William O. Douglas Quotes

Most people’s religion is what they want to believe, not what they do believe.

Insanity is believing your hallucinations are real. Religion is believing that other peoples' hallucinations are real.

And I think belief is one of those things that comes to people in their own way. And just because I believe in something doesn't mean I think that you should.

In real life, Keaton believes in God. But she also believes that the radio works because there are tiny people inside it.

The very scary thing about religion, to me, is that people actually believe God is who they think He is.

We need to stop giving people excuses not to believe in God.

All faith is false, all faith is true. Truth is the shattered mirror strown in myriad bits, while each believes his little bit the whole to own.

I believe that the Bible is the literal word of God. And I say no, it's not, Dad. Well, I believe that it is. Well, you know, some people believe they're Napoleon. That's fine. Beliefs are neat. Cherish them, but don't share them like they're the truth.

We live in a world where people say that you can believe anything you want about God.

Every religion is good—every religion is true to him who in his good caution and conscience believes it.

Religion isn't in your DNA. you don't believe just because your parents believe.

There's a monumental difference in believing in God and believing God.

I believe in God, not as a theory but as a fact more real than life itself.

I'm not religious in the sense that I do not subscribe to any particular set of religious dogma. I don't go to church. I don't read the Bible. But I believe that the word "Spirit" with a capital S points to an ultimate reality which I give my heart to.

Whatever anybody believes as long as it doesn't hurt anybody else, it's fair enough, and works, and I think, is real, and matters. I don't happen to have those beliefs, as much, you know, I don't believe in those things.

The real truth, I thought, in terms of what faith is and what Christianity is.

For a deeply religious purpose, there are people who do not personally believe that abortion is acceptable. I understand that. But this is a country where we don't impose religious beliefs on the entire country. This is a country where we accept differences of opinion.

I believe in God, and that's a personal relationship that I have, but I'm not religious in any way.

I have no objection to any person's religion, be it what it may, so long as that person does not kill or insult any other person, because that other person don't believe it also. But when a man's religion becomes really frantic; when it is a positive torment to him; and, in fine, makes this earth of ours an uncomfortable inn to lodge in; then I think it high time to take that individual aside and argue the point with him.

Religion has actually convinced people that there's an invisible man living in the sky.

This doesn't mean that they commit themselves to the view that this is all there is. Many scientists (including me) think that this is the case, but other scientists are religious, and believe that what is observed in nature is at least in part a result of God's will.

You don't have to believe that there was a King Arthur to get the significance of those stories, but Christians say we have to believe there was a Christ, or the miracles don't make sense.

Christians are like a thirteen year old kid who still believes in Santa.

My faith, my hermeneutics does not demand that I correlate every verse. In other words, there are often verses that appear, I'm a John 3:16 Christian, I believe God so loved the world, I do believe that, and I believe that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish. But I also believe, you know, predestination from the foundation of the Earth. So to me, I'm able to hold tensions in my mind rather than having to explain them. To me, I don't fit in a real good box and I believe them both.

I'm not. I don't – I don't dislike anybody. Gays are some of the nicest, kindest, most loving people in the world. But my faith is based on what I believe the scripture says, and that's the way I read the Scripture.