Arrogant Quote by Blaise Pascal

“It is superstitious to put one's hope in formalities, but arrogant to refuse to submit to them.”

— Blaise Pascal

I probably sensed the serious formality of the ceremonies and felt what others were feeling then. Looking back, I'd guess that it had opened…

— Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook

I'm not superstitious in my normal daily life but I get that way about writing, even though I know it's all bullshit. But I…

— Quentin Tarantino

Their origin is commonly unknown; for the practice often continues when the cause has ceased, and concerning superstitious ceremonies it is in vain to…

— Samuel Johnson

Piety is different from superstition. To carry piety to the extent of superstition is to destroy it. The heretics reproach us with this superstitious…

— Blaise Pascal

Marriage is a formality, a legal bondage. Love is of the heart; marriage is of the mind. That's why I am never in favor…

— Rajneesh

We are all members of the same great family ... On social occasions the formality of strictly military occasions should be relaxed, and a…

— John A. Lejeune

“Just the usual formality before the chaos begins. Like playing the National Anthem before a Cubs game.”

— Berkeley Breathed

The reason to preserve wilderness is that we need it. We need wilderness of all kinds, large and small, public and private. Wee need…

— Wendell Berry

You're obliged to pretend respect for people and institutions you think absurd. You live attached in a cowardly fashion to moral and social conventions…

— Octave Mirbeau

The Toddstock thing is the closest thing, I have to say, a Grateful Dead sort of thing where it all lapses over from the…

— Todd Rundgren

The questioning is a stupid formality aimed exclusively at preventing us from speaking at the demonstration.

— Alexei Navalny