#eli

I believe in a higher force that is within me. ↗

— Tobey Maguire

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The country has become much more conservative, partly because it's been taken over by the religious right. ↗

— Bill Maher

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We are a nation that is unenlightened because of religion. I do believe that. I think religion stops people from thinking. I think it justified crazies. ↗

— Bill Maher

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I think flying planes into a building was a faith-based initiative. I think religion is a neurological disorder. ↗

— Bill Maher

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Religion, to me, is a bureaucracy between man and God that I don't need. ↗

— Bill Maher

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I reject any path which rejects life, but I can't help loving Sufism because it sounds so beautiful. It gives relief in the midst of battle. ↗

— Naguib Mahfouz

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I believe society has a right to defend itself, just as the individual has the right to attack that with which he disagrees. ↗

— Naguib Mahfouz

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The Koran and the laws of all civilized nations legislate against the vilification of religions. ↗

— Naguib Mahfouz

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Today's interpretations of religion are often backward and contradict the needs of civilization. ↗

— Naguib Mahfouz

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I hope you will no longer accuse me of a lack of delicacy. as I now count on your understanding. ↗

— Gustav Mahler

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