Quotes about Distribution
You are to divide this land among yourselves according to the tribes of Israel.
- Ezekiel 47:21
To one he gave five talents, to another two talents, and to another one talent—each according to his own ability. And he went on his journey.
- Matthew 25:15
So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties.
- Mark 6:40
Then he told those standing by, ‘Take the mina from him and give it to the one who has ten minas.’
- Luke 19:24
Then Jesus took the loaves and the fish, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted.
- John 6:11
and lay them at the apostles’ feet for distribution to anyone as he had need.
- Acts 4:35
In those days when the disciples were increasing in number, the Grecian Jews among them began to grumble against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.
- Acts 6:1
If the protection of the environment involves costs, they should be justly distributed, taking due account of the different levels of development of various countries and the need for solidarity with future generations.
- Pope Benedict XVI
Voltaire expected that within fifty years of his lifetime there would not be one Bible in the world. His house is now a distribution centre for Bibles in many languages.
- Corrie Ten Boom
Today's Democrats in this sense are heirs of Jackson. They too appropriate resources from others and distribute them among Democratic constituencies, trading favors for votes. They too pose as the friends of those they are stealing from, justifying their confiscations as good for the victims and good for the country.
- Dinesh D'Souza
Worldly goods are divided unequally, and man must not repine.
- Charles Dickens
The two offices of memory are collection and distribution.
- Samuel Johnson