A. J. Jacobs Quotes

Whether we call it religion or faith, we all battle for a balanced integrated soul.

The only thing that is still free in this world is religion, which is why a lot of people "find it.

Religion! Is what you hear at church religion? Is that which can bend and turn, and descend and ascend, to fit every crooked phase of selfish, worldly society, religion? Is that religion which is less scrupulous, less generous, less just, less considerate for man, than even my own ungodly, worldly, blinded nature? No! When I look for religion, I must look for something above me, and not something beneath.

I'm a big believer in the way ritual can put us in connection with our spirituality.

Practically speaking, your religion is the story you tell about your life.

Real religion is no religion at all.

If you have a particular faith or religion, that is good. But you can survive without it.

I believe that having a spiritual life is so important in everybody's life.

I still have a spiritual base and a spiritual foundation.

Religion is not theory - it is life. It is not intellectual conviction - it is divine humanity, and nothing else.

I do not belong to any religion. Everything is between God and myself.

You don't necessarily have to be religious to pray.

In the periods of my life when I've had least contact with the Church, I've always assumed a belief in God is a solid thing, but clearly it's a relationship; it has good days and bad days.

I'm very close with my higher power. I have a very strong connection with it.

Religion is love; in no case is it logic.

Religion is a very personal thing for me. Religion has its good moments and its poor moments.

I have a strong belief in God... I find religion to be a very personal thing... I am also very spiritual.

I'm not religious. I'm spiritual. Religious seems too much like a club.

I have a very strong spiritual base.

With all of the media and all of the pressures of the times, we have to have a spiritual foundation in order to survive. It's truly what I believe.

I always pray. I'm quite religious. I've had the beads since I can remember.

I did study religion at Northwestern, and it was a very interesting time for me because I think it was the beginning of my personal journey in this understanding of the purpose that religion serves in our culture and in our individual lives. It serves to ground us and be our moral compass.

Spirituality is an anchor for me and guides me through life.

No man's faith, no man's religion, no religion in all the world can ever rise above the truth.

Believe in the power of prayer - it is real, it is wonderful, it is tremendous.