Top 1200 Religious Wars Quotes & Sayings - Page 19

The first time I saw 'Star Wars,' I got so excited that I threw up.

In order to teach a course in the history of Western religious thought, I had to do a great deal of research in the writings within the Judaic and Christian traditions and I was astonished to find in those writings philosophical thought of great power and sophistication. These writings completely blew away all my opinions about what I had taken to be the irrationality or immaturity of religious ideas, opinions which were and still are fashionable in many intellectual and literary circles today.

My entire generation has grown up in the shadow of one movie: 'Star Wars.'

If no one had ever challenged religious authority, there’d be no democracy, no public schools, women’s rights, improvements to science and medicine, evolution of slavery and no laws against child abuse or spousal abuse. I was afraid to challenge my religious beliefs because that was the basis of creation—mine anyway. I was afraid to question the Bible or anything in it, and when I did, that’s when I became involved with PFLAG and realized that my son was a perfectly normal human being and there was nothing for God to heal because Bobby was perfect just the way he was.

O peace! how many wars were waged in thy name.

When I was 9, I saw 'Star Wars,' and it set me on a path to where I am today.

Armaments; extremely useful for fighting wars, a deadweight in any civil economy.

Wars are getting longer, they are more complex, and the humanitarian need is great.

'Star Wars' novels that focus on a single character are few and far between.

Organized religion is good for wars, battles, pissin' and moanin' and not much else.

I had to forget a lot of 'Star Wars' when I was making 'Dune.' It wasn't hard, though.

Wars are not all evil, they are part of the grand machinery by which this world is governed.

When women have a voice in national and international affairs, wars will cease forever.

I want to make someone walk straight, but I've left my sons nothing but wars.

Both of our wars in Iraq were, on American television, largely bloodless.

Life is too bitter already, without territories and wars and noble feuds

I played with two lines of action figures when I was a kid: G.I. Joe and Star Wars.

The Wars is a great book, rich in its images, its language, its construction, and, ultimately, its conception.

Each nation feels superior to other nations. That breeds patriotism - and wars.

The original 'Star Wars' that I was a part of really was the beginning of my working life.

Time and distance from the first and second world wars doesn't seem to lessen their horrors.

I got into the genesis of Star Wars, and the tale seemed to me endlessly fascinating.

The only way for a soldier to not be afraid of wars is to accept the fact that he is already dead.

I was a total sci-fi geek. 'Star Wars' was my ultimate favorite.

People who stand up against wars aren't necessarily always wrong.

Live your life in ways that do not support wars, whosoever are the victims.

The most emotionally connected I've ever been to a character is Natsuki in 'Summer Wars.'

Let us be separated by wars and pestilence, death, madness but not by the passing of time.

The American people are sick of our failed regime change wars.

The Statue of Liberty's gender changed nothing. It was the same here as anywhere: men and their wars.

'Star Wars' gave birth to all the computer-generated superhero films.

If enough people are sensitive to the tragedy of Tibet, I think it will produce a change politically as well. But furthermore, it's important for the people in Tibet. Now communication is such [that] people know what is happening. Even Tibetan people would know that the Interfaith or the international group of religious people - that everybody who is religious is taking up their cause. It would help them a lot if we give them courage, and that in itself is enough.

Politicians do not enter into wars lightly. It is usually the military themselves who are keener to become involved.

Common to all these types is the anthropomorphic character of their conception of God. In general, only individuals of exceptional endowments, and exceptionally high-minded communities, rise to any considerable extent above this level. But there is a third stage of religious experience which belongs to all of them, even though it is rarely found in a pure form: I shall call it cosmic religious feeling. It is very difficult to elucidate this feeling to anyone who is entirely without it, especially as there is no anthropomorphic conception of God corresponding to it.

If you are really spontaneous, people will think you are mad. If you go to a tree and start talking, or to a flower, people will think you are mad. If you go to a church and talk to a cross or to an image, nobody will think your are mad, they will think that you are religious. You are talking to a stone in a temple and everybody thinks you are religious because this is the authorized form.

The greatest of all crimes are the wars that are carried on by governments, to plunder, enslave, and destroy mankind.

Russia ought to get Iran to back out of the proxy wars they are involved in.

We best avoid wars by taking even physical action to stop small ones.

You know it's funny, when it rains it pours they got money for wars, but can't feed the poor.

Indeed, the Roman laws allowed no person to be carried to the wars but he that was in the soldiers roll.

I was drinking tea the other day, and I thought: they used to fight wars over this.

There are tons of female 'Star Wars' fans, and they're just as fanatic about it as the boys.

I kind of want to be in a comedy movie, or maybe something like 'Star Wars.'

All wars eventually act as boomerangs and the victor suffers as much as the vanquished.

I'm a huge Star Wars fan. I lost my Darth Vader watch.

Wars are never cured, they just go into remission for a few years.

The issues which today confront the nation are clearly defined and so fundamental as to directly involve the very survival of the Republic. Are we going to preserve the religious base to our origin, our growth and our progress, or yield to the devious assaults of atheistic or other anti-religious forces? Are we going to maintain our present course toward State Socialism with Communism just beyond or reverse the present trend and regain our hold upon our heritage of liberty and freedom?

I was a comic book nut and grew up on 'Star Wars' and 'Indiana Jones.'

Having a spine is overrated. If everybody squealed and ran away, there'd be no more wars.

'Star Wars' is fun, its exciting, its inspirational, and people respond to that. It's what they want.

Wars are to be undertaken in order that it may be possible to live in peace without molestation.

What distinguished the First World War from all wars before it was the massive power of the antagonists.

An all-volunteer army is best suited to fight the new wars of the 21st century.

The lessons of religious toleration - a toleration which recognizes complete liberty of human thought, liberty of conscience - is one which, by precept and example, must be inculcated in the hearts and minds of all Americans if the institutions of our democracy are to be maintained and perpetuated. We must recognize the fundamental rights of man. There can be no true national life in our democracy unless we give unqualified recognition to freedom of religious worship and freedom of education.

If you are 26 years old and you're waking up under Star Wars sheets... the Force is not with you.

Religion is a very sensitive subject and reason for wars all over the world.

Or maybe it's time to broaden out some of the African civil wars?

I was pretty lucky to have grown up during the 'Star Wars,' 'Indiana Jones' and 'E.T.' years.

Civill Wars of France made a million of Atheists, and 30000 Witches.

That is why we live in a world where there are so many wars and so much destruction. This is an arena of power.