James Thurber Quotes

Religion. It's given people hope in a world torn apart by religion.

There's a duality of a guy calling on God: 'Where are you when I need you?' and then, at the same time, 'God helps those who help themselves.' I think that contradiction does exist in all of us, those of faith and those who profess to have no faith.

My mother was the sweetest lady who ever lived on this planet, but if you tried to tell her that Jesus wasn't a Christian, she would stomp you to death.

I get increasingly respectful of people who have faith and increasingly creeped out by them.

You need some luck in life and I have been lucky with God's help.

I do not believe profanity has anything to do with Christianity, thank you.

All blessings are mixed blessings.

Sorry, Jesus, I have to curse!

In principle I'm an atheist, although in fact I have a lot of faith

I have nothing to say, and I am saying it.

I was at this time living, like so many Atheists or Antitheists, in a whirl of contradictions. I maintained that God did not exist. I was also very angry with God for not existing. I was equally angry with Him for creating a world.

What I like about the Bible is that it doesn't make sense, which makes it more like truth than anything else I've ever read.

Thank you God for making me an atheist.

Holy War is a contradiction of terms.

May God deny you peace but give you glory!

In all states of dilemma or of difficulty, prayer is an available source. The ship of prayer may sail through all temptations, doubts and fears, straight up to the throne of God; and though she may be outward bound with only griefs, and groans, and sighs, she shall return freighted with a wealth of blessings!

It was like I had a curse on me. I couldn't believe how much God was piling on. There was so much death around me.

I don't see why religion and science can't cooperate. What's wrong with using a computer to count our blessings?

Our hymn-books resound with a melodious cursing of God and enduring Him forever.

Bless a thing and it will bless you. Curse it and it will curse you....If you bless a situation, it has no power to hurt you, and even if it is troublesome for a time, it will gradually fade out, if you sincerely bless it.

I don’t understand how people can believe in God, even when I myself think of him everyday.

I'm still an atheist, thank God.

People would be surprised if they knew how much in this world was due to prayers.

Thank God, I am still an atheist.

I just want to thank God for everything he has done in my life.