Answers Quote by Roger Williams

That which the people called Quakers lay down as a main fundamental in religion is this- That God, through Christ, hath placed a principle…

— William Penn

Above all, it was the style of Quakerism I was brought up with - an aggressive contempt for popular opinion. The assumption is that…

— David Starkey

We must frankly confess, then, using our empirical common sense and ordinary practical prejudices, that in the world that actually is, the virtues of…

— William James

The Quakers have a saying: "An enemy is one whose story we have not heard." To communicate to post-Christians, I must first listen to…

— Philip Yancey

“Emerson said, “I am more of a Quaker than anything else. I believe in the still, small voice.”

— Jeffrey Eugenides

Quakers are terrific.

— Ian Mckellen

“That’s the biggest purpose of religious gathering: permission to look terrible in public. We used to go to church to confess our worst behaviour,…

— Chuck Palahniuk

In the context of Quaker worship, it is perfectly appropriate for any person in the congregation to speak a timely word from the Lord.

— Anonymous

The Quaker upbringing was not strict, but it was frugal. Extremely frugal. One was always encouraged to give away one's worldly goods.

— Kathy Baker

“Love God's people, let not strangers draw away the flock, for if you slumber in your slothfulness and disdainful pride, or worse still, in…

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“For reasons that will never be entirely clear, God has a soft spot for religious strangers, both as agents of divine blessing and recipients…

— Barbara Brown Taylor

Our Quakers love us. We're big with the Quakers. It's all about cleanliness.

— Kyan Douglas