I am terrified of restrictive religious doctrine, having learned from history that when men who adhere to any form of it are… — James A. Michener 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
The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his… — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
[The church's] job is to provide permanent solace and spiritual leadership to the people as a whole, whatever their government at the… — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
No invader has ever conquered the heart of Poland, that spirit which is the inheritance of sons and daughters, the private passion… — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
...when men ignite in their hearts a religious fury, they inflict at the same time a blindness on their eyes. — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
“In these centuries when God,...was forging a Christian church so that it might fulfill the longing of a hungry world, He was… — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
“It was his opinion that a man had to wait until he was dead to know the meaning of God, unless he… — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
We risk great peril if we kill off this spirit of adventure, for we cannot predict how and in what seemingly unrelated… — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
Religious hatreds ought not to be propagated at all, but certainly not on a tax-exempt basis. — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
I kept careful record of the impact of religion on the election in my county. The religious issue permeated every meeting I… — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
“[Very rich people] with brains make a great effort to hold on to every penny they have while preaching to the general population that… — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
A writer can make a fortune in America, but he can't make a living. — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
As a writer I have persisted in my uncertainty, alternating between novels which could charitably be considered literature and world reporting which by another… — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
. . . Luddites were those frenzied traditionalists of the early 19th century who toured [England] wrecking new weaving machines on the theory that… — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
I am terrified of restrictive religious doctrine, having learned from history that when men who adhere to any form of it are in control,… — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
“This is not a promise, this is not threat, it's just the way it's gonna be!!!” — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
“We went into the night and for the first time in my life I saw the stars hanging low over the desert, for the… — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
The rules seem to be these: If you have written a successful novel, everyone invites you to write short stories. If you have written… — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
“A Roman came to Rabbi Gimzo the Water Carrier, and asked, "What is this study of the law that you Jews engage in?" and… — James A. Michener 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
I think the crucial thing in the writing career is to find what you want to do and how you fit in. What somebody… — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
“The chance emergence of the was nothing. Remember this. But its persistence and patient accumulation of stature were everything. Only by relentless effort did… — James A. Michener Copy Share Image