But every year you grow, you will find me bigger.

Religion doesn't make people bigots. People are bigots and they use religion to justify their ideology.

Religion is, by definition, interpretation; and by definition, all interpretations are valid. However, some interpretations are more reasonable than others.

Islam is more than a religion, it's much more than a religion, it's a way of life, it is a one party political system that has a very elaborate legal system that can put you to death if you leave it.

Over the last few years, the Islamic world has produced more female presidents and prime ministers than both Europe and North America combined.

I believe in God, which means I am open to some absurd possibilities. But I understand the power of that faith, and I understand the metaphor of that belief.

But there I have another name. You must learn to know me by that name. This was the very reason you were brought into Narnia, that by knowing me here for a little, you might know me better there.

Religion, it must be understood, is not faith. Religion is the story of faith.

I really believe that to have a full impression of Jesus, both as Christ as a man, you must know about the world that gave shape to him - the world out of which he arose.

The key to recognizing who Jesus was is to recognize this fundamental truth: He was a Jew.

When you forcefully suppress religious nationalism, you radicalize it.

88% of what we call good songs aren’t really good. They merely remind us of a good time we once had.

You are not subject to the systems or structures of this world, you belong to the kingdom of God, the kingdom of Glory, Prosperity, Beauty and Honor- where sickness is foreign.

What life is to humor, humor is to life.

I can assure you that next to my bed, there is always a copy of the Dharmapada which I read from every night.

It is surely harmful to souls to make it a heresy to believe what is proved.

The first hole made through a piece of stone is a revelation.

Mankind can be very magnanimous, given the chance.

Leaders make things possible. Exceptional leaders make them inevitable.

one doesn't really grow older; it's just that other people grow younger.

I think when you're making an album, as the songs are piling up, one of the good things about it is that you will often write the song that you need.