Christmas Quote by Richard Coles

I spend much of my time in a broadly liberal secular world but I don't belong to it, I belong somewhere else.

— Richard Coles

God chooses to arrive among the poor and the insignificant and the politically awkward, so what are we missing when we overlook them?

— Richard Coles

The thought of having sclerosis of the synapses is alarming. I wonder if in later life I will pay the price for having overstimulated…

— Richard Coles

There's more of me on Twitter than there is in real life.

— Richard Coles

I suppose I've always had a very genuine curiosity about religion. I loved the atmosphere of churches, the ethos; I adored Evensong.

— Richard Coles

This unthinking assumption of moral virtue on the Left is frustrating. I saw someone on Facebook talking about capitalist scum, he was angry and…

— Richard Coles

In corporate life, I have noticed, it is getting harder and harder to say that things are bad.

— Richard Coles

I am not in favour of hierarchies that grant privileges to members who fail to uphold those values - there are plenty of those…

— Richard Coles

Trying to do Christianity properly is tough. Life as a priest is rigorous and disciplined. It involves sacrifices.

— Richard Coles

I got lucky with my parents. They were unfailingly loving and supportive, which gave me confidence about my place in the world.

— Richard Coles

I don't think you need to justify faith, faith is its own justification.

— Richard Coles

I will be doing a lot of human interest interviews. It involves empathising and listening. Which is a lot of what my day job…

— Richard Coles