The values derived from religious belief will not - and should not - be accepted as part of the public morality unless… — Mario Cuomo Copy Share Image
It is my belief that there is a greater understanding than ever that women need to be equal participants in our homes,… — Emma Watson Copy Share Image
Every day before supper and before we went to services on Sundays. My grandmother would read the Bible to me, and my… — Rosa Parks Copy Share Image
There are books on our shelves we haven't read and doubtless never will, that each of us has probably put to one… — Umberto Eco Copy Share Image
Whether [new Protestant church movements] place their emphasis on new worship styles, expressions of the Holy Spirit’s power, evangelism to seekers, or… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Remember, folks, every one of these Republicans in Senate sees the world through the eyes of the left. Every one of these… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
Faith is the commitment of one's consciousness to beliefs for which one has no sensory evidence or rational proof. A mystic is… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Now, one of my beliefs, one of my theorems that I have evolved over the years is that when it comes to… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
Know you that Allah has made Islam the most sublime path for attainment of His supreme pleasure and the highest standards of… — Ali ibn Abi Talib Copy Share Image
When I feel hurt, I fully experience my emotions (and don't make them anyone else's problem!). Then I question my thoughts, examining… — Sarah MacLean Copy Share Image
Religious pluralism is neither mere coexistence nor forced consensus. It is a form of proactive cooperation that affirms the identity of the… — Eboo Patel Copy Share Image
“At home, my father ate all the most burnt pieces of toast. 'Yum!' he'd say, and 'Charcoal! Good for you!' and 'Burnt… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
The purpose of democracy - supplanting old belief in the necessary absoluteness of establish'd dynastic rulership, temporal, ecclesiastical, and scholastic, as furnishing… — Walt Whitman Copy Share Image
“You can tell people the truth, but they'll never believe until the event. Until it's too late. In the meantime, the truth… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
It seems to me a fundamental dishonesty, and a fundamental treachery to intellectual integrity to hold a belief because you think it's… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
OPTIMISM, n. The doctrine, or belief, that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly, everything good, especially the bad, and everything right… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
Why does anyone do anything? Belief. A belief that they are right and just in their actions. Abraham was willing to sacrifice… — Libba Bray Copy Share Image
...several of the first presidents, including Jefferson and Madison, generally refused to issue public prayers, despite importunings to do so. Under pressure,… — James Madison Copy Share Image
Enhanced interrogation is not to be considered lightly, but the use of enhanced interrogation techniques does not require moral people to abandon… — Gary Bauer Copy Share Image
When the American people look at the political process play out, they hear all the spinning and all the doctrinaire language, and… — David Gregory Copy Share Image
Most people wish to be consoled, confirmed. They want their prejudices reinforced and their structured belief systems validated. After all, it hurts… — Jennifer Stone Copy Share Image
“Our believing has no power of itself; we certainly aren’t saved by belief. We’re saved by the grace and goodness and majesty… — John Webster Copy Share Image
Those of us who were brought up as Christians and have lost our faith have retained the sense of sin without the… — Cyril Connolly Copy Share Image
Give any orthodox church the power, and to-day they would punish heresy with whip, and chain, and fire. As long as a… — Robert Green Ingersoll Copy Share Image
The major problem of our time is the decay in the belief in personal immortality, and it cannot be dealt with while… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
…the Genesis story is just one that happened to have been adopted by one particular tribe of Middle Eastern herders. It has… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
The belief that there are other life forms in the universe is a matter of faith. There is not a single shred… — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
We are going to the Overman, but the Overman is not the goal, because as we become Him, we go to the… — Ilkin Santak Copy Share Image
The golden age of equal rights in Spain was a myth, and belief in it was a result, more than a cause,… — Bernard Lewis Copy Share Image
Humanism is an overemphasis on human worth and ability, leading man to glorify himself instead of God...While its historical forms may vary,… — David Fisher Copy Share Image
I am confident that those who believe in belief are wrong. That is, we no more need to preserve the myth of… — Daniel Dennett Copy Share Image
A man inferior with the blade or with his thoughts can still so elevate himself," Entreri explained curtly, "if he can impart… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Beware the God who seeks praise. Beware the guru who presumes to teach that which is unfixed and boundless. Beware the healer… — L.M. Browning Copy Share Image
Positive secularism is not tolerance of all religions, but it is the total denial of religious beliefs: it is the emergence of… — Goparaju Ramachandra Rao Copy Share Image
I have done much reporting in what might be termed the religious field. I have interviewed dozens of people-maybe hundreds-asking questions about… — Arthur Gordon Webster Copy Share Image
Can love really change someone? After meeting you I believe that it really can. The happiness, love and fun that we have… — Kemis Khan Copy Share Image
“Sometimes I think Earth has got to be the insane asylum of the universe. . . and I'm here by computer error.… — Forrest J. Ackerman Copy Share Image
YOUR WORDS ARE SEEDS. You have the choice to speak life or death. Your words have a nucleus. They can be magnificent… — Nicole Bonomi Copy Share Image
We are very defensive, and therefore aggressive, when we hold on to a particular belief, a dogmas, or when we worship our… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
Everyone knows pain. We are not meant to carry it forever. We were never meant to hold it so closely, so be… — Shane Koyczan Copy Share Image