“Religions are like women, for neither when they are youthful need scents or fard in order to be surrounded by humble adorers… — Emmanuel Roydis Copy Share Image
I want to explore the art of pleasure in Italy, the art of devotion in India and, in Indonesia, the art of… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
It is only by fidelity in little things that the grace of true love to God can be sustained, and distinguished from… — Francois Fenelon Copy Share Image
I am the greatest advocate of the Constitution…The only fault I find with the Constitution is, it is not broad enough to… — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
“Anti-intellectualism is virtually our civic religion. "Critical thinking" may be a ubiquitous educational slogan—a vaguely defined skill we hope our children pick… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
And that's the type of thing I'm trying to speak out against the most, religion controlling what we see and what we… — Marilyn Manson Copy Share Image
When I was young I had an elderly friend who used often to ask me to stay with him in the country.… — W. Somerset Maugham Copy Share Image
In the agreement to rescue Rome [i.e., the Roman Catholic Church's hierarchy] from the predicament of losing its world control to Protestantism,… — John Daniel Copy Share Image
Increased spiritual strength is a gift from God which He can give when we push in His service to our limits. Through… — Henry B. Eyring Copy Share Image
Every attempt to reflect upon the Atonement, to study it, to embrace it, to express appreciation for it, however small or feeble… — Tad R. Callister Copy Share Image
I want to be remembered as kind and generous of spirit and someone who loved to laugh and that I never took… — Melanie Nicholls-King Copy Share Image
Many years ago, but not so long ago, there were those who said, 'Well, you have three strikes against you: You're black,… — Stevie Wonder Copy Share Image
Even the most exalted states and the most exceptional spiritual accomplishments are unimportant if we cannot be happy in the most basic… — Jack Kornfield Copy Share Image
“Nothing proves the man-made character of religion as obviously as the sick mind that designed hell, unless it is the sorely limited… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
Things that I grew up with stay with me. You start a certain way, and then you spend your whole life trying… — Tim Burton Copy Share Image
I don’t believe in “laying to rest” the past. There are wounds we won’t get over. There are things that happen to… — Christian Wiman Copy Share Image
“I meant “tribalism” in the widest sense of the word, as applied to race, religion, nationalism, or politics. George Orwell defined it… — John Carlin Copy Share Image
“Your desire for more of God than you have right now, your longing for love, your need for deeper levels of spiritual… — Ruth Haley Barton Copy Share Image
“The crucified God takes believers on a journey into earth, into its pain and suffering, and finds in that journey not the… — Mark Lewis Taylor Copy Share Image
As you know, the separation of church and state is not subject to discussion or alteration. Under our Constitution no church or… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
“During the Bosnian war in the late 1990s, I spent several days traveling around the country with Susan Sontag and her son,… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
There is neither encouragement nor room in Bible religion for feeble desires, listless efforts, lazy attitudes; all must be strenuous, urgent, ardent.… — Edward McKendree Bounds Copy Share Image
I've spoken with friends who are rabbis and priests and we've agreed that most people have an emotional attachment to their faith,… — Feisal Abdul Rauf Copy Share Image
If we think of the Holy Spirit only as an impersonal power or influence, then our thought will constantly be, how can… — R. A. Torrey Copy Share Image
Not until you surrender does the spiritual dimension become a living reality in your life. When you do, the energy you emanate… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
“In a certain sense the Holocaust can be seen as an expression of an almost religious fanaticism, and at the same time… — Geert Mak Copy Share Image
“The body is amazingly plastic. The spirit, even more so. But there are some things you don’t come back from. Say ye… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Definite atonement is beautiful because it tells the story of the Warrior-Son who comes to earth to slay his enemy and rescue… — David Gibson Copy Share Image
“Most of what's known about religious practices in pre-Hispanic Mexico has come to us through a Catholic parish priest named Hernando Ruiz… — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
We want the spirit of America to be efficient; we want American character to be efficient; we want American character to display… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“You don’t believe in any god at all?’ ‘Oh, I believe in them. I just think they are rotten. All of them… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
They said God was on high and he controlled the world and therefore we must pray against Satan. Well, if God controls… — Gene Roddenberry Copy Share Image
I'm just telling you, God permits things in our lives sometimes for reasons that we do not understand yet because of the… — Joyce Meyer Copy Share Image
“Radically new spiritual movements are cropping up, notably the “atheist” practice of Syntheism. And musicians are creating stranger and stranger electrical sounds… — Hanzi Freinacht Copy Share Image
“She used religion as a therapy for the ills of the world and herself, and she changed the religion to fit the… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
Love is faith's flower, hope is its stem. Grace comes into us by faith, like water through the roots of a tree.… — Peter Kreeft Copy Share Image
“Real conversion is an experience of repentance and forgiveness before God. It is not merely praying a prayer, joining a Christian church,… — R.C. Sproul Copy Share Image
“In a civilization that glorifies success and happiness and is blind to the sufferings of others, people’s eyes can be opened to… — Jurgen Moltmann Copy Share Image
“Religion waited for man to evolve. It waited an eternity like a desolate lover awaiting its unborn soulmate. When man was able… — C.J. Anderson Copy Share Image
I'm a pretty solid Christian. But even as an altar boy, I was always asking the bigger questions--you know: if God is,… — Tim Allen Copy Share Image
![“And that's the type of thing I'm trying to speak out against the most, religion controlling what we see and what we do in our personal lives, even if you're not a part of that religion. Antichrist Superstar[the album] is a challenge really, to traditional morality and it's...to make people…” quote by Marilyn Manson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/554/marilyn-manson-565_albums_and-that-s-the-type-of-thing-i-m-trying_324883.jpg)
![“In the agreement to rescue Rome [i.e., the Roman Catholic Church's hierarchy] from the predicament of losing its world control to Protestantism, and to preserve the spiritual and temporal supremacy which the popes [had] 'usurped' during the Middle Ages, Rome now 'sold' the [Roman Catholic] Church…” quote by John Daniel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e75/john-daniel-33836_age_in-the-agreement-to-rescue-rome-i-e-the_1110756.jpg)
![“Love is faith's flower, hope is its stem. Grace comes into us by faith, like water through the roots of a tree. It rises in us by hope, like sap rising through the trunk of a tree. And it matures in us by [love] as fruit matures on a tree's branches, fruit for the neighbor's eating.” quote by Peter Kreeft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/97e/peter-kreeft-820_branches_love-is-faith-s-flower-hope-is-its-stem_1546325.jpg)
