Secular Quotes

311 quotes by 254 authors

My parents were secular. I am an atheist. — Ben Elton
John Paul was the first modern pope to grow up in a secular culture: He attended public schools, danced with girls - indeed, as a… — Carl Bernstein
Our purpose is simply to ask how theological principles can be shown to have usable secular analogues that throw light upon the nature of language. — Kenneth Burke
In Holland, they have come to precisely the same conclusion. There they have adopted a system of secular education, because they have found it impracticable… — Richard Cobden
I sometimes think that Thomas Cook should be numbered among the secular saints. He took travel from the privileged and gave it to the people. — Robert Runcie
Iran is not a make-believe country. It is a real country populated by some 75 million people - real people; including, I daresay, a majority… — Bob Barr
Everybody has values. Now, you know it may be formed in a secular setting, it may be formed in an intellectual setting, but everybody comes… — Sam Brownback
I tended to emphasize the secular, the casual, the colloquial, the vernacular against the sacred. — David Antin
Secular humanists suspect there is something more gloriously human about resisting the religious impulse; about accepting the cold truth, even if that truth is only… — Tom Flynn
I am putting together a secular bible. My Genesis is when the apple falls on Newton's head. — A.C. Grayling
The difficulties of living in a secular risk culture are compounded by the importance of lifestyle choices. — Anthony Giddens
Secular artists see themselves with performance; they are more self involved, presentational. — Boris Kodjoe
The Southern Baptist Church is a specific culture in itself. So, I had to study, talk to people, watch tape and go to performances to… — Boris Kodjoe
India is a vibrant nation whose strength lies in its commitment to equal rights and to speech, religious and economic freedoms that enrich the lives… — Henry Paulson
Now a confirmed atheist, I've become convinced of the enormous contribution that Christian evangelism makes in Africa: sharply distinct from the work of secular NGOs,… — Matthew Parris
The church is only a secular institution in which the half-educated speak to the half-converted. — William Ralph Inge
It is a war of light vs. darkness, of Christ vs. antichrist, the Word of God vs. secular humanism. There will be a winner and… — John Hagee
The most efficacious secular book that ever was published in America is the newspaper. — Henry Ward Beecher
Washington's birthday is as close to a secular Christmas as any Christian country dare come this side of blasphemy. — Alistair Cooke
This contest between the secular and religious visions of government is really the main choice to be made. It won't be decided in one election,… — Adnan Pachachi

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