It is my desire, in the office of a Christian minister, to do nothing which I cannot do with my whole heart. Having said this, I have said all. Ralph Waldo Emerson American Poet More Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes 54
The government of the United States is not in any sense founded upon the Christian religion. John Adams American President More John Adams Quotes 3
The Christian life is not a constant high. I have my moments of deep discouragement. I have to go to God in prayer with tears in my eyes, and say, 'O God, forgive me,' or 'Help me.' Billy Graham American Clergyman More Billy Graham Quotes 2
As I have pointed out, it is the Christian tradition that is the most fundamental element in Western culture. It lies at the base not only of Western religion, but also of Western morals and Western social idealism. Christopher Dawson English Writer More Christopher Dawson Quotes 1
For my future I have no concern, and as a true philosopher, I never would have any, for I know not what it may be: as a Christian, on the other hand, faith must believe without discussion, and the stronger it is, the more it keeps silent. Giacomo Casanova Italian Celebrity More Giacomo Casanova Quotes 1
A man who is eating or lying with his wife or preparing to go to sleep in humility, thankfulness and temperance, is, by Christian standards, in an infinitely higher state than one who is listening to Bach or reading Plato in a state of pride. C. S. Lewis British Author More C. S. Lewis Quotes 1
Of all religions, the Christian should of course inspire the most tolerance, but until now Christians have been the most intolerant of all men. Voltaire French Writer More Voltaire Quotes 1
You call yourself a Christian; I call you a hypocrite. You call yourself a patriot; well, I think you're full of . . . Mick Jagger More Mick Jagger Quotes 1
As a Christian I have no duty to allow myself to be cheated, but I have the duty to be a fighter for truth and justice. Adolf Hitler Criminal More Adolf Hitler Quotes 1
I say quite deliberately that the Christian religion, as organized in its Churches, has been and still is the principal enemy of moral progress in the world. Bertrand Russell British Philosopher More Bertrand Russell Quotes 1
I don't enjoy. I suffer from enjoying. It's very Christian. Catherine Deneuve French Actress More Catherine Deneuve Quotes 1
I don't think Christmas is necessarily about things. It's about being good to one another, it's about the Christian ethic, it's about kindness. Carrie Fisher American Actress More Carrie Fisher Quotes 0
The inward area is the first place of loss of true Christian life, of true spirituality, and the outward sinful act is the result. Francis Schaeffer American Theologian More Francis Schaeffer Quotes 0
'The war in Iraq - if Osama was a Christian - it's the Christmas present he never would have expected. Michael Scheuer American Public Servant More Michael Scheuer Quotes 0
War on the other hand is such a terrible thing, that no man, especially a Christian man, has the right to assume the responsibility of starting it. Leo Tolstoy Russian Novelist More Leo Tolstoy Quotes 0
When they talk about family values, it's in a repressive way, as if our American tradition were only the Puritan tradition or the 19th century oppressive tradition. The Christian tradition. James Hillman American Psychologist More James Hillman Quotes 0
There are any number of people who profess to be good Christian people who are willing to believe all kinds of things on suspicion. Now that is not the way the Bible directs for Christian people to do. John Harvey Kellogg American Businessman More John Harvey Kellogg Quotes 0
Um, what I found though about the Christian Brothers is this: that they were certainly muscular. Thomas Keneally Australian Novelist More Thomas Keneally Quotes 0
I was raised a Christian and was a stone-faced acid head. Ken Kesey American Author More Ken Kesey Quotes 0
He will therefore seek to establish for his country in the eyes of the world, such a character as shall make her not unworthy of the name of a Christian nation. Francis Scott Key American Author More Francis Scott Key Quotes 0
The Republican consciousness has no integrity and it falls apart once you check it out. If you're a Christian, why would you want to fry this dude? Ken Kesey American Author More Ken Kesey Quotes 0
The most that one of Jewish faith can do - and some have gladly done it - is to say that Jesus was the greatest in the long succession of Jewish prophets. None can acknowledge that Jesus was the Messiah without becoming a Christian. Kenneth Scott Latourette American Historian More Kenneth Scott Latourette Quotes 0
Death is not more certainly a separation of our souls from our bodies than the Christian life is a separation of our souls from worldly tempers, vain indulgences, and unnecessary cares. William Law English Clergyman More William Law Quotes 0
It was by listening to Goodman's band, that I began to notice the guitarist Charlie Christian, who was one of the first musicians to play solos in a big band set-up. Alvin Lee English Musician More Alvin Lee Quotes 0