Superstition Quotes

Undermining life-affirming social solidarities and any viable notion of the public good, right-wing politicians trade in forms of idiocy and superstition that mesmerize the illiterate and render the thoughtful cynical and disengaged. Henry Giroux
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Superstition is foolish, childish, primitive and irrational - but how much does it cost you to knock on wood? Judith Viorst
You Childish Cost Superstition Foolish Knock Primitive Does How How Much Irrational Wood Much
As a Humanist, I love science. I hate superstition, which could never have given us A-bombs. Kurt Vonnegut
Love Science Hate Given Superstition Could Never Which Us Humanist
The study of folklore is largely the study of particular folklore genres: myth, folktale, legend, ballad, proverb, riddle, superstition, etc. Alan Dundes
Myth Legend Folklore Superstition Study Particular Genres Ballad Proverb Etc Riddle Largely
I ask you, as a citizen, is it a crime to go to the temple? And if I am propagating superstition by going to the temple, then the whole country is propagating superstition. Amitabh Bachchan
You Crime Citizen Country Temple Superstition Am Go Going Ask Then Whole
I have a terrible superstition of writing things down. Andrew Scott
Writing Down Superstition Terrible Things
I never think about the actual process of writing. I suppose I have a superstition about examining it too closely. Anne Tyler
Writing Think Too About Examining Superstition Never Suppose Closely Process Actual Actual Process
I am so superstitious that I think even discussing this subject is dangerous and will probably bring me terrible luck. Having been raised a Catholic, superstition becomes almost part of your DNA. The challenge is to slowly rid yourself of these little delusions. Anthony McCarten
Me Yourself Dangerous Challenge Will Luck Think Slowly Having Superstition Superstitious Part Almost Delusions Terrible Catholic Becomes Am Been Subject Discussing Little Your Rid Even Bring Raised
Although I myself don't go to church or synagogue, I do, whether it's superstition or whatever, pray every time I get on a plane. I just automatically do it. I say the same thing every time. Barbara Walters
Time Myself Church Whatever Same Thing Every Every Time Synagogue Say Superstition Although Go Pray Get Same Just Automatically Whether Plane Thing
Superstition is the need to view the world in terms of simple cause and effect. Bernard Beckett
World Simple Cause Superstition Terms Effect View Need
You know, Christianity has its own superstition anyway: Why you turn three times, what this saint means, why you pray to the patron saint of lost causes, why you go this way or that way. Ciaran Hinds
You Three Lost Own Christianity Way Superstition Know Saint Causes Go Pray Times Patron Patron Saint Anyway Turn Means Why
I love science. I hate supposition, superstition, exaggeration and falsified data. Show me the research, show me the results, show me the conclusions - and then show me some qualified peer reviews of all that. Claire Scovell LaZebnik
Love Me Exaggeration Science Hate Research Peer Some Data Superstition Results Supposition Qualified Conclusions Reviews Then Show
You'll find superstition a contagious thing. Some people let it get the better of them. Curt Siodmak
You People Better Some People Find Some Superstition Contagious Get Them Thing
I do believe a haircut makes you play better - I've experienced that before. I think it's confidence, it's routine, and it can also be superstition. Just like if you do your hair, it's not quite done right, and you have a bad day, you're not going to do that again the next day. Daniel Sturridge
Day You Confidence Better Bad Day Hair Before Believe Think Bad Superstition Haircut Like Also Makes Done Going Quite Just Experienced Again Next Your Play Routine Right
You'll almost encounter a superstition amongst musicians, people sort of go through strange rituals, what they need to do to write a song. Dar Williams
You Musicians Strange People Song Superstition Through Rituals Write Almost Sort Go Encounter Amongst Need
The memory of my own suffering has prevented me from ever shadowing one young soul with the superstition of the Christian religion. Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Religion Me Soul Suffering Memory Own Young Christian My Own Superstition Ever Christian Religion
Superstition? Who can define the boundary line between the superstition of yesterday and the scientific fact of tomorrow? Garrett Fort
Tomorrow Yesterday Define Fact Superstition Between Boundary Scientific Scientific Fact Line Who
I have only one superstition... Touch all the bases when I hit a home run. George Herman
Home Run Touch Only Superstition Hit Home Run Bases
I have a superstition about saying too much about what I want to happen, just in case it all disappears, or someone else comes along and beats me to it. Gil Gerard
Saying Me Too Much Too Else About Case Someone Superstition Beats Disappears Along Just Want Happen Much
Ignorance and superstition ever bear a close and mathematical relation to each other. James Fenimore Cooper
Ignorance Other Relation Bear Superstition Mathematical Close Each Ever
I tend to eat things in fours. I'll eat four nuts, four grapes, four chips at a time. I don't know why. It's not really a superstition. I don't think anything bad will happen if I don't, but three potato chips doesn't seem right. Jimmy Wales
Time Will Three Think Nuts Bad Eat Seem Potato Superstition Tend Know Happen Anything Chips Really Grapes Why Right Things Four
I'm a third done into a new book but sorry - I have a superstition about talking about it! Joanna Trollope
Book Sorry About Superstition New New Book Talking Done Third
They that are against superstition oftentimes run into it of the wrong side. If I wear all colors but black, then I am superstitious in not wearing black. John Selden
Black Side Run Wear Wearing Superstition Superstitious Colors Wrong Wrong Side Am Oftentimes Against Then
The nations were awakened from the sleep of death, as the words of eternal life flowed from the Apostles' lips, - the temples of superstition were shut or destroyed, and churches were planted in every part of the civilized world. John Strachan
Life Death Words World Every Churches Destroyed Temples Civilized Superstition Civilized World Part Were Lips Nations Eternal Eternal Life Apostles Planted Awakened Shut Sleep
Superstition is the poison of the mind. Joseph Lewis
Mind Poison Superstition
When I leave a recording session, there is usually a lot of paranoia or superstition on my part, like I'm afraid to hear what we've done. Kurt Vile
Recording Paranoia Superstition Part Like Leave Hear Lot Done Afraid Session
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