--- title: "28 Deeply Religious Quotes by 24 authors" description: "Browse 28 Deeply Religious quotes by 24 authors. Discover the best Deeply Religious sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/752/jean-cocteau-1181_religion_it-is-excruciating-to-be-an-unbeliever-w_617545.jpg" --- > [It is excruciating to be an unbeliever with a spirit that is deeply religious.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-cocteau/it-is-excruciating-to-be-an-unbeliever-with-a-spirit-that-is-deeply/) [Jean Cocteau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-cocteau/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/752/jean-cocteau-1181_religion_it-is-excruciating-to-be-an-unbeliever-w_617545.jpg) > [My first teacher... was extremely strict, mean, and deeply religious.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tobias-forge/my-first-teacher-was-extremely-strict-mean-and-deeply-religious/) [Tobias Forge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tobias-forge/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9eb/tobias-forge-6470_deeply_my-first-teacher-was-extremely-strict-me_668820.jpg) > [I am a deeply religious nonbeliever - this is a somewhat new kind of religion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-einstein/i-am-a-deeply-religious-nonbeliever-this-is-a-somewhat-new-kind-of/) [Albert Einstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-einstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4df/albert-einstein-33_catholic_i-am-a-deeply-religious-nonbeliever-this_2409489.jpg) > [All I know is that D'Aubuisson is a free enterprise man and deeply religious.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-helms/all-i-know-is-that-d-aubuisson-is-a-free-enterprise-man-and-deeply/) [Jesse Helms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-helms/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/746/jesse-helms-13503_business_all-i-know-is-that-d-aubuisson-is-a-free_2808789.png) > [I don't pray. I'm not a deeply religious person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-plec/i-don-t-pray-i-m-not-a-deeply-religious-person/) [Julie Plec](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-plec/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15f/julie-plec-4595_person_i-don-t-pray-i-m-not-a-deeply-religious_1882890.jpg) > [As a child, I was deeply religious and went to church every Sunday.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-hancock/as-a-child-i-was-deeply-religious-and-went-to-church-every-sunday/) [Sheila Hancock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheila-hancock/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ce/sheila-hancock-5465_catholic_as-a-child-i-was-deeply-religious-and-we_1875670.png) > [It was not by accident that the greatest thinkers of all ages were deeply religious souls.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-planck/it-was-not-by-accident-that-the-greatest-thinkers-of-all-ages-were/) [Max Planck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-planck/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/242/max-planck-8715_accidents_it-was-not-by-accident-that-the-greatest_187905.jpg) > [There are homophobic people in my family. They're deeply religious.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelsan-ellis/there-are-homophobic-people-in-my-family-they-re-deeply-religious/) [Nelsan Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelsan-ellis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/307/nelsan-ellis-12920_deeply_there-are-homophobic-people-in-my-family_2346593.jpg) > [You could just as well say that an agnostic is a deeply religious person with at least a rudimentary knowledge of human…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-sagan/you-could-just-as-well-say-that-an-agnostic-is-a-deeply-religious/) [Carl Sagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-sagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35e/carl-sagan-160_agnostic_you-could-just-as-well-say-that-an-agnos_3106542.jpg) > [To the extent that I come from a deeply religious tradition and have been contending with those beginnings all of my life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chaim-potok/to-the-extent-that-i-come-from-a-deeply-religious-tradition-and-have/) [Chaim Potok](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chaim-potok/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb3/chaim-potok-2254_catholic_to-the-extent-that-i-come-from-a-deeply_635089.png) > [“It is excruciating to be an unbeliever with a spirit that is deeply religious... Poetry is a religion without hope.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-cocteau/it-is-excruciating-to-be-an-unbeliever-with-a-spirit-that-is-deeply-2/) [Jean Cocteau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-cocteau/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/300/jean-cocteau-1181_hope_it-is-excruciating-to-be-an-unbeliever-w_1279538.jpg) > [This story is true. Of course, there are many lies therein and most of it did not happen, but it's all true.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-ferguson/this-story-is-true-of-course-there-are-many-lies-therein-and-most-of/) [Craig Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-ferguson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/807/craig-ferguson-664_biblical_this-story-is-true-of-course-there-are-m_844652.jpg) > [Once again, we come to the Holiday Season, a deeply religious time that each of us observes, in his own way, by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-barry/once-again-we-come-to-the-holiday-season-a-deeply-religious-time-that/) [Dave Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-barry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e94/dave-barry-222_christmas_once-again-we-come-to-the-holiday-season_336937.png) > [“The number of choirboys indecently assaulted annually by vicars and churchwardens may lead you to suppose that England is a deeply religious…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-sharpe/the-number-of-choirboys-indecently-assaulted-annually-by-vicars-and/) [Tom Sharpe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-sharpe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73d/tom-sharpe-38700_choirboys_the-number-of-choirboys-indecently-assau_609836.jpg) > ["One becomes a deeply religious nonbeliever...". It is clear from the original that it is definitely not "I".](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-einstein/one-becomes-a-deeply-religious-nonbeliever-it-is-clear-from-the/) [Albert Einstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-einstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9e/albert-einstein-33_clear_one-becomes-a-deeply-religious-nonbeliev_1665843.jpg) > [“It is always easier, particularly in what was once a deeply religious country, to erect memorials and deliver sermons than to look…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-buruma/it-is-always-easier-particularly-in-what-was-once-a-deeply-religious/) [Ian Buruma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-buruma/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc7/ian-buruma-47769_history_it-is-always-easier-particularly-in-what_2228117.png) > [A knowledge of the existence of something we cannot penetrate, of the manifestations of the profoundest reason and the most radiant