Ceremony Quotes

279 Ceremony quotes by 236 unique authors

To each his own way and his own prayer. God does not take us at our word. He looks deep into our hearts. It is… — Elif Safak
Ceremony forbids us to express by words things that are lawful and natural, and we obey it; reason forbids us to do things unlawful and… — Michel de Montaigne
Many of the rites of passage, those rituals of growing up found in our society, are in the form of such comic, practical joking affairs--which… — Ralph Ellison
If the gospel of Jesus Christ is not at the center of a wedding ceremony, it is likely not going to be at the center… — Matt Chandler
It is superstitious to put one's hopes in formalities, but arrogant to refuse to submit to them. — Blaise Pascal
We must learn which ceremonies may be breached occasionally at our convenience and which ones may never be if we are to live pleasantly with… — Amy Vanderbilt
The Church [in the 14th century] gave ceremony and dignity to lives that had little of either. It was the source of beauty and art… — Barbara Tuchman
There was no pomp and ceremony in connection with the birth of Jesus - rather the opposite: it took place in simplicity and in poverty. — Keith O'Brien
The fools of the world have been those who have established religions, ceremonies, laws, faith, rule of life. — Giordano Bruno
In Wicca, rituals are ceremonies which celebrate and strengthen our relationships with the Goddess, the God and the Earth. — Scott Cunningham
We do not create marriage from scratch. Instead, in the elegant language of the marriage ceremony, we 'enter into the holy estate of matrimony. — Nancy Pearcey
If you're at an award ceremony, you're against your mates. — Imelda Staunton
If you behave normally, people treat you normally. It's only when you act as if you're someone special that they feel obliged to stand on… — Victoria Wood
We do not want nowadays temples of worship and outward rites and ceremonies. What we really want is an Asram. We want a place where… — Rabindranath Tagore
I have always thought beach weddings are beautiful. A sunset ceremony with a beautiful sky, white drapes and fire lanterns. — Ricky Whittle
When a wicked and unworthy subject annoyed the Sultan of Turkey or the Czar of Russia, he had his head cut of without much ceremony;… — George Mikes
Renovating temples does not mean building great gate towers or receptacles for offerings. What we should focus on is the regular conduct of worship according… — Mata Amritanandamayi
If I was courting the Muslim vote, I wouldn't have put establishing the partnership ceremony at the forefront of my first term, would I? I… — Ken Livingstone
Friends, both the imaginary ones you build for yourself out of phrases taken from a living writer, or real ones from college, and relatives, despite… — Nicholson Baker
Nature admits of no permanence in the relation between man and woman. It is only man's egoism that wants to keep woman like some buried… — Leopold von Sacher-Masoch
Before I was an actor I was a break dancer, one of those street performers you see. I guess my introduction into the professional world… — Cuba Gooding, Jr.
I learned enough Hebrew to stagger through a meaningless ceremony that I scarcely remember. — David Antin
When the Chinese first came to San Francisco, they were actually welcomed by the mayor and they had special ceremonies for them-again this is when… — Iris Chang
The trappings of a religious cult tend to fall into candlelit ceremonies and robes and group chanting and singing and prayer. — Sean Durkin
I come from a very illustrious line of divorces. We love to get divorced in my family. My mother and father have been married four… — Joshua Ferris

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