Anthony McCarten Quotes

Superstition is the poison of the mind.

Superstition is the only religion of which base souls are capable of.

No one is so thoroughly superstitious as the godless man.

Ah, yes, superstition: it would appear to be cowardice in face of the supernatural.

Superstition cannot be the part of faith

If superstition enters, the brain is gone.

Superstition is foolish, childish, primitive and irrational - but how much does it cost you to knock on wood?

Superstition is the irrational belief that an object or behavior has the power to influence an outcome, when there's no logical connection between them. Most of us aren't superstitious - but most of us are a 'littlestitious.'

You'll find superstition a contagious thing. Some people let it get the better of them.

I try not to be superstitious, but, you know, we never put any shoes on the table. That's totally against the law in our house. And I always salute when I see one magpie.

I was raised Catholic in the Midwest, so I can't enjoy anything.

If we get you in the early years of your life and we fill your head with all of the Catholic stories, then it's very hard for you to stop being Catholic. Catholics are Catholics because they like being Catholic.

To the extent that I come from a deeply religious tradition and have been contending with those beginnings all of my life - that constitutes the subject of much of my early fiction.

I was raised Irish Catholic and went to Holy Names Academy, an all-girl's private Catholic school. I loved the nuns there and I love them to this day.

Growing up going to Christian school and the concept that you're born a sinner and you don't really have a choice to change who you are has been hammered into my head and created the entire reason why I made art and made a band and made records called 'Antichrist Superstar.'

They that are against superstition oftentimes run into it of the wrong side. If I wear all colors but black, then I am superstitious in not wearing black.

We have religious superstitions of the Middle Ages that shape our 21st century social policies.

The bulk of mankind, even in those nations which are most celebrated for learning and wisdom, are still carried down the torrents of superstition, and entertain very unworthy apprehensions

Found your opinions on facts, not prejudices. We know too many things that are not true

Superstition would seem to be simply cowardice in regard to the unknown.

Superstition, then, is engendered, preserved, and fostered by fear.

Being brought up very religious, I have a fear of people that look to idol gods.

Worse than the ordinary, miserable childhood is the miserable Irish childhood, and worse yet is the miserable Irish Catholic childhood.

It's a funny thing about being raised Catholic and then going to Catholic schools with nuns - the cliche about the mean nun was not what I had at all. They were very, very smart, devoted individuals.

My mother desperately wanted to give her kids a wholesome environment, and we were born into a traditional Catholic family.