Most people who came here came for economic reasons or sometimes for religious or political reasons. I didn't have any of this. I came here, I liked it, I stayed. So I'm a pure American - even more than people who are born here - because I did it by ...
Miracles are commonplace in religious scripture. Our ancient ancestors are said to have felt Jesus' wounds, verified Muhammad's ascent to heaven, and even interacted with their respective deities directly. Today, believers have no such luxury. They a...
But, the true reason for the success of such new expositions [translated Eastern religious texts] is to be found where they are the most accommodating, least rigid, least severe, most vague, and ready to come to easy terms with the prejudices and wea...
Julius Caesar: Rome is the mob. Marcus Licinius Crassus: No! Rome is an eternal thought in the mind of God. Julius Caesar: I'd no idea you'd grown religious. Marcus Licinius Crassus: [laughs] It doesn't matter. If there were no gods at all I'd still ...
Wally Weaver: You see, at the time I was misquoted. I never said 'The Super-man exists and he is American', what I said was '*God* exists and he is American'. Now if you begin to feel an intense and crushing feeling of religious terror at the concept...
I am not a religious person myself, but I did look for nature. I had spent my first sabbatical in New York City. Looked for something different for the second one. Europe and the U.S. didn't really feel enticing because I knew them too well. So Asia ...
It just so happens that the green religion is now taking over from the Christian religion. I don't think people have noticed that, but it's got all the sort of terms that religions use... The greens use guilt. That just shows how religious greens are...
Celine: Even though I reject most of the religious things I can't help but feeling for all those people that come here lost or in pain, guilt, looking for some kind of answers. It fascinates me how a single place can join so much pain and happiness f...
The longing to behold this pre-established harmony [of phenomena and theoretical principles] is the source of the inexhaustible patience and perseverance with which has devoted himself ... The state of mind which enables a man to do work of this kind...
Islam's middle position can be recognized by the fact that Islam has always been attacked from the two opposite directions: from the side of religion, that is too natural, actual, and tuned to the world; and from the side of science that it contains ...
It's nice to be pushed, when you're being pushed in the right direction.
Is it how it feels to do the right things? Because it sucks!
Performers have the right to say what they want to, and anyone paying money has the right to accept or reject the art and entertainment that's available.
There is always a right answer for every question, even for the wrong ones.
Every living organism is fulfilled when it follows the right path for its own nature.
Rights and duties, sounded more entertaining than duties and rights.
At war, there's no right or wrong. Winner's right while loser's wrong.
Six Stars,' he exclaimed. 'Finding the right words is hard!
The right to make revolution is unconditional, for it alone establishes right.
Murphy's law inverted: What can go right, will go right.
A good band is like a team. You want to have the right balance. It's not always the best people you need, but the right ones for the job.
