James Marsden Quotes

I hold that religion and faith are two different things.

Religion is a reassurance - in fact, that's its only purpose.

My theory is if you have a religion, it's a good one. Because some people don't have any at all.

I believe religion is important for every person.

Religion is man's attempt to bind himself back to a relationship with God.

Religion, oh, just another of those numerous failures resulting from an attempt to popularize art.

My religion lies in my composition.

Religion has a good place and it has its good people.

Religion is the masterpiece of the art of animal training, for it trains people as to how they shall think.

On a personal note, myself, I find religion - I can understand it, I can understand why we have it, as a kind of force on the planet. And I also at the same time think it's ludicrous.

Religion is the impotence of the human mind to deal with occurrences it cannot understand.

Religion is doing; a man does not merely think his religion or feel it, he lives his religion as much as he is able, otherwise it is not religion but fantasy or philosophy.

From a young kid, I was quite interested in religion.

I call religion a natural authority, but it has usually been conceived as a supernatural authority.

Religion is no more possible without prayer than poetry without language, or music without atmosphere.

'Boxers' was more time consuming simply because it was longer, but 'Saints' was definitely harder. I think it's just hard to talk about faith in general.

I think it's more difficult to live without a religion, definitely.

Religion is a complex and often contradictory force in our world. It fosters hope and comfort but also doubt and guilt. It creates both community and exclusion. It brings societies together around shared belief and tears them apart through war. However, what unites the faithful, whatever their religion, is the unshakeable force of generosity.

The conclusion that I have come to is that actually, no religion, whether it's Islam, Christianity or any idea based on scripture or texts, is a religion of 'anything,' really.

The truth of the matter is that when you write about religion like I do, you're writing about something that people take very seriously.

We need a new religion.

Religion is an irrational construct.

And what is religion, you might ask. It's a technology of living.

All human beings have an innate need to hear and tell stories and to have a story to live by. religion, whatever else it has done, has provided one of the main ways of meeting this abiding need.

People need religion. It's a vehicle for a moral tradition. A crucial role. Nothing can take its place.