Religion works. I know there's comfort there, a crash pad. It's something to explain the world and tell you there is something bigger than you, and it is going to be alright in the end. It works because it's comforting. - Brad Pitt
A priest once quoted to me the Roman saying that a religion is dead when the priests laugh at each other across the altar. I always laugh at the altar, be it Christian, Hindu, or Buddhist, because real religion is the transformation of anxiety into laughter.
He who thinks that God is not comprehended, by him God is comprehended; but he who thinks that God is comprehended knows him not. God is unknown to those who know him, and is known to those who do not know him at all.
If we cling to belief in God, we cannot likewise have faith, since faith is not clinging but letting go.
Faith will get you to a point. Luck will get you to a point. But to achieve the kind of success you dream about, you need to WORK. There are no shortcuts, you can’t cheat life, just get to work and don’t stop until you reach your highest potential. - Denzel Washington
Put God first in everything you do. Everything that I have is by the grace of God, I understand that. It’s a gift. I didn’t always stick with Him, but He stuck with me. - Denzel Washington
Football is a great deal like life in that it teaches that work, sacrifice, perseverance, competitive drive, selflessness and respect for authority is the price that each and every one of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.
The quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.
Faith does not imply a closed, but an open mind. Quite the opposite of blindness, faith appreciates the vast spiritual realities that materialists overlook by getting trapped in the purely physical. - John Templeton
I focus on spiritual wealth now, and I’m busier, more enthusiastic, and more joyful than I have ever been. - John Templeton
I grew up Presbyterian. Presbyterians thought the Methodists were wrong. Catholics thought all Protestants were wrong. The Jews thought the Christians were wrong. So, what I’m financing is humility. I want people to realize that you shouldn’t think you know it all. - John Templeton
Let’s worship Divinity, but understand the divinity we worship is beyond our comprehension. - John Templeton
My ethical principal in the first place was – where could I use my talents that God gave me to help the most people? - John Templeton
The idea that an individual can find God is terribly self-centered. It is like a wave thinking it can find the sea. - John Templeton
The question is not is there a God, but is there anything else except God? God is everyone and each of us is a little bit. - John Templeton
Buddhism has had a major effect on who I am and how I think about the world. What I have learned is that I like all religions, but only parts of them. - Uma Thurman
When asked if I consider myself Buddhist, the answer is, Not really. But it's more my religion than any other because I was brought up with it in an intellectual and spiritual environment. I don't practice or preach it, however. But Buddhism has had a major effect on who I am and how I think about the world. What I have learned is that I like all religions, but only parts of them. - Uma Thurman
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