“Grow only true friends in your garden, Tansy’s spirit whispered in my head. You’ll know when you have the right ones because… — Angela Pepper Copy Share Image
Whenever the clergy succeeded in conquering political power in any country, the result has been disastrous to the interests of religion and… — James Connolly Copy Share Image
The important thing is to strive toward a goal which is not immediately visible. That goal is not the concern of the… — Antoine de Saint-Exupery Copy Share Image
They may be all comprehended under three heads - 1st, Superstition; 2d, Power; 3d, the common interests of society, and the common… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
Without humor, a sports fan is a religious fanatic. Without humor, a newscast is a terrible, depressing, unpalatable thing. — Keith Olbermann Copy Share Image
People of faith find themselves marginalized and ridiculed. In a nation where our coins carry the motto, 'In God We Trust...' — Ralph E. Reed, Jr Copy Share Image
The restriction of religion to private life therefore does not necessarily threaten the vital interests of the majority religion, if there is… — Phillip E. Johnson Copy Share Image
Any church program, no matter how impressive, if it is not supported by an adequate prayer program, is little more than an… — Paul Billheimer Copy Share Image
“There are two objectionable types of believers: those who believe the far-fetched, and those who believe that 'belief' must be discarded and… — Max Born Copy Share Image
“Lutheran spirituality begins with the insight that all human effort to reach God is futile. The will, to use Luther’s term, is… — Gene Edward Veith Jr Copy Share Image
Religion should be subject to commonsense appraisal and rational review, as openly discussible as, say, politics, art and the weather. The First… — Jeffrey Tayler Copy Share Image
“When you consider the plight of your own existence as an individual, you have to take things a little more seriously. This… — Peter Moon Copy Share Image
When you have a lot of time, when you're not working a full-time job, you have a lot of time to question… — Gary Louris Copy Share Image
The main point of any spiritual practice is to step out of the bureaucracy of ego. This means stepping out of ego's… — Chogyam Trungpa Copy Share Image
“Some girls will love you for your intelligence, your spirit, or your smile. Some girls will fall all over themselves if you… — Gwen Hayes Copy Share Image
I don't know if any specific religion is the one to subscribe to. I'm not saying, one way or the other. I… — Zal Batmanglij Copy Share Image
If you can attribute your success entirely to your own mental effort, to your own attitude, to some spiritual essence that you… — Barbara Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
In the pulpit, we're supposed to present the teaching with all of its unvarnished clarity, but when you step out of the… — Donald Wuerl Copy Share Image
In high school, I came to realize I had a second-hand faith, derived from my parents and family background. I had no… — Nancy Pearcey Copy Share Image
There are some things that happen to us in life that we will never understand all we can do is have faith… — Babloo Copy Share Image
“Any religion that would prohibit life-saving surgery simply because it goes against the literal word of the Bible cane nothing other than… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
Everything comes down to faith and conviction. It is what is in ones heart and the substance of ones actions that count. — Senora Roy Copy Share Image
I've never been one for religion, but yet I've never been what ye could call an unbeliever. What I say is, nothin'… — Elizabeth Goudge Copy Share Image
I think the Christian Coalition could be extremely dangerous. We should always be concerned when any group wants to impose their doctrinal… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
“My father's spirit in arms! all is not well; I doubt some foul play: would the night were come! Till then sit… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
As a Christian, there is no other part of the New Right ideology that concerns me more than its self-serving misuse of… — Mark Hatfield Copy Share Image
“The favour of God is upon her. She does not allow any failure to stop her from flourishing. She is a woman… — Gift Gugu Mona Copy Share Image
When Catholicism goes bad it becomes the religion of amulets and holy places and priestcraft: Protestantism, in its corresponding decay, becomes a… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Following Christ is a wild adventure full or risk, frustration, excitement, and setbacks. It is not an evening stroll in a planned… — Larry Crabb Copy Share Image
The dogmatic and, therefore, invulnerable core in Islam is understandably simple: acknowledgement of faith, prayer, charity and fasting. Almost everything else is… — Tariq Ramadan Copy Share Image
“Religion has no place in his heart, his home, or his conversation. He is all talk, and his religion is to make… — John Bunyan Copy Share Image
“As Tim Keller says, the gospel is not just the ABCs of Christianity, it is the A–Z; it is not the first… — J.D. Greear Copy Share Image
Spirituality is man's conscious longing for God. Spirituality tells us that God, who is unknowable today, will tomorrow become knowable and, the… — Sri Chinmoy Copy Share Image
I am America. I am the part you won't recognize. But get used to me. Black, confident, cocky; my name, not yours;… — Muhammad Ali Copy Share Image
All the religious wars that have caused blood to be shed for centuries arise from passionate feelings and facile counter-positions, such as… — Umberto Eco Copy Share Image
Narrow The heart that loves, the brain that contemplates, The life that wears, the spirit that creates One object, and one form,… — Percy Bysshe Shelley Copy Share Image
I'm like most people. I keep fit for myself. I'm not religious about it but I like to get to the gym… — Kelvin Fletcher Copy Share Image
I don't care what religion you are, you cannot say 'I accept certain things but I reject others.' That's not the right… — Demba Ba Copy Share Image
Plain living and high thinking are no more. The homely beauty of the good old cause Is gone; our peace, our fearful… — William Wordsworth Copy Share Image
Prayers are heard in heaven in proportion to our faith. Little faith gets very great mercies, but great faith still greater. — Charles Spurgeon Copy Share Image
