Quotes by Superstitions The belief that God will do everything for man is as untenable as the belief that man can do everything for himself. It, too, is based on a lack of faith. We must learn that to expect God to do everything while we do nothing is not faith but superstition. Martin Luther King, Jr. superstitions belief men when knowledge comes in at the door, fear and superstition fly out of the window. Mary Roberts Rinehart superstitions doors knowledge When the human race has once acquired a superstition, nothing short of death is ever likely to remove it. Mark Twain conservatism superstitions race fear has always been a diminisher of life. Whether bred in the bogs of superstition or clothed in the brocades of dogma and ritual, the specter of death has reduced the living to supplicants, powerless. Marya Mannes bogs superstitions fear I don't believe in superstitions. I just do certain things because I'm scared in case something will happen if I don't do them Michael Owen scared superstitions believe Another great illusion that woman must ... destroy . .. is the impurity of sex, the realisation in defiance of superstition that there is nothing impure in sex - except in the mental attitude toward it. Mina Loy superstitions attitude sex Once we make our decision, all things will come to us. Auspicious signs are not a superstition, but a confirmation. They are a response. Ming-Dao Deng confirmation superstitions decision Superstitions typically involve seeing order where in fact there is none, and denial amounts to rejecting evidence of regularities, sometimes even ones that are staring us in the face. Murray Gell-Mann denial superstitions order I don't have any superstitions, but what I always travel with is my pillow and my coffee. Natalie Coughlin pillow superstitions coffee I really would like to be able to face all my superstitions that may have existed and walk under the ladder and do everything you're not supposed to do. Nicolas Cage ladders superstitions may Deep down am I superstitious? No. Do I believe in trying to be as kind as possible and as compassionate as possible because ultimately you're alone with yourself and your own conscience, and you want that to be as clear as possible? That's not superstition. You have to just try and stay pure and know what you value. Nicole Kidman superstitions trying believe One of my superstitions is I'm not allowed to talk about them. Nomar Garciaparra superstitions Writers don't seem to benefit much by the advance of science, although they thrive on superstitions of all kinds. Northrop Frye superstitions benefits kind I am a secularist in the Gandhian sense of the word, not the Nehruvian one. Nehru thought religion was an antique superstition which stood in the way of rational modern politics. I side with Gandhi, who wanted religious figures out of politics but also was suspicious of purely rational politics. Pankaj Mishra antiques superstitions religious Faith is a euphemism for prejudice and religion is a euphemism for superstition. Paul Kenneth Keller superstitions prejudice religion I think superstition has a lot to do with fear: the less, the better. Penelope Cruz superstitions thinking Because our ladies mostly attend Kalatshepams, (Religious discourses) they have fallen prey to the superstitions, blind beliefs, and immorality by the false and fictituous propaganda of the Brahmins. Periyar E. V. Ramasamy blind-belief superstitions religious Jesus Christ opposed with earnest eloquence the panic fears and hateful superstitions which have enslaved mankind for ages. Percy Bysshe Shelley superstitions age jesus As science pushes forward, ignorance and superstition gallop around the flanks and bite science in the rear with big dark teeth. Philip Jose Farmer superstitions ignorance dark There are Universes begging for Gods, yet he hangs around this one looking for work. Philip Jose Farmer begging superstitions belief «23456789101112»
