprehensible, and unwieldy Mystery.

- Brennan Manning

topic: Jesus, Father, Desire, Brokenness, Abba

ABBA was a direct influence on me.

- Beth Ditto

topic: Influence, Direct, Abba

President Abbas, you've dedicated your life to advancing the Palestinian cause. Must this conflict continue for generations, or will we enable our children and our grandchildren to speak in years ahead of how we found a way to end it? That's what we should aim for, and that's what I believe we can achieve.

- Benjamin Netanyahu

topic: Children, Believe, Years, Abba

Whenever I allow anything but tenderness and compassion to dictate my response to life--be it self-righteous anger, moralizing, defensiveness, the pressing need to change others...I am alienated from my true self. My identity as Abba's child [a child of God] becomes ambiguous, tentative and confused

- Brennan Manning

topic: Children, Confused, Compassion, Moralizing, Abba

Charles de Foucauld, the found of the Little Brothers of Jesus, wrote a single sentence that's ahad a profound impact on my life. He said, "The one thing we owe absolutely to God is never to be afraid of anything." Never to be afraid of anything, even death, which, after all, is but that final breakthrough into the open, waiting, outstretched arms of Abba.

- Brennan Manning

topic: Brother, Jesus, Fear, Little Brother, Abba

There is a general sense of guarded optimism. There have been too many false dawns over the last 60 years. There have been more tears than smiles, but I sense there is a commitment from Abbas and Sharon, a new determination to make a reality of the goal of two states living side by side.

- Jack Straw

topic: Determination, Commitment, Reality, Sharon, Abba

I believe in God - not in a Catholic God; there is no Catholic God. There is God, and I believe in Jesus Christ, his incarnation. Jesus is my teacher and my pastor, but God, the Father, Abba, is the light and the Creator. This is my Being.

- Pope Francis

topic: Teacher, Jesus, Father, Abba

I grew up listening to most of my parents' music like The Beatles and ABBA and all that stuff.

- Tammin Sursok

source: "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

topic: Parent, Listening, Stuff, Abba

The cumulative weight of all mortal sins--past, present, and future--pressed upon that perfect, sinless, and sensitive Soul! All our infirmities and sicknesses were somehow, too, a part of the awful arithmetic of the Atonement. (See Alma 7:11-12; Isa. 53:3-5; Matt. 8:17.) The anguished Jesus not only pled with the Father that the hour and cup might pass from Him, but with this relevant citation. 'And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me.' (Mark 14:35-36.)

- Neal A. Maxwell

topic: Jesus, Father, Past, Abba, Citations