Religious Quotes · Page 95

To me the Mahabharata is a profoundly religious book, largely allegorical, in a way meant to be a historical record.

— Mahatma Gandhi

When you find yourself in a position to help someone, be happy because Allah is answering that person’s prayer through you.

— Nouman Ali Khan

The secular state is the guarantee of religious pluralism. This apparent paradox, again, is the simplest and most elegant of political truths.

— Christopher Hitchens

It is the impulse of our century, with its nearly religious belief in magnitude, to fling an institution into every void.

— Shirley Hazzard

The idea of "karma" reeks of primitive religious superstition, so I don't place a lot of stock in it.

— Jim Goad

“We each needed to respect the religious practices of others, seeing as it was up to every human being to find his…

— Jeannette Walls

In my view, it is the most important function of art and science to awaken this feeling and keep it alive in…

— Albert Einstein

I read constantly, but I don't read non-religious stuff. I don't have the time.

— Anita Bryant

Christianity tells people to repent and promises them forgiveness. It therefore has nothing (as far as I know) to say to people…

— C. S. Lewis

The expedition had now performed its functions. I saw that old father Nile without any doubt rises in the Victoria Nyanza, and…

— John Hanning Speke

The hope of the world is still in dedicated minorities. The trail-blazers in human, scientific and religious freedom have always been in…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

While we are contending for our own liberty, we should be very cautious not to violate the conscience of others, ever considering…

— George Washington

Only in the steady and constant application of force lies the very first prerequisite for success. This persistence, however, can always and…

— Adolf Hitler

The next time you find yourself alone in a dark alley facing the undeniables of life, don't cover them with a blanket,…

— Max Lucado

I wouldn't say I'm die-hard religious, but I have my beliefs. I grew up right on the beach. We would wear flip-flops…

— Ryan Zimmerman

“Religious people today, compartmentalize their attitude to the Bible. They pay it lip service as a symbol of morality while getting their…

— Steven Pinker

I think marriage is between a man and a woman. I think we're all created equal in God's eyes, I think we…

— Bobby Jindal

Don't let the bastards get you down. Christians aren't God. Religious people aren't God. God loves you, just where you're at... just…

— Jay Bakker

Miracles are commonplace in religious scripture. Our ancient ancestors are said to have felt Jesus' wounds, verified Muhammad's ascent to heaven, and…

— David G. McAfee

It is terrible that we all die and lose everything we love; it is doubly terrible that so many human beings suffer…

— Sam Harris

Your sect [the Jews] by its sufferings has furnished a remarkable proof of the universal point of religious insolence, inherent in every…

— Thomas Jefferson

I dont see we can have a separation of church and state in this government if you have to pass a religious…

— Alan Alda

We all agree that neither the Government nor political parties ought to interfere with religious sects. It is equally true that religious…

— Rutherford B. Hayes

We are used to discounting the river-gods and dryads of the Greeks as poetical fancies, and even the chief figures in the…

— Julian Huxley

For God to mend your broken heart you must give him ALL the pieces. You can't hold any back.

— Rick Warren

If you have the smile of God what does it matter if you have the frown of men?

— Leonard Ravenhill

We cannot allow religious hooligans to place limiting points on thought.

— Salman Rushdie

The moral and religious system which Jesus Christ transmitted to us is the best the world has ever seen, or can see.

— Benjamin Franklin

Our fleshly nature tempts us to put ourselves above others or seek a position or place for ourselves instead of allowing others…

— David Jeremiah

The good Lord didn't create anything without a purpose, but the fly comes close.

— Mark Twain

“You don't have to be religious to hear God, you just have to be willing, and there's a big difference between the…

— Karyn Rae

The truly enlightened are not necessarily very religious. Religon is a convienent description to take care of our fears, to passify us.

— Frederick Lenz

As soon as we lose the moral basis, we cease to be religious. There is no such thing as religion over-riding morality.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Palestinians were religious in many ways, but they did not subscribe to political Islam, historically.

— Hanan Ashrawi

Religious experiences are real and common, whether or not God exists, and these experiences often make people whole and at peace.

— Jonathan Haidt

It is no longer acceptable in British politics to be fat or eccentric or religious.

— Ian Hislop

I grew up Catholic. I'm not religious now but I would say that I'm a very spiritual person and you're always in…

— Michelle Monaghan

When a Christian stops growing, help is needed. If you are the same Christian you were a few months ago, be careful.

— Max Lucado

We urge all people to recognize that religious freedom requires not trying to use the power of government to force religious ideas…

— Ed Buckner

I abandoned my religious teachings after I read the Bible twice - cover to cover. It took me a couple of years.

— Bill Nye