beauty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-einstein/a-knowledge-of-the-existence-of-something-we-cannot-penetrate-of-the/) [Albert Einstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-einstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7d/albert-einstein-33_agnosticism_a-knowledge-of-the-existence-of-somethin_4696.jpg) > [I just want to remind us all there are billions of people in the world who are deeply religious, who get enriched…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-nye/i-just-want-to-remind-us-all-there-are-billions-of-people-in-the/) [Bill Nye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-nye/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63c/bill-nye-1613_billions_i-just-want-to-remind-us-all-there-are-b_819381.jpg) > [For a deeply religious purpose, there are people who do not personally believe that abortion is acceptable. I understand that. But this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-murray/for-a-deeply-religious-purpose-there-are-people-who-do-not-personally/) [Patty Murray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-murray/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc1/patty-murray-18714_abortion_for-a-deeply-religious-purpose-there-are_1543703.png) > [Spirituality and faith are at the core of who I am. I was born to deeply religious parents who were able to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/condoleezza-rice/spirituality-and-faith-are-at-the-core-of-who-i-am-i-was-born-to/) [Condoleezza Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/condoleezza-rice/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47a/condoleezza-rice-807_able_spirituality-and-faith-are-at-the-core-o_1040459.jpg) > [I know how much respect I have for people of all different faiths, but especially for my family, who are the most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-karam/i-know-how-much-respect-i-have-for-people-of-all-different-faiths-but/) [Stephen Karam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-karam/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f7/stephen-karam-10010_different_i-know-how-much-respect-i-have-for-peopl_2613898.jpg) > [Show me a population that is deeply religious and I will show you a servile population, content with whips and chains, ...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hubert-harrison/show-me-a-population-that-is-deeply-religious-and-i-will-show-you-a-2/) [Hubert Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hubert-harrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d47/hubert-harrison-106826_affliction_show-me-a-population-that-is-deeply-reli_2319758.jpg) > [I'm not a deeply religious person and I don't really know if there's a God or not and I don't really even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonny-barger/i-m-not-a-deeply-religious-person-and-i-don-t-really-know-if-there-s/) [Sonny Barger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonny-barger/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/814/sonny-barger-21887_care_i-m-not-a-deeply-religious-person-and-i_1448506.jpg) > [During my first visit, I was really struck by how deeply religious many Oklahomans are. It is a very conservative state and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/famke-janssen/during-my-first-visit-i-was-really-struck-by-how-deeply-religious/) [Famke Janssen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/famke-janssen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d59/famke-janssen-8687_conservative_during-my-first-visit-i-was-really-struc_1547458.jpg) > [I am a deeply religious person, but I belong to no denomination. I follow the spirit of God's law, not the letter…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peace-pilgrim/i-am-a-deeply-religious-person-but-i-belong-to-no-denomination-i/) [Peace Pilgrim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peace-pilgrim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51f/peace-pilgrim-1191_access_i-am-a-deeply-religious-person-but-i-bel_3197259.png) > [There can never be any real opposition between religion and science; for the one is the complement of the other. Every serious…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-planck/there-can-never-be-any-real-opposition-between-religion-and-science/) [Max Planck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-planck/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a1/max-planck-8715_accidents_there-can-never-be-any-real-opposition-b_538700.jpg) > [“Every aspect of the deeply religious persons life revolves around the delusion of a god. Once this belief is set, then science…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-stefanelli/every-aspect-of-the-deeply-religious-persons-life-revolves-around-the/) [Al Stefanelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-stefanelli/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/337/al-stefanelli-10033_delusion_every-aspect-of-the-deeply-religious-per_2822288.jpg) > [I was always respectful of people who were deeply religious because I always felt that if they gave themselves to it, then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clint-eastwood/i-was-always-respectful-of-people-who-were-deeply-religious-because-i/) [Clint Eastwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clint-eastwood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30f/clint-eastwood-513_always_i-was-always-respectful-of-people-who-we_2015604.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/deeply-religious/#itemlist", "name": "Deeply Religious Quotes", "numberOfItems": 28, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It is excruciating to be an unbeliever with a spirit that is deeply religious.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jean Cocteau" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-cocteau/it-is-excruciating-to-be-an-unbeliever-with-a-spirit-that-is-deeply/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/752/jean-cocteau-1181_religion_it-is-excruciating-to-be-an-unbeliever-w_617545.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/752/jean-cocteau-1181_religion_it-is-excruciating-to-be-an-unbeliever-w_617545.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/752/jean-cocteau-1181_religion_it-is-excruciating-to-be-an-unbeliever-w_617545.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It is excruciating to be an unbeliever with a spirit that is deeply religious.” — Jean Cocteau", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My first teacher... was extremely strict, mean, and deeply religious.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tobias Forge" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tobias-forge/my-first-teacher-was-extremely-strict-mean-and-deeply-religious/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9eb/tobias-forge-6470_deeply_my-first-teacher-was-extremely-strict-me_668820.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9eb/tobias-forge-6470_deeply_my-first-teacher-was-extremely-strict-me_668820.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9eb/tobias-forge-6470_deeply_my-first-teacher-was-extremely-strict-me_668820.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“My first teacher... was extremely strict, mean, and deeply religious.” — Tobias Forge", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I am a deeply religious nonbeliever - 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