“But it was hard, oh, it was hard. Faith in God is an opening up, a letting go, a deep trust, a… — Yann Martel Copy Share Image
If, for instance, you put in a Malay officer who's very religious and who has family ties in Malaysia in charge of… — Lee Kuan Yew Copy Share Image
EDUCATION, n. The bringing up, as of a child; instruction; formation of manners. Education comprehends all that series of instruction and discipline… — Noah Webster Copy Share Image
In contemporary American culture, the religions are more and more treated as just passing beliefs - almost as fads - rather than… — Stephen L. Carter Copy Share Image
In the 20th century, evangelical Christians in America have naively accepted the role assigned to us by an anti-religious, anti-Christian consensus in… — Francis Schaeffer Copy Share Image
It is when our hearts are stirred that we become most aware of what they contain. — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
Christianity teaches that when man sinned, God opted for forgiveness rather than fairness. He opted for grace and mercy rather than justice. — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
After I left the convent, for 15 years I was worn out with religion, I wanted nothing whatever to do with it.… — Karen Armstrong Copy Share Image
Whether or not enlightenment is a plausible goal for us is a vital question for our lives. If it is possible for… — Robert Thurman Copy Share Image
We have power... Our power isn’t in a political system, or a religious system, or in an economic system, or in a… — John Trudell Copy Share Image
Where do find the most persecuted Christians in the world?... in the classrooms of our government schools, where the assault is not… — Alan Keyes Copy Share Image
I was raised into the Romanian Orthodox culture by my parents, and most notably my mother, who is a profoundly religious and… — Dominique Moceanu Copy Share Image
“When we look back, it becomes clear that the acts and accomplishments of human beings are the signatures of history. Human signatures… — Jean Sasson Copy Share Image
God's goal is not to get what you want; it is to get you what you need. — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
We are too ready to imagine that we are religious, because we know something of religion. We appropriate to ourselves the pious… — Hannah More Copy Share Image
Religion must mainly be a matter of principles only. It cannot be a matter of rules. The moment it degenerates into rules,… — B. R. Ambedkar Copy Share Image
We no longer claim that a genuinely religious government can be democratic, but that it cannot be otherwise. — Abdolkarim Soroush Copy Share Image
What stood me in good stead was my upbringing. I had a musician father, a very religious mother who totally supported us.… — Suzi Quatro Copy Share Image
These men were religious when the spirit of religion was buried in forms and ceremonies, and when the priesthood had armed itself… — Ethan A. Hitchcock Copy Share Image
Lust is as it were desire and desire, will which extends beyond the natural will, passionate, not governed by the law and… — Patriarch Philaret of Moscow Copy Share Image
With or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people… — Steven Weinberg Copy Share Image
The information of the people at large can alone make them the safe as they are the sole depositary of our political… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
If we ever talk to aliens, their civilisation will be far more advanced than ours (because of distances involved). They won't be… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image