Matter is spirit moving slowly enough to be seen.
The tendency to turn human judgments into divine commands makes religion one of the most dangerous forces in the world.
To discover, or recover, the sense of religious certainty one must worship.
the most common type of pessimism is neither philosophical nor religious: it is the pessimism of thwarted desire. . . . It is the cynical sneer of the man who, seeking roses, finds only ashes.
Eternal life is personal existence in continuity with the present life, but transfigured.
The sooner the doctrine of original sin disappears, the better it is for theology.
The great danger is that in the confession of any collective sin, one shall confess the sins of others and forget our own.
Anyone who knows my professional history has known I've gone through a gazillion managers and agents or whatever. I'm like, "This doesn't feel right - moving on. " I don't really suffer fools, which makes it easier for me.
I got the chance to argue my first case in Supreme Court, a criminal case arising in Alabama that involved the right of a defendant to counsel at a critical stage in a capital case before a trial.
If Jesus was a Jew, how come he has a Mexican first name?
[Being in the States] is almost like being on a holiday. It's kind of annoying because everyone's like "Oh, you're so obsessed with America," but it's not really that. I just really enjoy being here - I'm not the first British artist to make music here and be inspired by the country.