John Brouwer > John's Quotes

“If the only prayer you say throughout your life is "Thank You," then that will be enough.”
― Elie Wiesel

“No human race is superior; no religious faith is inferior. All collective judgments are wrong. Only racists make them”
― Elie Wiesel

“A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.”
― Marcus Garvey

“There was a time when religion ruled the world. It is known as the Dark Ages.”
― Ruth Hurmence Green

“I feel that we should stop wasting our time trying to please the supernatural and concentrate on improving the welfare of human beings. I think that, uh, we should use our energy and our initiative to solve our problems, and stop relying on prayer and wishful thinking. If we have faith in ourselves, we won't have to have faith in gods.”
― Ruth Hurmence Green

“I am now convinced that children should not be subjected to the frightfulness of the Christian religion [...]. If the concept of a father who plots to have his own son put to death is presented to children as beautiful and as worthy of society's admiration, what types of human behavior can be presented to them as reprehensible?”
― Ruth Hurmence Green, The Born Again Skeptic's Guide To The Bible

“It is from the Bible that man has learned cruelty, rapine, and murder; for the belief of a cruel God makes a cruel man.”
― Thomas Paine, The Age of Reason

“Books are not made to be believed, but to be subjected to inquiry. When we consider a book, we mustn't ask ourselves what it says but what it means...”
― Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose

“Ignorance never settles a question.”
― Benjamin Disraeli

“True religion is the life we lead, not the creed we profess.”
― Louis Nizer

“Those who do not move, do not notice their chains.”
― Rosa Luxemburg