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Superstition Quotes

I never think about the actual process of writing. I suppose I have a superstition about examining it too closely Picture Quote #1

Evolution doesn’t care whether you believe in it or not, no more than gravity does. I want to rekindle excitement over what we’ve achieved as a species with the space program. We can’t afford to regress back to the days of superstition Picture Quote #1

Science... has opened our eyes to the vastness of the universe and given us light, truth and freedom from fear where once was darkness, ignorance and superstition. There is no personal salvation, except through science Picture Quote #1

You may substitute knowledge for superstition without satisfying the needs that drive people into superstition’s arms Picture Quote #1

It is an infantile superstition of the human spirit that virginity would be thought a virtue and not the barrier that separates ignorance from knowledge Picture Quote #1

And thus toleration produced not only mutual indulgence, but even religious concord. The superstition of the people was not embittered theological rancor Picture Quote #1

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Superstition is a part of the very being of humanity; and when we fancy that we are banishing it altogether, it takes refuge in the strangest nooks and corners, and then suddenly comes forth again, as soon as it believes itself at all safe Picture Quote #1

Popular psychology is a mass of cant, of slush and of superstition worthy of the most flourishing days of the medicine man Picture Quote #1

Our civilization... is not devaluing its awareness of the unknowable; nor is it deifying it. It is the first civilization that has severed it from religion and superstition. In order to question it Picture Quote #1

The gods, my dear simple fellow, are a mere expression coined by vulgar superstition. We frown upon such coinage here Picture Quote #1

There is superstition in science quite as much as there is superstition in theology, and it is all the more dangerous because those suffering from it are profoundly convinced that they are freeing themselves from all superstition Picture Quote #1

Whenever philosophy has taken into its plan religion, it has ended in skepticism; and whenever religion excludes philosophy, or the spirit of free inquiry, it leads to willful blindness and superstition Picture Quote #1

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A state of skepticism and suspense may amuse a few inquisitive minds. But the practice of superstition is so congenial to the multitude that, if they are forcibly awakened, they still regret the loss of their pleasing vision Picture Quote #1

I would not exchange my freedom from old superstition, if I were to be burned at the stake next month, for all the peace and quiet of orthodoxy, if I must take the orthodoxy with peace and quiet Picture Quote #1

A new type of superstition has got hold of people’s minds, the worship of the state Picture Quote #1

Fear has always been a diminisher of life. Whether bred in the bogs of superstition or clothed in the brocades of dogma and ritual, the specter of death has reduced the living to supplicants, powerless Picture Quote #1

Superstition is believing that something means anything and that anything means something and that each thing means a particular thing and will mean a particular thing is coming. Oh yes it does Picture Quote #1

Piety sometimes gives birth to scruples, and faith to superstition, when they are not directed by wisdom and knowledge Picture Quote #1

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I have a superstition that if I talk about plot, it’s like letting sand out of a hole in the bottom of a bag Picture Quote #1

In the world order, if the nagual dominates and not the tonal, then we’ll live in times of fear and superstition Picture Quote #1

Women, rouse yourselves! The tocsin of reason resounds through the whole universe: recognize your rights. The powerful empire of nature is no longer surrounded by prejudices, fanaticism, superstition and lies Picture Quote #1

True philosophical atheism must be regarded as a superstition, often nurtured by an infantile wish to live in a world proportionate to one’s own hopes or conceptual limitations Picture Quote #1

A little superstition is a good thing to keep in one’s bag of precautions Picture Quote #1

Superstition is just fantasy with attitude; it’s a way of erroneously trying to control events Picture Quote #1

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My work explores the frontier between rationalism and superstition and the wavering boundary between the two Picture Quote #1

I make this chief distinction between religion and superstition, that the latter is founded on ignorance, the former on knowledge Picture Quote #1

A new type of superstition has got hold of people’s minds, the worship of the state. People demand the exercise of the methods of coercion and compulsion, of violence and threat. Woe to anybody who does not bend his knee to the fashionable idols! Picture Quote #1

Youll almost encounter a superstition amongst musicians, people sort of go through strange rituals, what they need to do to write a song Picture Quote #1

Through my observations, it became clear that most of society’s rules and customs are rooted in fear and superstition! Picture Quote #1

Ive always thought it was important not to attach too much superstition to the space where you’re writing, because once you get into the mindset that you can only do it a certain way in a certain place, your creativity can get blocked Picture Quote #1

