Jeanette Winterson Quotes

When men stop believing in God, it isn't that they then believe in nothing: they believe in everything.

What do you mean by faith? Is faith enough for Man? Should he be satisfied with faith alone? Is there no way of finding out the truth? Is the attitude of faith, of believing in something for which there can be no more than philosophic proof, the true mark of a Christian?

I suppose I'm a lapsed Catholic. You would consider me an atheist or agnostic.

Family and God - that is what's important. Money, cars, those are things that come and go.

I don't really believe in anything special, but I respect God. I go to church sometimes, but not often.

Themes of redemption, temptation, and faith don't necessarily apply directly to religion. A lot of people find faith in their lives outside of God and still deal with notions of temptation and redemption that aren't religious.

I consider myself a religious person, but when it comes to God and faith, I don't know. I guess that means I'm agnostic.

One of the blunders religious people are particularly fond of making is the attempt to be more spiritual than God

Jews talk a lot about God. But actually their god, just like Marx said, is money. Cash!

Some folks serve the almighty dollar far more faithfully than the Almighty God. They get greater delight out of balancing the budget than watching the Lord multiply the loaves and fishes.

We need to stop giving people excuses not to believe in God. You've probably heard the expression 'I believe in God, just not organized religion'. I don't think people would say that if the church truly lived like we are called to live.

One can be sophisticated and believe in God. Reason and intellect are not to be laid aside where matters of religion are concerned.

The proofs that God does not exist are very strong, but in lots of people they are not as strong as the feeling that He does.

He [God] just seems so man-made to me. There are so many theories, and not everyone can be right. It's human nature to need a religious crutch, and I don't begrudge anyone that. I just don't need one.

Nearly everyone I knew talked to me about God. They always warned me not to offend Him.

No mention of God. They keep Him up their sleeves for as long as they can, vicars do. They know it puts people off.

You start talking about God and a lot of people are going to become very defensive.

All men seek to be enlightened. Religion is but the most ancient and honorable way in which men have striven to make sense out of God's universe. Scientists seek the lawfulness of events. It is the task of Religion to fit man into this lawfulness.

When we do not adore God, we adore something else. Money and power are false idols which often take the place of God.

We should worship as though the deity were present.

As all truth is from God, it necessarily follows that true science and true religion can never be at variance.

The idea of God grew side by side with the idea of materialism.

Infinite strength is religion and God.

I can't talk religion to a man with bodily hunger in his eyes.

The highest science, the loftiest speculation, the mightiest philosophy, which can ever engage the attention of a child of God, is the name, the nature, the person, the work, the doings, and the existence of the great God whom he calls his Father.