James McGreevey Quotes

I was very serious about being a priest, twice in my life. Almost joined the Montfort Seminary after I graduated from high school. Almost went back in the seminary during college.

You know what, my faith is like this - when I die, I'm going to live with God forever and ever. But I believe He wants us to have a good life here on Earth.

I wanted passionately to be a priest.

Some people think they should go to Heaven but not have to die to get there. Sorry, but that's simply not how it works.

When I die, I hope to go to Heaven, whatever the Hell that is.

The best decision I ever made was to become a priest and I think the second best was to resign.

And I was very interested in the priesthood.

Many people mistake our work for our vocation. Our vocation is the love of Jesus.

I was exposed to a mix of cultures, lots of different religions and beliefs. I was a spiritual kid and went to Indian powwows and Buddhist temples. But over a period of time, with reading and thinking, I started to feel it was all so absurd: The whole idea of life after death is ridiculous.

I have nothing against priests. In fact, I tried for a time to be one... It should be clear, then, that I respect, and am often fond of, the many priests in my life.

I think the membrane - I say that the membrane between life and death is perilously thin. And I do think the story of Jesus, this great mythical story, can have transforming value in our lives.

I will be a priest forever.

I'm fighting so I can die a martyr and go to heaven to meet God.

Religion is there to say, 'Hey, you don't have to worry - there's an afterlife.'

I believe in God, but I wasn't living my life for God.

Once upon a time, a man named Fred Rogers decided that he wanted to live in heaven.

I've twice been on the point of giving up my performing career to train for the priesthood.

There is always death at the end of your plan and life at the end of God's plan.

Let your hope of heaven master your fear of death.

Really I feel less keen about the Army every day. I think the Church would suit me better.

I firmly believe that there is a God. I firmly believe that there is a Heaven. And I firmly believe that if you go there, it's gonna be great.

The purpose of God's creations and of His giving us life is to allow us to have the learning experience necessary for us to come back to Him, to live with Him in eternal life.

Every religion implies that it treats the problem of being and nonbeing, life and death. Their languages are different, but they speak about the same things.

Why do people embrace God? In my opinion, belief in God and an afterlife is a necessary extension of man's need to feel that this life does not end with what we call death.

Death has its revelations: the great sorrows which open the heart open the mind as well; light comes to us with our grief. As for me, I have faith; I believe in a future life. How could I do otherwise? My daughter was a soul; I saw this soul. I touched it, so to speak.