I am in the continual process of transcending fear-based rituals — Robert Downey, Jr Copy Share Image
Rituals are the end of fidelity and honesty, and the beginning of confusion. — Laozi Copy Share Image
Those rituals of getting ready to write produce a kind of trance state. — John Barth Copy Share Image
Kids need rituals. They need the security of them, the bonding time of them. — Laurie David Copy Share Image
God doesn't want us to have rigid rituals with Him. In the new covenant, He is more interested in having a relationship… — Joseph Prince Copy Share Image
There is a comfort in rituals, and rituals provide a framework for stability when you are trying to find answers. — Deborah Norville Copy Share Image
If you want to find out what it means to have a society without any rituals, read the New York Times. — Joseph Campbell Copy Share Image
Firemen have a culture of death. There are rituals, carefully constructed for the living, to process the dead. — David Grann Copy Share Image
I write on sacred stories, symbols and rituals of all cultures - European, American and Chinese - but my audiences, typically, like… — Devdutt Pattanaik Copy Share Image
“Any ritual which one does creates bondage. If you want the path of moksha (ultimate liberation), then do not get involved in… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
Rituals keep us from forgetting what must not be forgotten and keep us rooted in a past from which we must not… — Tony Campolo Copy Share Image
Pre-competition rituals include nap time, because when competition rolls around, I'm a sloth. I also FaceTime my dogs. — Mirai Nagasu Copy Share Image
“Sacred dying rituals are primarily and notably for the person dying. It takes great strength and courage to face death and to… — Megory Anderson Copy Share Image
One of Obama's most impressive attributes is his quiet confidence: Voters sense that he is comfortable in his own skin, a dedicated… — Ron Fournier Copy Share Image
I respect the Bible and offer namaz regularly. But I am ritualistic only up to a certain extent. I believe only in… — Emraan Hashmi Copy Share Image
“The more death, the more birth. People are entering, others are exiting. The cry of a baby, the mourning of others. When… — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
Whether we're conscious of it or not, our work and personal lives are made up of daily rituals, including when we eat… — Chip Conley Copy Share Image
Under Confucianism, the use of precisely measured court music, prescribed steps, actions, and phrases all added up to an extremely complex system… — Benjamin Hoff Copy Share Image
The Roman Catholic Church and its rituals were so much part of life that, although my parents would often question a small… — Colm Toibin Copy Share Image
Rituals, even unhappy ones, provide a measure of comfort. Like a superstitious ballplayer who will only use certain bats, my depression rituals… — David Karp Copy Share Image
“A veteran, calm and assured, he pauses for a well-measured moment in the doorway of the office and then, boldly, clearly, with… — Christopher Isherwood Copy Share Image
“Langdon quickly explained how most people pictured satanic cults as devil-worshiping fiends, and yet Satanists historically were educated men who stood as… — Dan Brown Copy Share Image
Some acts of worldbuilding in fiction instantiate a milieu that is so culturally odd and exotic, so displaced from the audience's consensus… — Paul Di Filippo Copy Share Image
This is what rituals are for. We do spiritual ceremonies as human beings in order to create a safe resting place for… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
“The magic in these Masonic rituals is very, very old. And way back in those days, it worked. As time went on,… — Thomas Pynchon Copy Share Image
“The noble old synagogue had been profaned and turned into a stable by the Nazis, and left open to the elements by… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
“Death is a personal matter, arousing sorrow, despair, fervor, or dry-hearted philosophy. Funerals, on the other hand, are social functions. Imagine going… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
I'd have no rituals, but I'm a person of compulsive habit. That's just some awful residue of a ritual. And one of… — Geoff Dyer Copy Share Image
“Men will always create new arenas for honor if traditional rituals fade.” — Joel Dinerstein Copy Share Image
Rituals are a good signal to your unconscious that it is time to kick in. — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
My identity, I felt, was so distinct. I felt very much like an outsider. My family didn't have the same rituals that… — Priscilla Chan Copy Share Image
There is nothing wrong in performing rituals according to one's beliefs and culture. — Tamilisai Soundararajan Copy Share Image
I try not to have too many rituals because I believe that rituals don't help you win. I used to do rituals… — Serena Williams Copy Share Image
