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Ritual Quotes

But I feel music has a very important role in ritual activity, and that being able to join in musical activity, along with dancing, could have been necessary at a very early stage of human culture Picture Quote #1

Infelicity is an ill to which all acts are heir which have the general character of ritual or ceremonial, all conventional acts Picture Quote #1

Ritual will always mean throwing away something: destroying our corn or wine upon the altar of our gods Picture Quote #1

Beliefs seldom become doubts; they become ritual. They become intrinsic parts of the social heritage, themes of public celebration Picture Quote #1

Any religion is forever in danger of petrifaction into mere ritual and habit, though ritual and habit be essential to religion Picture Quote #1

Growing up is a ritual, more deadly than religion, more complicated than baseball, for there seem to be no rules. Everything is experienced for the first time Picture Quote #1

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We talk religion in a world that worships the bread but does not distribute it, that practices ritual rather than righteousness, that confesses but does not repent Picture Quote #1

All art emulates the condition of ritual. That is what it comes from and to that it must always return for nourishment Picture Quote #1

One needs the invented, the spontaneous, the impromptu for ritual. Skepticism, that grain of salt, is inappropriate Picture Quote #1

Wine, like food, is so emotional. If you think about it, so much of the courting ritual is surrounded by wine and food. There’s a built-in romance to wine Picture Quote #1

Do I observe holy days and holidays? Yeah, the ritual is very important to me. It’s part of being Ukrainian Catholic. So every holy day we’re baking pierogis and not eating meat Picture Quote #1

I don’t really have a ritual. On the car rides over to the racetrack, I just make sure that the right songs are on Picture Quote #1

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Religion becomes a hollow shell of its former self when ritual remains and thoughtful reflection disappears Picture Quote #1

Music is a gut thing. You’re working in a medium which is more in touch with the primal than the modern. A gig is a ritual. There’s a congregation Picture Quote #1

Rituals, anthropologists will tell us, are about transformation. The rituals we use for marriage, baptism or inaugurating a president are as elaborate as they are because we associate the ritual with a major life passage, the crossing of a critical threshold, or in other words, with transformation Picture Quote #1

Eventually, competition and adventure wane, and I enter my ibuprofen phase. Tweaky hamstrings and achy knees restrict mileage, but I continue running for health, sanity, and the ritual of a Sunday trail run with like-minded buddies. We discuss the nagging injuries that bedevil us, and remember the good old days when we were kings Picture Quote #1

I try to work every day, even when I’m not motivated. Ritual is very important to me Picture Quote #1

Images, the visual power of present-day capitalism, like the ritual constructions of ancient Egypt, are refined ways of inhibiting and crushing man Picture Quote #1

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Just as there are many Jews who keep the Friday ritual in their home despite describing themselves as atheists, I am a ‘tribal Christian,’ happy to attend church services Picture Quote #1

Myth, legend, and ritual ... function to maintain a status quo. That makes them singularly bad in coping with change, indeed counterproductive, for change is the enemy of myth Picture Quote #1

My only writing ritual is to shave my head bald between writing the first and second drafts of a book. If I can throw away all my hair, then I have the freedom to trash any part of the book on the next rewrite Picture Quote #1

When you’re writing, you’re conjuring. It’s a ritual, and you need to be brave and respectful and sometimes get out of the way of whatever it is that you’re inviting into the room Picture Quote #1

I think any belief system that says to a person, I don’t need Jesus because I have my ritual is a problem Picture Quote #1

I like to think that the best poetry is or involves a contest between ordinary conversation and ritual Picture Quote #1

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I loved the atmosphere of the dance studios - the wooden floors, the big mirrors, everyone dressed in pink or black tights, the musicians accompanying us - and the feeling of ritual the classes had Picture Quote #1

Prayer is a ritual! But at the root of prayer is the idea of complete bowing down in submission to the Will of God Picture Quote #1

MURRY: Resolutions are a complete waste of time. They’re just this meaningless ritual, empty promises we make and break within hours of each other Picture Quote #1

British actors wear wigs a lot. I find it to be a nice ritual at the end of the day, take the wig off, clean the makeup off, go home, leave work behind me Picture Quote #1

Ritual which could entail a wedding or brushing one’s teeth goes in the direction of life. Through it we reconcile our barbed solitude with rushing, irreducible conditions of life Picture Quote #1

I don’t really have a ritual. On the car rides over to the racetrack, I just make sure that the right songs are on Picture Quote #1

