Spiritual Quotes

"On the spiritual theory, man consists essentially of a spiritual nature or mind intimately associated with a spiritual body or soul, both of which are developed in and by means of a material organism"

Alfred Russel Wallace, Scientist

"As long as I was breathing with the contractions and not pushing against them, I felt better. That idea is fundamental-to feel pain and not to resist; to go towards it. It is an incredibly spiritual practice"

Christy Turlington, Model

"But I didn't even see God in the show as being very spiritual, I see him or her, it, as being something that is just relevant and very important in her life"

Amber Tamblyn, Actress

"For me, the lame part of the Sixties was the political part, the social part. The real part was the spiritual part"

Jerry Garcia, Musician

"Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude"

Denis Waitley, Writer

"Man is lost and is wandering in a jungle where real values have no meaning. Real values can have meaning to man only when he steps on to the spiritual path, a path where negative emotions have no use"

Sai Baba, Leader

"From faith, hope, and love, the virtues of religion referring to God, there arises a double act which bears on the spiritual communion exercised between God and us; the hearing of the word and prayer"

William Ames, Philosopher

"Keep your feet on the ground, but let your heart soar as high as it will. Refuse to be average or to surrender to the chill of your spiritual environment"

Arthur Helps, Historian

"It has always appeared to me, that there is so much to be done in this world, that all self-inflicted suffering which cannot be turned to good account for others, is a loss - a loss, if you may so express it, to the spiritual world"

Arthur Helps, Historian

"Business underlies everything in our national life, including our spiritual life. Witness the fact that in the Lord's Prayer, the first petition is for daily bread. No one can worship God or love his neighbor on an empty stomach"

Woodrow Wilson

"The real spiritual progress of the aspirant is measured by the extent to which he achieves inner tranquility"

Swami Sivananda, Philosopher

"It isn't until you come to a spiritual understanding of who you are - not necessarily a religious feeling, but deep down, the spirit within - that you can begin to take control"

Oprah Winfrey, Entertainer

"Spiritual beings, either from the beginning or soon thereafter, become what they are to be for ever and ever"

Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Writer

"The degree of freedom from unwanted thoughts and the degree of concentration on a single thought are the measures to gauge spiritual progress"

Ramana Maharshi, Philosopher

"Humility is not cowardice. Meekness is not weakness. Humility and meekness are indeed spiritual powers"

Swami Sivananda, Philosopher

"I found a religion that blended scientific reason with spiritual reality in a unifying faith far removed from the headlines of violence, destruction and terrorism"

Cat Stevens, Musician

"What is it in you that brings you to a spiritual teacher in the first place? It's not the spirit in you, since that is already enlightened, and has no need to seek. No, it is the ego in you that brings you to a teacher"

Ken Wilber, Philosopher

"Only work which is the product of inner compulsion can have spiritual meaning"

Walter Gropius, Architect

"The relation between practical and spiritual spheres in music is obvious, if only because it demands ears, finger, consciousness and intellect"

Luciano Berio, Composer

"We are not cured of alcoholism. What we have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition. Every day is a day when we must carry the vision of God's will into all of our daily activities"

William Griffith Wilson, Celebrity

"I'm not going to fight in the physical with physical weapons, because it's not a physical fight. I'm going to fight with spiritual weapons, cause it's a spiritual fight"

Stephen Baldwin, Actor

"Many spiritual teachers - in Buddhism, in Islam - have talked about first-hand experience of the world as an important part of the path to wisdom, to enlightenment"

Bell Hooks, Critic

"Hip-Hop isn't just music, it is also a spiritual movement of the blacks! You can't just call Hip-Hop a trend!"

Lauryn Hill, Musician

"You have this mounting aggressive ignorance with the rabbit's foot of their particular religion. You don't really have any kind of spiritual law, just a kind of a rabid mental illness. The songs are a little slice of life"

Joni Mitchell, Musician

"I am not a spiritual guy, but all of a sudden I felt the need to really feel things"

Scott Baio, Actor

"Maybe I'm being philosophical and spiritual, but I believe that if you put negative energy out there that that is what will come back"

Persis Khambatta, Actress

"However, the Bible is called the Word of God because the whole transcript is an inspired, faithful, and infallible record of what God determined essential for us to know about Himself, the cosmos in which we live, our spiritual allies and adversaries, and our fellow man"

Walter Martin, Clergyman

"I guess any time you believe in God you've got to be considered a spiritual person. That would make me a spiritual person. But I don't really know what that means"

Jules Shear, Musician

"Creation is dominated by three absolutely different factors: First, nature, which works upon us by its laws; second, the artist, who creates a spiritual contact with nature and his materials; third, the medium of expression through which the artist translates his inner world"

Hans Hofmann, Artist

"Interethnic and spiritual accord is our strategic resource, the basis for progress of our society and state"

Nursultan Nazarbayev, Politician

"My wife and I are affiliated with a temple here in Los Angeles. We feel very close to the congregation and to the rabbi, who happens to be my wife's cousin and who I admire greatly. I talk to him regularly but I consider myself more spiritual than religious"

Leonard Nimoy, Actor

"I deal with this spiritual issue every day - either shooting or processing or sorting or discussing or having conversations - I'm in constant contact with it"

Leonard Nimoy, Actor

"That is why I believe that art is so much more significant than either economics or philosophy. It is the direct measure of man's spiritual vision"

Herbert Read, Poet

"As far as spiritual influences in Christian music, I would say Crystal Lewis - a lot of her songs especially. The ministry she has through her songs has really hit me"

Stacie Orrico, Musician

"Most analysts would agree that if all the undocumented immigrants in California were deported in one day, our state would experience a severe economic downturn. This does not even consider the many cultural and spiritual gifts these immigrants bring to our state and nation"

Roger Mahony, Clergyman

"Intuition is a spiritual faculty and does not explain, but simply points the way"

Florence Scovel Shinn, Artist

"Organized Christianity has always represented immortality as a sort of common heritage; but I never could see why spiritual life should not be conditioned on the same terms as all life, i. e., correspondence with environment"

Albert J. Nock, Philosopher

"I consider myself a student of many religions. The more I learn, the more questions I have. For me, the spiritual quest will be a life-long work in progress"

Dan Brown, Author

"I think creativity is spiritual. I absolutely believe that"

F. Murray Abraham, Actor

"I am and have always been a strong proponent of public education. But by the virtue of its very nature - publicly funded schools cannot offer the type of spiritual education that Catholic schools have long provided"

Mark Foley, Politician

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