Crutches Quotes

94 quotes by 90 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
Our hours in love have wings; in absence, crutches. — Miguel de Cervantes
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
Once and for all the idea of glorious victories won by the glorious army must be wiped out. Niether side is glorious. On either side… — Peter Weiss
Is it not possible to look beyond the canes, the wheelchairs, the braces, and the crutches into the hearts of the people who have need… — James E. Faust
Don't listen to anyone who tells you that you can't do this or that. That's nonsense. Make up your mind, you'll never use crutches or… — Douglas Bader
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
In chemistry, our theories are crutches; to show that they are valid, they must be used to walk... A theory established with the help of… — Jean-Baptiste Dumas
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
Every breath I take becomes deeper, and I become more confident of myself without my crutches. The lies I've filled my body and soul with… — James Hetfield
I look at smoking as a crutch, and as an actor I would like strip away as many crutches as possible. — Claire Forlani
Thinking of getting into the leg-breaking business, so I can profitably sell crutches later. — Anthony Bourdain
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

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