In its purest sense, nicknaming is an elitist ritual practiced by those who cherish hierarchy. For preppies it's a smoke signal that… — Florence King Copy Share Image
It seemed to be a necessary ritual that he should prepare himself for sleep by meditating under the solemnity of the night… — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
Man is in need if a symbolical life- badly in need. We only live banal, ordinary, rational or irrational things- but we… — Carl Jung Copy Share Image
Growing up is a ritual, more deadly than religion, more complicated than baseball, for there seem to be no rules. Everything is… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If you exchanged wedding vows, tape them to your bathroom mirror and read them aloud to yourself every morning along with the… — Harriet Lerner Copy Share Image
It was part of theTexas ritual? We know about champagne and caviar but we talk hog and hominy. — Edna Ferber Copy Share Image
It is indeed remarkable that the nature of our dealings with our fellowmen will determine, in large measure, our status in the… — Mark E. Petersen Copy Share Image
I've always been a fan of vinyl. There's something about the ritual of it. Something about it holds its gravity, for some… — Frank Iero Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, our family used to watch 'Bonanza.' I really liked having a Sunday night TV ritual. — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Your first ritual that you do during the day is the highest leveraged ritual, by far, because it has the effect of… — Eben Pagan Copy Share Image
Atheism is not a religion. One of the things, in fact, that atheism lacks are the kinds of rituals that religion does… — Susan Jacoby Copy Share Image
People read a lot of stories about witches, fairies, paranormals, and children possessed by evil spirits. They go to films showing rituals… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
We humans have always needed rituals to draw like curtains over the chasms of the unknown. Without them we go mad, I… — Patricia J. Williams Copy Share Image
Divorce is my generation's coming of age ceremony - a ritual scarring that makes anything that happens afterward seem bearable. — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
As a non-Catholic, and since I was a child, I have been obsessed with the ritual and the beauty of Catholic art.… — Nan Goldin Copy Share Image
I knew what the sanctified life was not. Not a life filled with more rituals, more scrupulously observed. Not more praying. Not… — Vanessa L Ochs Copy Share Image
I don't really have a ritual. On the car rides over to the racetrack, I just make sure that the right songs… — Darrell Wallace Jr Copy Share Image
The best trick I learned was when a priest came to me when I was an altar boy and said, "Always, when… — Ragnar Kjartansson Copy Share Image
The natural world is full of females falling hard for stupid male display behavior, including bright feathers, big antlers, and bombastic courtship… — Richard Conniff Copy Share Image
Family is family over the internet, over Skype, over the telephone. Love is love. You don't have to actually go through some… — Ben Kingsley Copy Share Image
People do need a social license to go, "Ha ha ha," and have a good time. It's a strange thing. There's a… — Dylan Moran Copy Share Image
I really love the traditional aspects of Judaism. My wife is born and raised a Catholic and I enjoy celebrating those rituals… — Josh Gad Copy Share Image
I'm not sure how each one of us sees ourselves in the band, but we're being part of this ritual of identity… — Joselo Rangel Copy Share Image
Wine, like food, is so emotional. If you think about it, so much of the courting ritual is surrounded by wine and… — Padma Lakshmi Copy Share Image
