Famous Quotes & Sayings

Matt Stone

He wants a different standard for religions other than his own, and to me, that is where intolerance and bigotry begin.

Richard Dawkins

Science shares with religion the claim that it answers deep questions about origins, the nature of life, and the cosmos. But there the resemblance ends. Scientific beliefs are supported by evidence, and they get results. Myths and faiths are not and do not.

William Cowper

Religion, if in heavenly truths attired, Needs only to be seen to be admired.

Robert Southey

Without religion the highest endowments of intellect can only render the possessor more dangerous if he be ill disposed; if well disposed, only more unhappy.

Sandra Day O'Connor

(W)e do not count heads before enforcing the First Amendment.

Jorge Luis Borges

To die for a religion is easier than to live it absolutely.

Mahatma Gandhi

Religions are different roads converging to the same point.

Laurence Sterne

Religion which lays so many restraints upon us, is a troublesome companion to those who will lay no restraints upon themselves.

Leslie Stephen

The division between faith and reason is a half-measure, till it is frankly admitted that faith has to do with fiction, and reason with fact.

William Howard Taft

We, as Unitarians, may feel that the world is coming our way.

Voltaire

What can I hope when all is right?

Walter F. Mondale

Today, the religion clauses of the First Amendment do not need to be fixed; they need to be followed.

John Adams

The frightful engines of ecclesiastical councils, of diabolical malice, and Calvinistical good-nature never failed to terrify me exceedingly whenever I thought of preaching.

Os Guinness

Atheism thrives on bad religion.

Orlando Bloom

Failure is simply the non-presence of success. But a fiasco is a disaster of mythic proportions.

Omar Khayyam

Fools, your reward is neither here nor there.

Emile Zola

Has science ever retreated? No! It is Catholicism which has always retreated before her, and will always be forced to retreat.

Emile M. Cioran

"The Holy Ghost," Luther instructs us, "is not a skeptic." Not everyone can be, and that is really too bad.

Roy Harper

I was determined if I was going to become a superstar it would be on my terms. I've had that ethic since the beginning.

Shane Valdez

I think that's the first time since I've been here that we had everyone qualify.

Pierce Brosnan

I have had a singing teacher in L.A. for many, many years just to work on my voice as an actor.

Asaf Shariv

I don't know about anything since then that is new.

Ruben Studdard

Dairy products are not good for a singer.

Travis Tritt

If you're gonna sing, sing loud.

Reinhold Niebuhr

All human sin seems so much worse in its consequences than in its intentions.

Samuel Smiles

The truest politeness comes of sincerity.

Robyn Davidson

I experienced that sinking feeling you get when you know you have conned yourself into doing something difficult and there's no going back.