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religious grateful practice
Religion is like language or dress. We gravitate toward the practices with which we were raised. In the end, though, we are all proclaiming the same thing. That life has meaning. That we are grateful for the power that created us. Dan Brown
religious religion orthodox
ORTHODOX, n. An ox wearing the popular religious joke. Ambrose Bierce
religious hypocrite faith-religion
What has been the effect of [religious] coercion? To make one half the world fools, and the other half hypocrites. To support roguery and error all over the earth. Thomas Jefferson
religious communication imagination
The fumes of the most disordered imaginations were recorded in their religious code, as special communications of the Deity; and as it could not but happen that, in the course of ages, events would now and then turn up to which some of these vague rhapsodies might be accommodated by the aid of allegories, figures, types, and other tricks upon words, they have not only preserved their credit with the Jews of all subsequent times, but are the foundation of much of the religions of those who have schismatised from them. Thomas Jefferson
religious believe book
Of publishing a book on religion, my dear sir, I never had an idea. I should as soon think of writing for the reformation of Bedlam, as of the world of religious sects. Of these there must be, at least, ten thousand, every individual of every one of which believes all wrong but his own. Thomas Jefferson
religious office atheism
The proscribing any citizen as unworthy the public confidence by laying upon him an incapacity of being called to offices of trust and emolument unless he profess or renounce this or that religious opinion is depriving him injuriously of those privileges and advantages to which, in common with his fellow citizens, he has a natural right. Thomas Jefferson
religious reflection giving
In reviewing the history of the times through which we have passed, no portion of it gives greater satisfaction or reflection, than that which represents the efforts of the friends of religious freedom and the success with which they are crowned. Thomas Jefferson
religious wall religion
Erecting the 'wall of separation between church and state'... is absolutely essential in a free society. Thomas Jefferson
religious people political
The information of the people at large can alone make them the safe as they are the sole depositary of our political and religious freedom. Thomas Jefferson
reflection soul fans
Spirit was a by-product of activity, like the reflection from a spinning fan blade, and our souls in the end did not reside within us but flowed outward from our movements. Walter Kirn
giving
We have to do a much better job at keeping our jobs. And we have to do a much better job at giving companies incentives to build new companies or to expand, because they're not doing it. Donald Trump
giving long enemy
The Democrats are giving aid and comfort to the enemy for no purpose other than giving aid and comfort to the enemy. There is no plausible explanation for the Democrats' behavior other than that they long to see U.S. troops shot, humiliated, and driven from the field of battle. Ann Coulter
giving people vision
Hope is when you look out the window and you go, 'It doesn't look good at all, but I'm going to go beyond what I see to give people visions of what could be.' Anna Deavere Smith
giving advice essentials
Our success as consultants will depend upon the essential rightness of the advice we give and our capacity for convincing those in authority that it is good. Andrew Thomas
giving trying world
I have always believed in trying to be a good person and giving to the world, and treating others in a just, kind, merciful way. Andrew Solomon
giving needs ive-learned
Our needs are our greatest asset. It turns out I've learned to give all the things that I need. Andrew Solomon
giving hatred energy
Hatred can become like food, it gives you this energy that you can, like, live off ... Claire Danes
giving people affection
There are a lot of people who will give money or materials, but very few who will give time and affection. Daniel Keyes
giving priorities brain
The brains of humans contain a mechanism that is designed to give priority to bad news. Daniel Kahneman