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In culture after culture, people believe that the soul lives on after death, that rituals can change the physical world and divine the truth, and… — Steven Pinker
I wonder how, among the Fremont, mothers and daughters shared their world. Did they walk side by side along the lake edge? What stories did… — Terry Tempest Williams
It is illuminating to note, here, how the daily rituals and working routines of prolific authors and artists - people who really do get a… — Oliver Burkeman
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
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
A family has its own rituals and its own superstitions. — Tea Obreht
In Wicca, rituals are ceremonies which celebrate and strengthen our relationships with the Goddess, the God and the Earth. — Scott Cunningham
What do we have in life, really? If we're lucky we get to a certain age, and we have each other. We have the food… — David O. Russell
Love and kindness are the basis of my religious beliefs. The rituals and outward signs are not as important as one's actions and deeds. Religion… — Bernie Siegel
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
We are, at almost every point of our day, immersed in cultural diversity: faces, clothes, smells, attitudes, values, traditions, behaviours, beliefs, rituals. — Randa Abdel-Fattah
I really love the traditional aspects of Judaism. My wife is born and raised a Catholic and I enjoy celebrating those rituals as well. I… — Josh Gad
I have rituals for cleaning out resentments, disappointments, heartbreak, depression and for work. One of the things I do is go over old stuff if… — Hubert Selby, Jr.
Fall in love with a dog, and in many ways you enter a new orbit, a universe that features not just new colors but new… — Caroline Knapp
I write on sacred stories, symbols and rituals of all cultures - European, American and Chinese - but my audiences, typically, like me to focus… — Devdutt Pattanaik
Don't think you can attain total awareness and whole enlightenment without proper discipline and practice. This is egomania. Appropriate rituals channel your emotions and life… — Laozi
My spirituality is parochial, terrestrial. I do qualify as a W.I.T.C.H. , but my irrecular practice and impromptu rituals don't aim at producing any dramatic… — Stephanie Mills
One of Obama's most impressive attributes is his quiet confidence: Voters sense that he is comfortable in his own skin, a dedicated father and friend… — Ron Fournier
Religion can make it worse. Are you supposing that if people were encouraged to believe in a transcendent reality, and to be encouraged by grand… — Mary Douglas
I'm not very good at being domesticated. I've tried. The domestic life I find claustrophobic - the rituals and habits and patterns. — Ralph Fiennes
Spiritual life can certainly follow the pattern one sees in the fake martial arts, with most teachers making nebulous and magical claims that never get… — Sam Harris
The opening and closing ceremonies of the London Olympics are mass satanic rituals disguised as a celebration of Britain and sport. Their medium is the… — David Icke
Rituals are important. Nowadays it's hip not to be married. I'm not interested in being hip. — John Lennon
The legal system is often a mystery, and we, its priests, preside over rituals baffling to everyday citizens. — Henry Miller
The Roman Catholic Church and its rituals were so much part of life that, although my parents would often question a small matter of dogma… — Colm Toibin

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