Spiritual Roots Quotes

The Bible is the rock on which this Republic rests.

Souls are not designed to float around in thin air.

I myself am not religious, but yes, I certainly grew up in a very Catholic environment.

I grew up in a deeply Catholic home. Our parents always encouraged us to march to our own drums, though, so some of us are still Catholic and some are not. That's always going to be a part of me though; little bits of it trickle into my work. Whether it's an embrace or a rejection, I'm not always sure, but I can't avoid it.

My father was a Pentecostal minister; that's how I was brought up. So I never thought of having a secular career.

I grew up in the church.

Hey, I was raised in the church.

I've been singing in church since I was little; my grandmother is a pastor.

I grew up with the Bible education, and my values come from there.

The roots of the problems we face in the world, in our national life, and in our family and personal lives are spiritual.

Once a Catholic always a Catholic.

Growing up, I came to love Egypt and respect Islam, but I never thought to go beyond the surface. Back in Canada, many of my father's Egyptian friends questioned his decision not to raise his only child more strictly in the faith. I was not taught salat, the Muslim ritual of prayer, nor did I study Arabic.

I was born and raised a Christian, and I still adhere to those principles.

Great American leaders like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. worshipped God just as our Founding Fathers did. We must never forget this important aspect of our heritage or use it as a political bargaining chip.

All souls were created in the beginning and are finding their way back to whence they came.

Internationalism on the other hand admits that spiritual achievements have their roots deep in national life; from this national consciousness art and literature derive their character and strength and on it even many of the humanistic sciences are firmly based.

My mother was a Sunday school teacher. So I am a byproduct of prayer. My mom just kept on praying for her son.

My dad is a preacher. Growing up, I went to church every time the doors were open.

If you want inner peace, find it in solitude, not speed, and if you would find yourself, look to the land from which you came and to which you go.

I grew up going to a real small missionary baptist church. We would sing a lot of the old standards... the hymns and everything. Those songs are still my favorite and are pretty timeless.

I'm very soulful. I grew up singing in church. When I sing a song, I like to feel what I'm singing.

I don't go to church much anymore, but Methodist values still wind me up and send me ticking into my daily life.

I'm a good Catholic boy.

I grew up in the South and once you get raised on Jesus, it is kind of always a part of you even if you are a pagan, really.

I like to see people reaching back for the roots and for the reason why. Not intellectually, but just for the gut feeling of what it's all about.