Proselytizing Quotes
18 quotes by 13 authors
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Individual Moslems may show splendid qualities, but the influence of the religion paralyses the social development of those who follow it. No stronger retrograde force…
— Winston Churchill
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Instead of seeming to impose new obligations, they should appear as people who wish to share their joy, who point to a horizon of beauty…
— Pope Francis
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We can inspire others through witness so that one grows together in communicating. BUt the worst thing of all is religious proselytism, which paralyses: 'I…
— Pope Francis
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A wide and vague impression exists that so-called Eastern religion is more contemplative, innocuous, and humane than the proselytizing monotheisms of the West. Don't believe…
— Christopher Hitchens
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Starting out from the fact that the frustrated predominate among the early adherents of all mass movements and that they usually join of their own…
— Eric Hoffer
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No stronger retrograde force exists in the world. Far from being moribund, Mohammedanism is a militant and proselytizing faith.
— Winston Churchill
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There is nothing more explosive than a skilled population condemned to inaction. Such a population is likely to become a hotbed of extremism and intolerance,…
— Eric Hoffer
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Man is emphatically a proselytizing creature.
— Thomas Carlyle
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I don't think we should discriminate against an organization or congregation because they're religious, if they're doing good work. But government can't subsidize proselytizing or…
— Jim Wallis
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Proselytizing is more a passionate search for something not yet found than a desire to bestow upon the world something we already have. It is…
— Eric Hoffer
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If I don't talk about my religion, if I say I'm not discussing it or different humanitarian things I'm working on, they're like, 'He's avoiding…
— Tom Cruise
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I am a huge fan of proselytizing. I am a huge fan of speaking your mind. The only way we can share the universe... is…
— Penn Jillette
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The act of bell ringing is symbolic of all proselytizing religions. It implies the pointless interference with the quiet of other people.
— Ezra Pound
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I'm nutty for nutrition. I've become one of those people who can't stop talking about the connection between food and health. Now that I know…
— Robin Quivers
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For at least two thirds of our miseries spring from human stupidity, human malice and those great motivators and justifiers of malice and stupidity, idealism,…
— Aldous Huxley
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Proselytizing is only wrong if coercive or deceptive. Coercion, whether violent or not, is immoral, just as deception is immoral.
— David Novak
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The act of bellringing is symbolic of all proselytizing religions. It implies the pointless interference with the quiet of other people.
— Ezra Pound
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Thou Shalt Not Forcibly Invade Thy Neighbors Rectal Cavities With Thine Superstitious Nonsense, Lest They In Turn Invade Thine Own Chambers. - The Golden Rectum…
— Rock Cowles
Who Wrote These Proselytizing Quotes
13 authors contributed a total of 18 Proselytizing Quotes as follows: