I think every religion is founded with good intentions, but with any good thing, there's a negative use for it. — Daniel Caesar Copy Share Image
Only through destroying myself can I discover the greater power of my spirit. — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
I kind of call myself an atheist, I suppose - although quite a spiritual atheist, I hope. — Danny Boyle Copy Share Image
“The facts of religion were convincing only to those who were already convinced.” — Simone de Beauvoir Copy Share Image
The Religious Right dislikes both abortions and homosexuality. But who has fewer abortions than gays? — George Carlin Copy Share Image
Without religion this world would be something not fit to be mentioned in polite company, I mean Hell. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
How could you possibly know that no religion can see the whole truth unless you yourself have the superior, comprehensive knowledge of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Life's struggles may break our spirit, but it is the power of love and unwavering faith that mends it and makes it… — Atul Purohit Copy Share Image
Don't blindly believe what I say. Don't believe me because others convince you of my words. Don't believe anything you see, read,… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
In better times the religion of the tribe or state has nothing in common with the private and foreign superstitions or magical… — William Robertson Smith Copy Share Image
“Some religions, such as Christianity and Nazism, have killed millions out of burning hatred. Capitalism has killed millions out of cold indifference… — Yuval Noah Harari Copy Share Image
The state has not only the obligation to stay neutral in matters of religion but also to ensure that freedom of thought… — Asma Jahangir Copy Share Image
Eschew wicked company and associate with saintly persons. Acquire virtue day and night, and always meditate on that which is eternal forgetting… — Chanakya Copy Share Image
The idea that God is a worthy recipient of our gratitude for the blessings of life but should not be held accountable… — Daniel Dennett Copy Share Image
If believers feel that their faith is trivialized and their true selves compromised by a society that will not give religious imperatives… — Ellen Willis Copy Share Image
Being anthropologically respectful of all faiths means being committed to none, and being left to drift without an anchor for one's most… — Simon Critchley Copy Share Image
If you chose a particular religion, you were siding with the government religion of whatever region you were in. That's never been… — Susan Jacoby Copy Share Image
This new concept ought to be elaborated alongside the religions, in such a way that all people of good will could adhere… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
“The Nobel Prize-winning physicist Steven Weinberg has put the point sharply: “With or without [religion], you would have good people doing good… — John Corvino Copy Share Image
“I have heard of wars for the defence of the Protestant religion: our enemies in this instance are equally enemies of all… — Winston S. Churchill Copy Share Image
The idea, therefore, that religious faith is somehow a sacred human convention—distinguished, as it is, both by the extravagance of its claims… — Sam Harris Copy Share Image
“There's lots will take things as they are--fat and stupid; and lots will be worried by a sort of feeling that it's… — H.G. Wells Copy Share Image
“Tis strange that it should be among such men that we find proofs of friendship and devotion.” — Alexandre Dumas Copy Share Image
A global awakening can only happen from a spiritual awakening that is of global dimensions. — Matthew Fox Copy Share Image
The supreme harmony of the cosmos is selected in the harmony of the spirit. — Franz Liszt Copy Share Image
I believe that organized religion is an ornament to the truth, and that aesthetics are part of its power. — Andrew Solomon Copy Share Image
“Allow your heart to have faith no matter what. It's what will give you strength in troubled times.” — Morgan Rhodes Copy Share Image
If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay home — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
One of the things that kills Buddhist spiritual life is excessive seriousness. — Gil Fronsdal Copy Share Image
The existence of the Bible is the greatest blessing which humanity ever experienced. — Immanuel Kant Copy Share Image
I'm a big believer in the Christian faith. I don't push it on anyone, though. — Steve Trotter Copy Share Image
It's usually a spiritual thing that's preventing somebody from having happiness. — Sandra Bernhard Copy Share Image
If there is a God, atheism must seem to Him as less of an insult than religion. — Edmond de Goncourt Copy Share Image
The gospel is not only the way to enter the kingdom; it is the way to live in the kingdom. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Religion may in most of its forms be defined as the belief that the gods are on the side of the government. — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
I've been immersed in it too long. My spirit is wobbly and my mind is confused. The hurt has become too great. — Ernie Pyle Copy Share Image