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If insemination were the sole biological function of sex, it could be achieved far more economically in a few seconds of mounting and insertion. Indeed,… — E. O. Wilson
Worship is not a repetitious exercise of rituals and formulas. These create a veil that actually prevents us from enjoying the presence of the Lord.… — Dave Hunt
The Hopi Indians of Arizona believe that our daily rituals and prayers literally keep this world spinning on its axis. For me, feeding the seagulls… — Brenda Peterson
I don't like to say that my kitchen is a religious place, but I would say that if I were a voodoo priestess, I would… — Pearl Bailey
Children of course are monstrously conventional, repelled at once by whatever is off-center, out of whack, unmanageable. And being an only child I had been… — Alice Munro
It's vital to establish some rituals-automatic but decisive patterns of behavior-at the beginning of the creative process, when you are most at peril of turning… — Twyla Tharp
I think we ought to close Halloween down. Do you want your children to dress up as witches? The Druids used to dress up like… — Pat Robertson
I had to de-program myself. From myself. Had to reinvent rituals of purification. So full of the vagrant pollutions of others. It was time to… — Lydia Lunch
I don't really have special rituals, but I don't try to write fiction unless I have a minimum of a few hours. For me, it… — Curtis Sittenfeld
There was no violence, no speed. It moved to the rhythm of an elder dance, putting all the rituals of the world to shame. Black,… — Tanith Lee
What you encounter, recognize or discover depends to a large degree on the quality of your approach. Many of the ancient cultures practiced careful rituals… — John O'Donohue
What I do is look at ancient African tribes, and the way they dress. The rituals of how they dress. . . . There’s a… — Alexander McQueen
The ability to know that your perceptions are accurate has to happen without others' validation. Intuition is not the result of diet, rituals, or wind… — Caroline Myss
If I were to disclose all their rituals, I think that it would be easy to prove that witches are not diabolists; but the oaths… — Gerald Gardner
Without the letters of condolence, telegrams of congratulations, and occasional postcards, the friendship of a separated friend is not a social reality. It has no… — Mary Douglas
We should think of a photographer as a Samurai who makes rituals, moves and gestures in order to develop his techniques and his instinct. — Alex Majoli
When the Way is lost there is virtue. When virtue is lost there is benevolence. When benevolence is lost there is righteousness. When righteousness is… — Laozi
Rituals are the end of fidelity and honesty, and the beginning of confusion. — Laozi
You know, when a president is about to leave office, most of the time most people are dying for him to go on and get… — Nancy Gibbs
I worry that friends will slowly become professional pallbearers, waiting for each death, of their lovers, friends and neighbors, and polishing their funeral speeches; perfecting… — David Wojnarowicz
We are presented with an unpleasant choice between either committing to peculiar concepts about immaterial deities or letting go entirely of a host of consoling,… — Alain de Botton
Sycamore trees were held to be sacred in ancient Egypt and are the first trees represented in ancient art. The sycamore, also, was sacred. Peasants… — Larry Gates
LOVE is essentially self-communicative: those who do not have it catch it from those who have it.... No amount of rites, rituals, ceremonies, worship, meditation,… — Meher Baba
In the New Hebrides, any dancer making a mistake was assaulted, wounded, and possibly killed by bowmen posted to keep careful watch for inaccuracies in… — Jamake Highwater
Much of my reading time over the last decade and a half has been spent reading aloud to my children. Those children's bedtime rituals of… — Louise Brown

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