It should come as no surprise to readers of the MAPS Bulletin that psychedelic plants are used as a sacrament by many… — Rick Doblin Copy Share Image
Salvation is not a prayer you pray in a one-time ceremony and then move on from; salvation is a posture of repentance… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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There was an austerely dignified award ceremony. By that I mean we had to buy our own drinks - in clear violation… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
We were delighted to share the ceremony of our love and commitment. Let this be our destinyTo love, to live, to begin… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Wabi means spare, impoverished; simple and functional. It connotes a transcendence of fad and fashion. The spirit of wabi imbues all the… — Shunryu Suzuki Copy Share Image
The facts are plain: Religious leaders who preside over marriage ceremonies must and will be guided by what they believe. If they… — Paul Martin Copy Share Image
Their origin is commonly unknown; for the practice often continues when the cause has ceased, and concerning superstitious ceremonies it is in… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
You can either set brick as a laborer or as an artist. You can make the work a chore, or you can… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
There's a beauty shop companion called School of Beauty, School of Culture at the Birmingham Museum of Art. I got an email… — Kerry James Marshall Copy Share Image
“We should do that,” he whispered. “Wear flowers in our hair?” I was watching the ceremony and not really paying attention to… — Jessica Day George Copy Share Image
Dear A & M, I talked to the manager of the Beauty Bar because I definitely saw you guys getting married against… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
Many of the rites of passage, those rituals of growing up found in our society, are in the form of such comic,… — Ralph Ellison Copy Share Image
“ What if Mike pitches a fit at the reception? What if he causes a scene? Did I pack enough shoes for… — Ree Drummond Copy Share Image
Every person must live the inner life in one form or another. Consciously or unconsciously, voluntarily or involuntarily, the inner world will… — Robert A. Johnson Copy Share Image
Renovating temples does not mean building great gate towers or receptacles for offerings. What we should focus on is the regular conduct… — Mata Amritanandamayi Copy Share Image
The first time I thought about attempting a body suspension was after watching a documentary on rites-of-passage ceremonies from other cultures. I… — Criss Angel Copy Share Image
From a Christian perspective, the answer to all of that is not power, as it is in the modern perspective. It's love.… — Francis George Copy Share Image
Brain surgery is a fairly aggressive process. There's a lot to get through. There's the beautiful, delicate shaving first, which is really… — James Nesbitt Copy Share Image
A wedding was a strange ceremony, she thought, with all those formal words, those solemn vows made by one to another; whereas… — Alexander McCall Smith Copy Share Image
I had a novel in the back of my mind when I won an Ian St James story competition in 1993. At… — Kate Atkinson Copy Share Image
The Church [in the 14th century] gave ceremony and dignity to lives that had little of either. It was the source of… — Barbara Tuchman Copy Share Image
In the process of planning and having a wedding, I forgot there would actually be a marriage, a union of minds, bodies,… — Iyanla Vanzant Copy Share Image
The manly pride of the Romans, content with substantial power, had left to the vanity of the East the forms and ceremonies… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
In this outward and physical ceremony we attest once again to the inner and spiritual strength of our Nation. As my high… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
We do Him [God] honor in our pledge of allegiance, in all our public ceremonies. There's nothing wrong with that. It is… — Antonin Scalia Copy Share Image
There's still another problem which puzzles a lot of people - whether or not a baby will come within the budget. Our… — Marjorie Hillis Copy Share Image
When I voted against the cap-and-trade bill, the phone rang and it was the chief of staff of the president of the… — Eric Massa Copy Share Image
The first consideration is that the ceremonies of the Mosaic Law were abrogated by the coming of Christ and that they can… — Pope Benedict XIV Copy Share Image
Give up all forms of parrotry. Start practicing whatever you truly feel to be true and justly to be just. Do not… — Meher Baba Copy Share Image
This is what rituals are for. We do spiritual ceremonies as human beings in order to create a safe resting place for… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
“When the ceremony was over, everybody felt a great deal better, for it had been a day of fun. They were better… — John G Neihardt Copy Share Image
I don't have role models or watch much TV. I go to awards ceremonies but often I don't even know who the… — Christopher Parker Copy Share Image
I was playing a gig in Greece in September 2003 and this guy walks up to me and says, 'Hey Tiesto I… — Tiesto Copy Share Image
I didn't show up at the ceremony to collect any of my first three Oscars. Once I went fishing, another time there… — John Ford Copy Share Image
If the 'self-life' is supreme, Satan does not have to be invited in. The lines are already set for the 'electric' current… — F. Huegel Copy Share Image
We have to do that. We have to be thankful. That's what we said. Two things were told to us: To be… — Oren Lyons Copy Share Image
First of all, [St. Stephen's] is a radical church. It was one of the first DC churches to have gay ceremonies. A… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
“It was amusement enough to be with a group of fearless and talkative girls, who said new things in a new language,… — Edith Wharton Copy Share Image
Mitt Romney will travel to London where he will attend the Olympics opening ceremony. Of course it's going ot be weird when… — Jimmy Fallon Copy Share Image
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