Quotes about religious
religious military war
It is a grave matter to enter a war, without adequate military preparation; it may prove fatal to come into peace, without moral and religious preparation.
religious men magic
Sometimes string figures were used to illustrate stories, as in the case of an Eskimo example that depicts a man catching a salmon. Sometimes they had magic or religious significance. Louis Leakey
religious secular-society government
Zionists dominate the government of the United States of America and her banking system. Louis Farrakhan
religious different shows
Going to my shows, it's like a religious experience, because you come out, you go in one person, you come out a different person. Michael Jackson
religious believe giving
Even if you don't believe in God, you still have to believe in something that gives meaning to your life, and shapes your sense of the world. Such a belief is religious. Michael Crichton
religious origin-of-life other-worlds
A wonderful area for speculative academic work is the unknowable. These days religious subjects are in disfavor, but there are still plenty of good topics. The nature of consciousness, the workings of the brain, the origin of aggression, the origin of language, the origin of life on earth, SETI and life on other worlds...this is all great stuff. Wonderful stuff. You can argue it interminably. But it can't be contradicted, because nobody knows the answer to any of these topics. Michael Crichton
religious warfare conformity
The characteristic human trait is not awareness but conformity, and the characteristic result is religious warfare. Michael Crichton
religious brother husband
The best predictor of a woman's involvement in terrorism, whether it's a secular or religious group, is a relationship with a terrorist: her father, brother, husband or even her son. Terrorism becomes a bit of a family business. Mia Bloom
religious training formal
Although I was raised Jewish, my upbringing didn't include any formal religious education or training. Melissa Gilbert
religious people atheism
Many people have the reasoning facility, but no one uses it in religious matters. Mark Twain
religious people
Grown people everywhere are always likely to cling to the religion they were brought up in. Mark Twain
religious book reading
I would not read the proof of one of my books for any fair & reasonable sum whatever, if I could get out of it. The proof-reading on the P & Pauper cost me the last rags of my religion. Mark Twain
religious errors feelings
...and last but not least, reflecting my feelings on proofreading...excuse any pages on my websites that have misspelled words or grammatical errors...I'm not a proofreader of any great merit. Mark Twain
religious blessed imagination
Well, no doubt it's a blessed thing to have an imagination that can always make you satisfied, no matter how you are fixed. Mark Twain
religious men heaven
Dying man couldn't make up his mind which place to go to-both have their advantages, heaven for the climate, hell for the company! Mark Twain
religious men forgiving
Men are more compassionate/(nobler)/magnanimous/generous than God; for men forgive their dead, but God does not. Mark Twain
religious america speech
In America-as elsewhere-free speech is confined to the dead. Mark Twain
religious blessing neighbor
If you would beseech a blessing upon yourself, beware! lest without intent you invoke a curse upon a neighbor at the same time. Mark Twain
religious men kind
Man is kind enough when he is not excited by religion Mark Twain
religious atoms proof
I have never seen what to me seemed an atom of proof that there is a future life. And yet-I am inclined to expect one. Mark Twain
religious prayer powerful
We have to keep our God placated with prayer, and even then we are never sure of him-how much higher and finer is the Indian's God...Our illogical God is all-powerful in name, but impotent in fact; the Great Spirit is not all-powerful, but does the very best he can for his injun and does it free of charge Mark Twain
religious firsts ass
Surely the ass who invented the first religion ought to be the first ass damned Mark Twain
religious children two
I purpose publishing these Letters here in the world before I return to you. Two editions. One, unedited, for Bible readers and their children; the other, expurgated, for persons of refinement Mark Twain
religious political enemy
Concentration of power in a political machine is bad; and an Established Church is only a political machine; it was invented for that; it is nursed, cradled, preserved for that; it is an enemy to human liberty, and does no good which it could not better do in a split-up and scattered condition. Mark Twain
religious disrespect persons
Irrevence is another person's disrespect to your god; there isn't any word that tells what your disrespect to his god is. Mark Twain
religious thoughtful simple
That is a simple rule, and easy to remember. When I, a thoughtful and unblessed Presbyterian, examine the Koran, I know that beyond any question every Mohammedan is insane; not in all things, but in religious matters. Mark Twain
religious second-chance hands
In religion and politics, people's belief's and convictions are in almost every case gotten at second hand, and without examination Mark Twain
religious apples sake
It was not that Adam ate the apple for the apple's sake, but because it was forbidden. It would have been better for us-oh infinitely better for us-if the serpent had been forbidden Mark Twain
religious believe passion
Man is a marvelous curiosity...he thinks he is the Creator's pet...he even believes the Creator loves him; has passion for him; sits up nights to admire him; yes and watch over him and keep him out of trouble. He prays to him and thinks he listens. Isn't it a quaint idea. Mark Twain
religious atheist believe
A man is accepted into a church for what he believes and he is turned out for what he knows. Mark Twain
religious religion littles
Blasphemy? No, it is not blashphemy. If God is as vast as that, he is above blasphemy; if he is as little as that, He is beneath it. Mark Twain
religious ideas always-trying
The church is always trying to get other people to reform, it might not be a bad idea to reform itself a little, by way of example Mark Twain
religious men fool
Religion was invented when the first con man met the first fool. Mark Twain