I used to carry my father’s Bible and put it on the pulpit so he could preach.

Say what you will about the ten commandments, you must always come back to the pleasant fact that there are only ten of them.

Too many people treat parenting like it’s the 20th item on their to-do list.

I always wanted to be a father and thought it would be great, but it just took the right woman and the right time to make it all happen.

My dear wife has, I would say, probably never opened a religious book, and seems to be one of those people to whom the whole idea is utterly remote and absurd.

You should not believe your conscience and your feelings more than the word which the Lord who receives sinners preaches to you.

My religion encompasses all religions. I believe in God, I believe in the universe. I believe you are god, I believe I am god; I believe the earth is god and the universe is god. We’re all god.

When I’m around the kids I feel like I act the most grown-up just because you’re supposed to. And I say things, like every other day, that remind me of my own parents.

I think it makes sense to believe in God, but exactly what decision in your life you make differently because of it, I don’t know.

What really motivates people at Facebook is building something that’s worthwhile, that they’re going to be proud to show to friends and family.

My mother was and will always remain my greatest hero.

I can’t prove it scientifically, that there’s a God, but I believe.

I love you when you bow in your mosque, kneel in your temple, pray in your church. For you and I are sons of one religion, and it is the spirit.

He who doesn’t pray to the Lord prays to the devil.

Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet.

At the bottom of education, at the bottom of politics, even at the bottom of religion, there must be for our race economic independence.

I just want to lobby for God.

My dream is to be World Lightweight Champion in the UFC. Have more money than I know what to do with. And have a great life for my kids, grandkids, and everyone in my family.

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.

All religions and all communities have the same rights, and it is my responsibility to ensure their complete and total protection. My government will not tolerate or accept any discrimination based on caste, creed and religion.

Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes. Half-times take twelve minutes. This is not coincidence.

My son is becoming me – just a silly, silly prankster guy.

The most powerful idea that’s entered the world in the last few thousand years – the idea of grace – is the reason I would like to be a Christian.

Country radio is much more like a family than any other group of people that I’ve met.

I didn’t want to submit to the army and then, on the day of judgment, have God say to me, ‚Why did you do that?‘ This life is a trial, and you realize that what you do is going to be written down for Judgment Day.

Traveling around the world and preaching for over 70 years did not give much time for reflection.

I am not the Catholic candidate for President. I am the Democratic Party’s candidate for President, who happens also to be a Catholic.

A son can bear with equanimity the loss of his father, but the loss of his inheritance may drive him to despair.

My wife, a schoolteacher, very disciplined. If you think I’m tough, trust me, and wait till you see when the children are on the naughty step. It’s hilarious. So we decided that I’m going to work like a donkey and provide amazing support for the family.

If a man reaches the heart of his own religion, he has reached the heart of the others, too. There is only one God, and there are many paths to him.

I love our daughters more than anything in the world – more than life itself. And while that may not be the first thing that some folks want to hear from an Ivy-league-educated lawyer, it is truly who I am. So for me, being Mom-in-Chief is, and always will be, job number one.

Skeptical scrutiny is the means, in both science and religion, by which deep thoughts can be winnowed from deep nonsense.

For the introduction of a new kind of music must be shunned as imperiling the whole state; since styles of music are never disturbed without affecting the most important political institutions.

The just is close to the people’s heart, but the merciful is close to the heart of God.

The place of the father in the modern suburban family is a very small one, particularly if he plays golf.

Maria is the best reason to come home.

My family has never been there for me. They expect things because we’re blood.

I’ve been known to preach.

The Koran shows every sign of being thrown together by human beings, as do all the other holy books.

Religion was instituted to make us happy in this life and in the other. What must we do to be happy in the life to come? Be just.

I wasn’t going to shy away from getting married when I did and having a baby young and starting a family, even with the job that I chose.

I actually feel more of a woman because I feel like I’m being smart about my choices, and I’m putting my family first, and I’m in charge of my life and my health. I think that’s what makes a woman complete.

If the Christian is a restorationist, a legalist, if he wants everything clear and safe, then he will find nothing. Tradition and memory of the past must help us to have the courage to open up new areas to God.

It took Simone a long time to understand why people want Daddy’s autograph. I’d tell her, and my wife would tell her, too, ‚People see Daddy in the movies, and they are excited to meet him.‘ But she couldn’t really grasp it.

I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.

Not only is there no God, but try finding a plumber on Sunday.

People have told me, ‚You shouldn’t bring your daughter onto the podium, ‚cause it’s the workplace,‘ and things like that. But I’m not gonna really listen to that. I’m gonna do what I think is fun for me and my family, and everything’ll be all right.

When I was a teenager, my biggest lessons came from Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw, George Strait, Rascal Flatts and Brad Paisley. I learned so much from opening up for those artists, and it also taught me how to treat your opening acts and make them feel like they’re part of a family, not just a tour.

That deep emotional conviction of the presence of a superior reasoning power, which is revealed in the incomprehensible universe, forms my idea of God.

I am a deeply religious nonbeliever – this is a somewhat new kind of religion.

When I was growing up, I wanted to adopt, because I was aware there were kids that didn’t have parents.

I don’t think I’ve ever been an agnostic. I’ve always thought there’s a superior power, that this is not the real world and that there’s a world to come.

I don’t argue when people say that my message is simple, but I believe Jesus‘ message was simple. Jesus didn’t go around condemning people.

The number, the industry, and the morality of the priesthood, and the devotion of the people have been manifestly increased by the total separation of the church from the state.

Next to religion, let your care be to promote justice.

Worshipping the Lord means giving Him the place that he must have; worshipping the Lord means stating, believing – not only by our words – that He alone truly guides our lives; worshipping the Lord means that we are convinced before Him that He is the only God, the God of our lives, the God of our history.

I have a very good family. I’m very fortunate to have a very good family. I believe very strongly in the family. It’s one of the things we have in our platform, is to talk about it.

Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blind-folded fear.

My enthusiasm seems to cause my world to endlessly offer me cooperative, co-creating experiences. I’m willing and I’m eager, and not just about my writing – I feel the same way about staying in shape, enjoying my family, giving a lecture, or whatever it may be.

We will invest in our people, quality education, job opportunity, family, neighborhood, and yes, a thing we call America.

When we go to the Bible we should keep in mind that the basic principles of the Bible are taught by God, but written down by human beings deprived of modern day knowledge. So there is some fallibility in the writings of the Bible. But the basic principles are applicable to my life and I don’t find any conflict among them.