Religion Quotes

Sex is the mysticism of materialism and the only possible religion in a materialistic society.

Sadly, in the highest levels of economic thought in government, questions are not tolerated. It is as if we're dealing with the binary thinking of a fundamentalist religion.

I think of religion as man's attempt to reach God, and you can't do that.

Mayonnaise: One of the sauces which serve the French in place of a state religion.

Martin Luther King Jr. was a Southern, conservative minister who believed in the American promise. His dream was patriotic and traditional. Family, work, self-determination and religion comprised his core values.

Just in terms of allocation of time resources, religion is not very efficient. There's a lot more I could be doing on a Sunday morning.

No matter the nationality, no matter the religion, no matter the ethnic background, America brings out the best in people.

Religion has caused more misery to all of mankind in every stage of human history than any other single idea.

Religion is the last refuge of human savagery.

Religion is not merely the opium of the masses, it's the cyanide.

In politics, as in religion, it is equally absurd to aim at making proselytes by fire and sword. Heresies in either can rarely be cured by persecution.

The true meaning of religion is thus, not simply morality, but morality touched by emotion.

Movies are my religion and God is my patron. I'm lucky enough to be in the position where I don't make movies to pay for my pool. When I make a movie, I want it to be everything to me; like I would die for it.

'Monty Python' became my religion when I was 10. It led me out of the depths of darkness. I loved 'The Goodies,' too, and 'The Two Ronnies.' I watched those shows on the public television station in Chicago.

As women, we may not be a minority, but there is a bond that we all share. It is not a bond of geography. Or religion. Or culture. It is a bond of shared experience - experiences that only women go through and struggles that only women face.

I'm not really into religion, OK. I saw a lot of things I did not like when I got into organized religion. I think a lot of people abuse it, I think a lot of people use it, I think a lot of people make it what they want. And me, my faith and my relationship with God is very personal. And it's not anybody's damn business how we talk.

The Grateful Dead are our religion. This is a religion that doesn't pay homage to the God that all the other religions pay homage to.

In the West, we have been withdrawing from our tradition-, religion-, and even nation-centred cultures.

The importance that our society attaches to sport is incredible. After all, is football a game or a religion? The people of this country have allowed sports to get completely out of hand.

All who think cannot but see there is a sanction like that of religion which binds us in partnership in the serious work of the world.