Religiosity Mental Illness Quotes & Sayings

It is not every man who can be a Christian, even in a very moderate sense, whatever education you give him. It is a matter of constitution and temperament, after all. He may have to be born again many times. I have known many a man who pretended to be a Christian, in whom it was ridiculous, for he had no genius for it. It is not every man who can be a free man, even. — Henry David Thoreau

I touched the small sacred images. I shook my head and bit my lip, as if to say, How awful that he should have stolen these! But I also found it very funny. And further proof that God had no power over me. — Anne Rice

The ability to make judgments, to believe things, is the entire point of having a culture. I — Neal Stephenson

And with his arms crossed he looks pityingly down from his spiritual height on everything that anyone says. — Moliere

Consistent style prevents presentation from getting in the way of content. — Steven Pinker

The truth is that many people set rules to keep from making decisions. — Mike Krzyzewski

I believe you [Samuel Alito] and others would look and say that the role of the courts is limited and it's not to decide political matters. — Sam Brownback

If our American way of life fails the child, it fails us all. — Pearl S. Buck

Being receptive to what is happening around me gives me inspiration and feeds my desire to create. — Jake T. Austin

Yes, okay, it's cool to be quirky, maybe, on the side. Do some puzzles, make puzzles, whatever, learn how to ride a unicycle. That's cool when it's on the side and you have a plan. What happens when you remove the plan? What you're left with is a guy who likes to do anagrams. And doesn't have a job ... Sweet, that's a catch. — Demetri Martin

Deep walkability describes a city that is built in such a way that you can move from one area to another on foot, on bicycle, on transit and have an experience that remains a pleasant one, that you feel you are welcome not just in the neighborhood but moving between neighborhoods. — Alex Steffen

I always got a bit pissed off with those broadsheet sceptics who make their living being passionately angry about homeopathy, God, synchronicity or whatever, because it's as if they can't get past their emotions, and in their rage they become as faith-driven as the beliefs they criticise. I always said they give scientists a bad name. After all, science has to be about asking unthinkable questions, not closing down debate. — Scarlett Thomas

She cried out into his kiss, her hands clawing his shoulders, adrift now in a pleasure that threatened to consume her. In her sexual lifetime she had never known anything like it. Had never tasted such a dark kiss, one that warned her he had no intention of making allowances for sensual inexperience. He was hungry. Needy. And she was the meal he craved. — Lora Leigh

Their crew for 'Arrow' is just one of the most wonderful crews that I've worked with. I know that actors say that all the time, and it sounds like trash coming out of my own mouth, but it's so true. — J. August Richards

The disturbed individual who believes himself to be Christ, or to receive messages from God, is something of a cliche in our society. Ever since Sigmund Freud, many people have associated religiosity with neurosis and mental illness. — Robert Winston

Steve Jobs told the Macintosh team that real artists ship. — Eric Schmidt