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But I feel music has a very important role in ritual activity, and that being able to join in musical activity, along with dancing, could have been necessary at a very early stage of human culture (Ritual Quotes) Infelicity is an ill to which all acts are heir which have the general character of ritual or ceremonial, all conventional acts (Ritual Quotes) Ritual will always mean throwing away something: destroying our corn or wine upon the altar of our gods (Ritual Quotes) Beliefs seldom become doubts; they become ritual. They become intrinsic parts of the social heritage, themes of public celebration (Ritual Quotes) Any religion is forever in danger of petrifaction into mere ritual and habit, though ritual and habit be essential to religion (Ritual Quotes) Growing up is a ritual, more deadly than religion, more complicated than baseball, for there seem to be no rules. Everything is experienced for the first time (Ritual Quotes) We talk religion in a world that worships the bread but does not distribute it, that practices ritual rather than righteousness, that confesses but does not repent (Ritual Quotes) All art emulates the condition of ritual. That is what it comes from and to that it must always return for nourishment (Ritual Quotes) One needs the invented, the spontaneous, the impromptu for ritual. Skepticism, that grain of salt, is inappropriate (Ritual Quotes) Wine, like food, is so emotional. If you think about it, so much of the courting ritual is surrounded by wine and food. There’s a built-in romance to wine (Ritual Quotes) Do I observe holy days and holidays? Yeah, the ritual is very important to me. It’s part of being Ukrainian Catholic. So every holy day we’re baking pierogis and not eating meat (Ritual Quotes) I don’t really have a ritual. On the car rides over to the racetrack, I just make sure that the right songs are on (Ritual Quotes) Religion becomes a hollow shell of its former self when ritual remains and thoughtful reflection disappears (Ritual Quotes) Music is a gut thing. You’re working in a medium which is more in touch with the primal than the modern. A gig is a ritual. There’s a congregation (Ritual Quotes) Rituals, anthropologists will tell us, are about transformation. The rituals we use for marriage, baptism or inaugurating a president are as elaborate as they are because we associate the ritual with a major life passage, the crossing of a critical threshold, or in other words, with transformation (Ritual Quotes) Eventually, competition and adventure wane, and I enter my ibuprofen phase. Tweaky hamstrings and achy knees restrict mileage, but I continue running for health, sanity, and the ritual of a Sunday trail run with like-minded buddies. We discuss the nagging injuries that bedevil us, and remember the good old days when we were kings (Ritual Quotes) I try to work every day, even when I’m not motivated. Ritual is very important to me. (Ritual Quotes) Images, the visual power of present-day capitalism, like the ritual constructions of ancient Egypt, are refined ways of inhibiting and crushing man. (Ritual Quotes) Just as there are many Jews who keep the Friday ritual in their home despite describing themselves as atheists, I am a ‘tribal Christian,’ happy to attend church services. (Ritual Quotes) Myth, legend, and ritual ... function to maintain a status quo. That makes them singularly bad in coping with change, indeed counterproductive, for change is the enemy of myth. (Ritual Quotes) My only writing ritual is to shave my head bald between writing the first and second drafts of a book. If I can throw away all my hair, then I have the freedom to trash any part of the book on the next rewrite. (Ritual Quotes) When you’re writing, you’re conjuring. It’s a ritual, and you need to be brave and respectful and sometimes get out of the way of whatever it is that you’re inviting into the room. (Ritual Quotes) I think any belief system that says to a person, I don’t need Jesus because I have my ritual is a problem. (Ritual Quotes) I like to think that the best poetry is or involves a contest between ordinary conversation and ritual. (Ritual Quotes) I loved the atmosphere of the dance studios - the wooden floors, the big mirrors, everyone dressed in pink or black tights, the musicians accompanying us - and the feeling of ritual the classes had. (Ritual Quotes) Prayer is a ritual! But at the root of prayer is the idea of complete bowing down in submission to the Will of God. (Ritual Quotes) MURRY: Resolutions are a complete waste of time. They’re just this meaningless ritual, empty promises we make and break within hours of each other. (Ritual Quotes) British actors wear wigs a lot. I find it to be a nice ritual at the end of the day, take the wig off, clean the makeup off, go home, leave work behind me. (Ritual Quotes) Ritual which could entail a wedding or brushing one’s teeth goes in the direction of life. Through it we reconcile our barbed solitude with rushing, irreducible conditions of life. (Ritual Quotes) I don’t really have a ritual. On the car rides over to the racetrack, I just make sure that the right songs are on. (Ritual Quotes)

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