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I never think about the actual process of writing. I suppose I have a superstition about examining it too closely (Superstition Quotes) Evolution doesn’t care whether you believe in it or not, no more than gravity does. I want to rekindle excitement over what we’ve achieved as a species with the space program. We can’t afford to regress back to the days of superstition (Superstition Quotes) Science... has opened our eyes to the vastness of the universe and given us light, truth and freedom from fear where once was darkness, ignorance and superstition. There is no personal salvation, except through science (Superstition Quotes) You may substitute knowledge for superstition without satisfying the needs that drive people into superstition’s arms (Superstition Quotes) It is an infantile superstition of the human spirit that virginity would be thought a virtue and not the barrier that separates ignorance from knowledge (Superstition Quotes) And thus toleration produced not only mutual indulgence, but even religious concord. The superstition of the people was not embittered theological rancor (Superstition Quotes) Superstition is a part of the very being of humanity; and when we fancy that we are banishing it altogether, it takes refuge in the strangest nooks and corners, and then suddenly comes forth again, as soon as it believes itself at all safe (Superstition Quotes) Popular psychology is a mass of cant, of slush and of superstition worthy of the most flourishing days of the medicine man (Superstition Quotes) Our civilization... is not devaluing its awareness of the unknowable; nor is it deifying it. It is the first civilization that has severed it from religion and superstition. In order to question it (Superstition Quotes) The gods, my dear simple fellow, are a mere expression coined by vulgar superstition. We frown upon such coinage here (Superstition Quotes) There is superstition in science quite as much as there is superstition in theology, and it is all the more dangerous because those suffering from it are profoundly convinced that they are freeing themselves from all superstition (Superstition Quotes) Whenever philosophy has taken into its plan religion, it has ended in skepticism; and whenever religion excludes philosophy, or the spirit of free inquiry, it leads to willful blindness and superstition (Superstition Quotes) A state of skepticism and suspense may amuse a few inquisitive minds. But the practice of superstition is so congenial to the multitude that, if they are forcibly awakened, they still regret the loss of their pleasing vision (Superstition Quotes) I would not exchange my freedom from old superstition, if I were to be burned at the stake next month, for all the peace and quiet of orthodoxy, if I must take the orthodoxy with peace and quiet (Superstition Quotes) A new type of superstition has got hold of people’s minds, the worship of the state (Superstition Quotes) Fear has always been a diminisher of life. Whether bred in the bogs of superstition or clothed in the brocades of dogma and ritual, the specter of death has reduced the living to supplicants, powerless (Superstition Quotes) Superstition is believing that something means anything and that anything means something and that each thing means a particular thing and will mean a particular thing is coming. Oh yes it does (Superstition Quotes) Piety sometimes gives birth to scruples, and faith to superstition, when they are not directed by wisdom and knowledge (Superstition Quotes) I have a superstition that if I talk about plot, it’s like letting sand out of a hole in the bottom of a bag (Superstition Quotes) In the world order, if the nagual dominates and not the tonal, then we’ll live in times of fear and superstition (Superstition Quotes) Women, rouse yourselves! The tocsin of reason resounds through the whole universe: recognize your rights. The powerful empire of nature is no longer surrounded by prejudices, fanaticism, superstition and lies (Superstition Quotes) True philosophical atheism must be regarded as a superstition, often nurtured by an infantile wish to live in a world proportionate to one’s own hopes or conceptual limitations (Superstition Quotes) A little superstition is a good thing to keep in one’s bag of precautions (Superstition Quotes) Superstition is just fantasy with attitude; it’s a way of erroneously trying to control events (Superstition Quotes) My work explores the frontier between rationalism and superstition and the wavering boundary between the two (Superstition Quotes) I make this chief distinction between religion and superstition, that the latter is founded on ignorance, the former on knowledge (Superstition Quotes) A new type of superstition has got hold of people’s minds, the worship of the state. People demand the exercise of the methods of coercion and compulsion, of violence and threat. Woe to anybody who does not bend his knee to the fashionable idols! (Superstition Quotes) Youll almost encounter a superstition amongst musicians, people sort of go through strange rituals, what they need to do to write a song (Superstition Quotes) Through my observations, it became clear that most of society’s rules and customs are rooted in fear and superstition! (Superstition Quotes) Ive always thought it was important not to attach too much superstition to the space where you’re writing, because once you get into the mindset that you can only do it a certain way in a certain place, your creativity can get blocked (Superstition Quotes)

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