Ceremony Quotes

279 quotes by 242 authors

Jesus never said a word about homosexuality. In all of his teachings about multiple things - he never said that gay people should be condemned.… — Jimmy Carter
In this outward and physical ceremony we attest once again to the inner and spiritual strength of our Nation. As my high school teacher, Miss… — Jimmy Carter
I once won a second prize in a history concert. My parents came to the ceremony. Somebody else had won the prize for best all-around… — Amy Chua
To dispense with ceremony is the most delicate mode of conferring a compliment. — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
(When asked merely if they accept evolution, 45 percent of Americans say yes. The figure is 70 percent in China.) When the movie Jurassic Park… — Carl Sagan
Unlike any other business in the United States, sports must preserve an illusion of perfect innocence. The mounting of this illusion defines the purpose and… — Lewis H. Lapham
Friendship should be surrounded with ceremonies and respects, and not crushed into corners. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ceremony is necessary as the outwork and defense of manners. — Lord Chesterfield
The temple is a sacred edifice, a holy place, where essential saving ceremonies and ordinances are performed to prepare us for exaltation. It is important… — Robert D. Hales
Most cats do not approach humans recklessly. The possibility of concealed weapons, clods or sticks, tend to make them reserved. Homeless cats in particular-with some… — Lloyd Alexander
After all the field of battle possesses many advantages over the drawing-room. There at least is no room for pretension or excessive ceremony, no shaking… — Henry David Thoreau
For what is Mysticism? It is not the attempt to draw near to God, not by rites or ceremonies, but by inward disposition? Is it… — Florence Nightingale
Give up all forms of parrotry. Start practicing whatever you truly feel to be true and justly to be just. Do not make a show… — Meher Baba
Coastal sailing as long as it is perfectly safe and easy commands no magic. Overseas expeditions are invariably bound up with ceremonies and ritual. Man… — Bronislaw Malinowski
Disobey n:To celebrate with an appropriate ceremony the maturity of a command — Ambrose Bierce
We got trapped in the limo during a thunderstorm on our way to the reception. The bride wanted to wait for the storm to pass… — Julie Roberts
I remain detached and distant, but it is under my eyes and my orders that the work of art must create itself. Then, when the… — Yves Klein
True education is to learn how to think, not what to think. If you know how to think, if you really have that capacity, then… — Jiddu Krishnamurti
My son, you are now flesh of our flesh and bone of our bone. By the ceremony performed this day, every drop of white blood… — Chief Blackfish
Prayer brings to us blessings which we need, and which only God can give, and which prayer can alone convey to us ... This service… — Gerhard Tersteegen

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