Because Quote by Lawrence Wright Download Open image “Religions prosper in large part because of the communities that they create.” — Lawrence Wright ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.6 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Because Create Large part Prosper Religion
Religions have a strong binding function and a cohesive element. They emphasize the primacy of the community as opposed to the individual, and they… — Frans de Waal Copy Share Image
In every historical period, the religious groups that grow most rapidly are those that set believers at odds with the surrounding culture. — Nancy Pearcey Copy Share Image
“Religiosity developed because successful religions made groups more efficient at turning resources into offspring." (including art, cathedrals, cities, earthworks, etc?)” — Jonathan Haidt Copy Share Image
Religion is no longer a connection point for most people. Our communities were built on coming together in physical locations once a week or… — Miguel McKelvey Copy Share Image
Religion creates community, community creates altruism and altruism turns us away from self and towards the common good... There is something about the tenor… — Jonathan Sacks Copy Share Image
Religion supports and perpetuates the social organization it reflects. — Riane Eisler Copy Share Image
Religions have depended on the relative isolation and ignorance of their flocks, forever and this is all breaking down. — Daniel Dennett Copy Share Image
“Religious communities cooperate better than nonreligious communities and therefore flourish more readily. This is a scientific fact!” — Dan Brown Copy Share Image
Religion flourishes in greater purity, without than with the aid of Government. — James Madison Copy Share Image
Religions based on the principle of service and a focus on the less fortunate help a society deal with want. — Mercedes Schlapp Copy Share Image
Every small or big which you do,create impact on religion,society or country either directly or indirectly. — Abhishek Tiwari Copy Share Image
Every medium has its advantages and weaknesses and there are many things I can put down on paper that I might not be able… — Lawrence Wright Copy Share Image
Look at what Jimmy Carter did. Look at the risks he took for a country that wasn't his. Israel has benefited unbelievably from that.… — Lawrence Wright Copy Share Image
Hubbard set up the Church of Scientology in Hollywood in 1954 for a reason. He understood that celebrity was increasingly a feature of American… — Lawrence Wright Copy Share Image
If you have great characters, then your reader becomes emotionally invested in those people. — Lawrence Wright Copy Share Image
“However, twelve former Sea Org members told me that Miscavige had assaulted them; twenty-one have told me or testified in court that they have… — Lawrence Wright Copy Share Image
The Israelis and the Palestinians don't know each other. They live right there, but they've become strangers. And it makes it much more difficult… — Lawrence Wright Copy Share Image
“Miscavige keeps a number of dogs, including five beagles. He had blue vests made up for each of them, with four stripes on the… — Lawrence Wright Copy Share Image
Every form has its merits. And I like to work in a lot of different forms. — Lawrence Wright Copy Share Image
To me the notion that Palestinians are actually Jews is, I think, quite revelatory and very radical and a possible bridge that has been… — Lawrence Wright Copy Share Image
Science fiction invites the writer to grandly explore alternative worlds and pose questions about meaning and destiny. — Lawrence Wright Copy Share Image
One is a painter because one wants so-called freedom; one doesn't want to go to the office every morning. — Marcel Duchamp Copy Share Image
I gave my archive to Emory University because there's a really dear friend who teaches there, Rudolph Byrd, and he's the editor. — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
Because of the womb being a central phenomenon in the feminine body, the whole psychology of woman differs: she is non-aggressive, non-inquiring, non-questioning, non-doubting,… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
I love casting against type and doing things you wouldn't expect, because I think you get more interesting performances that way. Hollywood loves to… — David S. Goyer Copy Share Image
There were songs that we cut out after we chose the name, because 'Praise Break' turned out to be an underlying concept that I… — Daniel Caesar Copy Share Image
It took me 20 years to buy an electric typewriter, because I was afraid it would be too sensitive. I like to bang the… — Elmore Leonard Copy Share Image
I was also known as Frodo because I was an early adopter of 'The Lord of the Rings. — Tom Perrotta Copy Share Image
I believe in taxation and health care that is outside the usual libertarian mandate, because I don't want people to have to suffer. It's… — Neil Peart Copy Share Image
It's like saying French shouldn't be taught because you don't understand it because it's new. Shakespeare is just like learning a new, exciting language. — Samuel Barnett Copy Share Image
Whether it was Little League or playing with your brothers or sisters, that was always a problem. If I would lose - because I… — Cal Ripken, Jr Copy Share Image
Sometimes, when full and in fear that I will continue to eat unwanted food just because it's staring at me, I will place my… — Rachel Nichols Copy Share Image
I didn't want to do 'Fashion Police' because I thought, 'This is stupid, this is beneath me, who wants to talk about fashion?' It… — Joan Rivers Copy Share Image
