Religion Quotes · Page 337

(W)e do not count heads before enforcing the First Amendment.

— Sandra Day O'Connor

Men of sense are really all of one religion. But men of sense never tell what it is.

— Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury

I speak not of men's creeds - they rest between Man and his Maker.

— Anonymous

E.P. Whipple calls fanaticism "religion caricatured," which is a full definition in a word.

— James Parton

“In the movies, God is an actor just like everyone else.”

— Kris Kidd

Or, in truth, eventually, though I still noticed, the callouses on my spirit prevented wounds (p.75).

— Donna Jo Napoli

At the extremes it is difficult to distinguish pseudoscience from rigid, doctrinaire religion.

— Carl Sagan

In any spiritual undertaking, God's first order of business is to see to the spiritual health of His people.

— Max Anders

The evil works from a bad center both ways. It demoralizes those who practice it and destroys the faith of those who…

— Benjamin Harrison

I therefore think that I was right in trying from the outset of the Olympic revival to rekindle a religious awareness.

— Pierre de Coubertin

“Maybe I was being stupid, but an old faith was stirring inside me, a willingness to lean on the tides of the…

— Harper Fox

Writing is this act of faith - a bit like driving in the fog: you can hardly see just in front of…

— Ann Voskamp

The true Christian delights to hear something about his Master. He likes those sermons best which are full of Christ.

— J. C. Ryle

The great basis of the Christian faith is compassion; do not dismiss that from your hearts, neither will your Maker.

— Theodore Parker

Education has to be welcomed as a Spiritual Practice for the establishment of Peace in the individual heart as well as in…

— Sai Baba

“...Brain death didn't allow one time to heal, and the brain was the warehouse for the spirit. Punch a hole in that…

— Kevin Hearne

The Church seems to totter to its fall, almost all life extinct. On this occasion, any complaisance would be criminal which told…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Prosperity has this property; it puffs up narrow souls, makes them imagine themselves high and mighty, and leads them to look down…

— Plutarch

Don't speak to me about your religion; first show it to me in how you treat other people. Don't tell me how…

— Cory Booker

“Can faith in God be free of ulterior motives and interests? Can there be such a thing at all? Is there something…

— Dorothee Soelle

When I first started, everything happened at once. I became religious, my musical career took off, I got married, I had kids,…

— Matisyahu

However, we need to participate and manage skillfully, helpfully, and harmoniously, for a better world, family and society to be possible. So…

— Surya Das

One cannot simply read the Bible, like other books. One must be prepared really to enquire of it. Only thus will it…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Society would not tolerate legislation declaring that the theory that the sun circles the earth be given equal time with the theory…

— Robert E. Ornstein

It is not difficult to find a religious justification for killing.

— Karen Armstrong

Prayer is asking for rain and faith is carrying the umbrella.

— Barbara Johnson

Maintain a spirit of peace and you will save a thousand souls.

— Seraphim of Sarov

No religion has a separate God showering grace only on those who profess to abide by that faith.

— Sathya Sai Baba

“The spiritual is a slave to righteousness in Christ Jesus.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

I consider the Christian religion so important, [Jesus is] somebody I can totally rely on in my own mind.

— Donald Trump

What indicates a person’s weak religion and fear of God, is that he seeks for an opinion that suits his desire.

— Ibn Hazm

“If I were a religious person, I would have been very freaking one; mixture of logic and lie.”

— M.F. Moonzajer

I personally wouldn't be where I am without my faith. I know that for a fact.

— Rich Froning Jr

We should not run away from religious teachings. We should run to them.

— James Carville

Of all the commentaries on the Scriptures, good examples are the best.

— John Donne

Every mighty move of the Spirit of God has had its source in the prayer chamber.

— Edward McKendree Bounds

Where humanity sowed faith, hope, and unity, joy’s garden blossomed.

— Aberjhani

God first seeks devotion to Him in the hidden place–worship when no one else is watching.

— Matt Redman

“…life is the work of the spirit trying to have a human experience.”

— Holly Lynn Payne

I think the world would be much poorer without religion, speaking generally.

— Gordon B. Hinckley