Crutch Quotes

74 quotes by 65 authors

Nothing is more desirable than to be released from an affliction, but nothing is more frightening than to be divested of a crutch. — James A. Baldwin
Organized religion is a sham and a crutch for weak-minded people — Jesse Ventura
Atheism is a crutch for those who cannot bear the reality of God. — Tom Stoppard
Jesus' pattern prayer, which is both crutch, road, and walking lesson for the spiritually lame like ourselves, tells us to start with God: for God… — J I Packer
The government is good at one thing. It knows how to break your legs, and then hand you a crutch and say, "See if it… — Harry Browne
Religion has caused more harm than any other idea since the beginning of time. There's nothing good I can say about it. People use it… — Larry Flynt
Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of sorrow done, Shoulder'd his crutch, and shew'd how fields were won. — Oliver Goldsmith
Whatever you do, don't ever use a crutch, and don't ever think of having an excuse for not having said, 'Yeah, I did my best.' — Isadore Sharp
Religion is now viewed by many as a placebo or emotional crutch precisely because that is how we often pitch the gospel to unbelievers — J.P. Moreland
Some say Christianity is just a crutch. But let's turn the question on its edge for a moment. Is atheism an emotional crutch, wishful thinking?… — Greg Koukl
I look at smoking as a crutch, and as an actor I would like strip away as many crutches as possible. — Claire Forlani
Reason is a crutch for age, but youth is strong enough to walk alone. — John Dryden
An argument is made that there are just too many question marks about the near future; wouldn't it be better to wait until things clear… — Warren Buffett
I don't really have a life philosophy; my thing is just rebelling against pretty much organized religion. That is my main thing, because personally I… — Kerry King
I am confident that those who believe in belief are wrong. That is, we no more need to preserve the myth of God in order… — Daniel Dennett
It is often said that the Church is a crutch. Of course it's a crutch. What makes you think you don't limp? — William Sloane Coffin
I've never talked to our guys about being young. That's an easy crutch to fall on. You really just have to come in and build… — Scott Brooks
Give people a common enemy, and you will give them a common identity. Deprive them of an enemy and you will deprive them of the… — James Alison
Love is simple to understand if you haven't got a mind soft and full of holes. It's a crutch, that's all, and there isn't any… — Norman Mailer
Faith is not a soft option offered to people who need a crutch to get through the rest of their lives. Faith is the supernatural… — Alistair Begg

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