“There is a difference between being broke and being poor. Being broke is a temporary economic condition, but being poor is a… — John Hope Bryant Copy Share Image
The only religion which seems to have a function in time of war is the tribal religion which invokes a God as… — Joseph Alexander Leighton Copy Share Image
The image I have sketched views Jesus differently: rather than being the exclusive revelation of God, he is one of many mediators… — Marcus Borg Copy Share Image
May you have the gladness of Christmas which is hope; the spirit of Christmas which is peace; the heart of Christmas which… — Ada V Hendricks Copy Share Image
“George Washington rewrote the presidential addresses crafted for him by others so as to omit all references to Jesus Christ.” — Brooke Allen Copy Share Image
I love religions and find them fascinating, and I find Judaism very beautiful. It's enriched my life enormously. — Isla Fisher Copy Share Image
Success is not the place one arrives, but rather the spirit with which one undertakes and continues the journey. — Ritu Ghatourey Copy Share Image
From Samuel Adams to Patrick Henry to Benjamin Franklin to Alexander Hamilton, all the Founders intended religion to provide a moral anchor… — William Bennett Copy Share Image
“Though many desperately and relentlessly cling to old, divisive ideas in the face of a future that looks complex and uncertain, no… — Roméo Dallaire Copy Share Image
I could fill my whole time doing interviews, speaking to crowds, and there's this natural human tendency because of our culture to… — Francis Chan Copy Share Image
“Good (shubha) is considered ekantik (one sided view point); pure (shuddha) is considered anekant (all inclusive viewpoints). Moksha (ultimate liberation) is through… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
The Bible is a collection of writings by lots of different people written over maybe a thousand years, from a number of… — John Goldingay Copy Share Image
Men are so inclined to content themselves with what is commonest; the spirit and the senses so easily grow dead to the… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
“To insist that we all view Scripture alike, or that a particular interpretation of a particular passage be enforced somehow, can easily… — Alden Thompson Copy Share Image
I'm connected with a lot of different paranormal groups out there worldwide, a lot of different spiritual people. My networking over the… — John Zaffis Copy Share Image
With breathtaking rapidity, we are destroying all that was lovely to look at and turning America into a prison house of the… — Eric Sevareid Copy Share Image
The unique personality which is the real life in me, I cannot gain unless I search for the real life, the spiritual… — Felix Adler Copy Share Image
The leadership lost its nerve. Instead of taking the lead in the reform movement... they pulled the plug on it. They tried… — Andrew Greeley Copy Share Image
Atheism is based upon a materialist philosophy, which holds that nothing exists but natural phenomena. There are no supernatural forces or entities,… — Madalyn Murray O'Hair Copy Share Image
“The beauty of religion in D&D, according to James, is “that we have all of these different gods you can choose from,… — Shelly Mazzanoble Copy Share Image
Truly, it is a blessing and not a blasphemy when I teach that "above all things there stands the heaven of chance,… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
“It is thus quite certain that the constitution of the true religion, the ordinances of which are derived from God, must be… — René Descartes Copy Share Image
The ocean doesn't care about you. It makes your boat feel tiny. The oceans are great promoters of religion, or at least… — Tracy Kidder Copy Share Image
At home we ate fish every Friday, as Catholics were then supposed to do. Being Jewish, I compromised. I wore a hat… — George Burns Copy Share Image
It has always been difficult to get very close to the spirit of the Sistine Chapel; now that it is cleaned, it… — Nigel McGilchrist Copy Share Image
Therefore we examine with considerable diligence the consensus of the true, learned, and purer antiquity, and we love and praise the testimonies… — Martin Chemnitz Copy Share Image
Maybe it's time to go back 2,000 years for a spiritual renaissance. If not, our days may be numbered and a terrible… — Joel C. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
Religions do make claims about the universe--the same kinds of claims that scientists make, except they're usually false. — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
Happiness and unhappiness are in the heart and spirit of each one of us: If you feel unhappy, then place yourself above… — Catherine the Great Copy Share Image
Patience is a fruit of the spirit that grows only under trial. It is useless to pray for patience. Well, actually I… — Joyce Meyer Copy Share Image
In a rural society communities are "given" for the individual. Community is a fact, whether family or religion, social class or caste. — Peter Drucker Copy Share Image
There is something more - the spirit, or the soul. I think that that quality encourages our courtesy and care and our… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
In the beginning, there were no reasons; there were only causes. Nothing had a purpose, nothing has so much as a function;… — Daniel Dennett Copy Share Image
One religion after another has accepted and perpetuated man's original mistake in making a private servant of the mother of the race. — Charlotte Perkins Gilman Copy Share Image
Truth has drawn me into the field of politics; and I can say without the slightest hesitation, and yet in all humility,… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
Don't make of your religion an obsession, otherwise your trips to church will mean nothing but obligation; and your prayers will result… — Jean Paul Malfatti Copy Share Image
I always had a really natural faith as a kid. Where I knew God existed and it felt very free and pretty… — Bear Grylls Copy Share Image
You can't just say there is a god because the world is beautiful. You have to account for bone cancer in children — Stephen Fry Copy Share Image
“Mr. Merrill was most appealing because he reassured us that doubt was the essence of faith, and not faith’s opposite.” — John Irving Copy Share Image
A false religion out of the church will not hurt the church, any more than weeds in the wilderness hurt an enclosed… — Roger Williams Copy Share Image
