In our society many of the old rituals have lost much of their power. New ones have not arisen. — R. D. Laing Copy Share Image
Humanity's always been weird at heart. Look at how societies form, rituals, practices, even rock n' roll. Humanity really is dark and… — Pete Doherty Copy Share Image
My mom has beautiful eyes, and I inherited a lot of her rituals, accentuating eyes. — Allison Williams Copy Share Image
“Death is universal. The rituals associated with it, however, vary substantially—and are greatly influenced by their religious and cultural context.” — Richard J. Borden Copy Share Image
I was not religious, but I liked rituals. I liked the idea of connecting an action with remembering. — John Green Copy Share Image
In every ancient culture, there are rituals to mortify the body as a way of understanding that the energy of the soul… — Marina Abramovic Copy Share Image
In Wicca, rituals are ceremonies which celebrate and strengthen our relationships with the Goddess, the God and the Earth. — Scott Cunningham Copy Share Image
“If you will librate people from there fake rituals, they will become your retinue.” — Ayush pratap Copy Share Image
It might kill you to say it, because the film really takes on the Catholic Church, but I do think there is… — Alex Gibney Copy Share Image
“Rituals are the architects of belonging. They take the ordinary and transform it into something meaningful. A morning cup of tea becomes… — Ajmal, from the book "Borders of the Inner World Copy Share Image
It's vital to establish some rituals-automatic but decisive patterns of behavior-at the beginning of the creative process, when you are most at… — Twyla Tharp Copy Share Image
I have thoughts - obtrusive thoughts and rituals that have to - it's like a broken re - a skipping record. And… — Howie Mandel Copy Share Image
Rituals, anthropologists will tell us, are about transformation. The rituals we use for marriage, baptism or inaugurating a president are as elaborate… — Abraham Verghese Copy Share Image
Divorce is one of the loneliest of modern rituals. Before, during, and after the actual culmination of the legal process it is… — Suzanne Gordon Copy Share Image
“India has many customs and rituals that may seem bizarre to anyone not used to its distinctive culture. It is a strange… — Hanadi Falki Copy Share Image
For a while, I became an atheist; now that I'm grown up, though, I'm not hard-edged enough to be an atheist. Even… — Padma Lakshmi Copy Share Image
“Betrayal is too kind a word to describe a situation in which a father says he loves his daughter but claims he… — Margaret Smith Copy Share Image
“A cult is a group of people who share an obsessive devotion to a person or idea. The cults described in this… — Margaret Smith Copy Share Image
Our time on this earth is sacred, and we should celebrate every moment. The importance of this has been completely forgotten: even… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
Churches crack me up. They're like money, a conspiracy of faith. Like everyone agreed to believe that not only is there a… — Karen Marie Moning Copy Share Image
“Rituals can be reliable safeguards, but plot twists in the theatre of our life should not freak us out. If we are… — Erik Pevernagie Copy Share Image
“We must uncover our rituals for what they are: completely arbitrary things, tied to our bourgeois way of life; it is good-and… — Michel Foucault Copy Share Image
“What is a ritual? When an enlightened person (Gnani Purush) is not around, when a leader of the path of Moksha (ultimate… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
[Ritual] dwells in an invisible reality and gives this reality a vocabulary, props, costume, gesture, scenery. Ritual makes things separate, sets them… — Barbara Myerhoff 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
“Make rituals of the important elements of your work. It ensures that they get done without much conscious thought.” — Mani S. Sivasubramanian Copy Share Image
There is nothing wrong in performing rituals according to one's beliefs and culture. — Tamilisai Soundararajan 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
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
I have the greatest love for the rituals of organised religion - the sense of community and belonging it can confer to… — Kabir Bedi Copy Share Image
“They like to use those fancy words. They don't like to say “raped,'” he said. “They say “misdeed,' “inappropriate touching,' “mistake.' That's… — Charles L. Bailey Jr Copy Share Image
I am devoted to my husband and son. I am devoted to the practices and rituals that imbue our lives with a… — Dani Shapiro Copy Share Image
So much music in Africa was created for specific moments, written for rituals or for a funeral or for challenges, thousands of… — Ludwig Goransson Copy Share Image
In the past, rulers led their troops into battle and, even in peacetime, called themselves fathers of their people. And modern politics… — Linda Colley Copy Share Image
Every Diwali, the excitement sets in with all the decorations, lights and Puja. Even if busy schedule of shoots does not allow… — Amrapali Gupta Copy Share Image
May we, as image makers, shapers of the culture, set our sights on things we value, rituals we engage in that heal… — Jan Phillips Copy Share Image
I do a little thing about the way people shake the sweetener packet. You know, like they're all excited. I want to… — Jerry Seinfeld Copy Share Image
I have always thought that the place where you sleep or the place you share with your partner should be separate from… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
“The essential and similar feature of both procedures and rituals is that they are stereotyped. Once the first transaction has been initiated,… — Eric Berne Copy Share Image
Rituals are important. I get up. I take the dogs on a walk around to the front and then I pick up… — Jane Fonda Copy Share Image