No known human group... simply throw out its dead without any ritual or ceremony. In stark contrast, no animal practices burial of… — Theodosius Dobzhansky Copy Share Image
In our loss and fear we craved the acts of religion, the ceremonies that allow us to admit our helplessness, our dependence… — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
For most of my life the only ceremonies I've been to at which women were the stars were weddings. So I like… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
I had rather munch a crust of brown bread and an onion in a corner, without any more ado, or ceremony, than… — Miguel de Cervantes Copy Share Image
“moment, those are exactly the words that we will use to begin this ceremony: Tony, will you give yourself to Robin?” — Hallee Bridgeman Copy Share Image
And once we reach the city, my stylist will dictate my look for the opening ceremonies tonight anyway. I just hope I… — Suzanne Collins Copy Share Image
Politics resemble religion; attempting to divest either of ceremony is the most certain mode of bringing either into contempt. — Oliver Goldsmith Copy Share Image
“Rites and rituals open hearts and clear minds. They help us embody reverence and allow us to get in touch with our… — Ahriana Platten Copy Share Image
We are unlikely to cease making gods or inventing ceremonies to please them for as long as we are afraid of death,… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
“The second ceremony, are the musical instruments, which began to be used in the service of the church, in the time of… — Robert Bellarmine Copy Share Image
What happens to the faith healer and the shaman when any poor citizen can see the full effect of drugs or surgeries,… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
When we paint, whether it is on our bodies for ceremony or on bark or canvas for the market, we're not just… — Galarrwuy Yunupingu Copy Share Image
Jesus never said a word about homosexuality. In all of his teachings about multiple things - he never said that gay people… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
God alone created marriage. Adam slept through the entire ceremony. Eve came in late. It seems to me men are still sleeping… — Beth Moore Copy Share Image
The master of ceremonies asked people to say what they thought the function of the novel might be in modern society, and… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
After all the field of battle possesses many advantages over the drawing-room. There at least is no room for pretension or excessive… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
The fact is that a "minor exorcism" takes place in every Baptism and Confirmation ceremony when we renounce Satan and all his… — Thomas J. Paprocki Copy Share Image
The Kassideans or Assideans...arose either during the Captivity or soon after the restoration...The Essenians were, however, undoubtedly connected with the Temple (of… — Albert Mackey Copy Share Image
The smell of good bread baking, like the sound of lightly flowing water, is indescribable in its evocation of innocence and delight...… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
In undeveloped social groups, we find very little formal teaching and training. Savage groups mainly rely for instilling needed dispositions into the… — John Dewey Copy Share Image
When I look at him, I don't see the cowardly young man who sold me out to Jeanine Matthews, and i don't… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
“There is a mixture of humor with drama in this part of the ceremony as well. When the old man staggered out… — Anthony Seeger Copy Share Image
Rationally considered, nothing can be more absurd than the baptism of infants under any circumstances. No statement, no matter by whom it… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Most men are followers, and implicitly rely upon the judgment of others. They mistake solemnity for wisdom, and regard a grave countenance… — Robert Green Ingersoll Copy Share Image
“Rituals are like electrically powered transmitters sending stimulating sparks of electric current or inspirational feelings that connect us to our inner being… — Wes Adamson Copy Share Image
I am unable to distinguish clearly between your religious ceremonies and apparently identical behavior at the sporting and cultural functions you have… — Arthur C. Clarke Copy Share Image
The Way of Tea lies in studying the ceremony, in understanding the principles, and in grasping the reality of things. These are… — Hosokawa Tadaoki Copy Share Image
RITE, n. A religious or semi-religious ceremony fixed by law, precept or custom, with the essential oil of sincerity carefully squeezed out… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
These are days you'll remember. If you recall nothing else from your graduation ceremony, remember you heard the New Jersey Governor quote… — Bill Vaughan Copy Share Image
I don't like shopping, so I'll look online. I like going to the flea market at the Rose Bowl every once in… — Gia Coppola Copy Share Image
The ceremony took six minutes. The marriage lasted about the same amount of time though we didn't get a divorce for almost… — Hedy Lamarr Copy Share Image
I'm thankful for the position that I'm in, I'm thankful to go to the ceremony [of Grammys] the first time, thankful for… — Tory Lanez Copy Share Image
I like to dress up and look nice. I'm not quite at the stage yet financially to do that too often, but… — Simon Bird Copy Share Image
I do look at fashion, and I love going to Opening Ceremony and seeing what they have. Seeing what Jeremy Scott is… — Jim Drain Copy Share Image
I liked the ceremony, the ritual of preparing cocaine, as much as doing it. I did it for a year, loved it,… — Kiefer Sutherland Copy Share Image
I order that my funeral ceremonies be extremely modest, and that they take place at dawn or at the evening Ave Maria,… — Giuseppe Verdi Copy Share Image
“Ritual and ceremony are powerful bonding tools. They result in a sense of community, a feeling of unity far beyond what you… — Del Suggs Copy Share Image
Observe how every truth and every error, each a thought of someone's mind, clothes itself with societies, houses, cities, language, ceremonies, newspapers — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
“I think that the thing I most want you to remember is that research is a ceremony. And so is life. Everything… — Shawn Wilson Copy Share Image
Like a christening, a wedding, a graduation ceremony, a holy war, a revolutioneven?a fireworksdisplay, agaudy promise of what life ought to be,… — Alistair Cooke Copy Share Image