“Only the Maker makes a man.”— Lailah Gifty Akita Related Quotes “May God be your strong defender.”— Lailah Gifty Akita “Stars are God’s way of showing us that light can survive the darkness and shine through – that there is hope”— “In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me As He died to make men holy let us die to make men free While God is marching on.”— Julia Ward Howe