Humans Quote by Lilith Saintcrow

There is no instinct that has been so maligned, suppressed, abused, and distorted by religious teaching as the instinct of sex.

— Dora Russell

“Most religions offer tremendous patterns of “pushing against” as they scrutinize human behavior looking for evidence of wrongdoing and sin. And often that perceived…

— Esther Hicks

Sex and religion are closer to each other than either might prefer.

— Anonymous

It's partly because our culture so hyper-sexualizes females that if you don't measure up to whatever we're forced to think is the standard, then…

— Geena Davis

“Sexual desire does not obey the laws that maintain peace and contentment between partners. Reason, understanding, compassion, and camaraderie are the handmaidens of a…

— Esther Perel

In an age in which greed and lust stalk the land like some Biblical plague, it is easy to view sex as just one…

— Jennifer Stone

Nothing but religion is capable of changing pains into pleasures.

— Stanisław I Leszczyński

If we're not conscious of sex, than we don't know we're having the pleasure. There's a compromise. By virtue of being human, there's self-reflection.…

— Francis Levy

All the great mystical religions put a strong emphasis on the redeeming qualities of sex.

— David Bowie

I occasionally feel contempt for that attitude [degree of sexual desire towards me] when I perceive it, but maybe that's not fair. By our…

— Cris Mazza

“Sex could be a gift of God, but when it becomes an obsession, it plunders all intelligence and people are driven to abominable acts…

— Radhanath Swami

“Sexuality. The moralist tends to see sex as dirty, or at least as a dangerous impulse that leads constantly to sin. The relativist/pragmatist sees…

— Timothy Keller