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5ca4b00 Everything is possible. The impossible just takes longer. Dan Brown
0a012dc Great minds are always feared by lesser minds. Dan Brown
efd8260 Science and religion are not at odds. Science is simply too young to understand. religion science dan-brown Dan Brown
0c26cca Men go to far greater lengths to avoid what they fear than to obtain what they desire. fear human-nature Dan Brown
e83524c History is always written by the winners. When two cultures clash, the loser is obliterated, and the winner writes the history books-books which glorify their own cause and disparage the conquered foe. As Napoleon once said, 'What is history, but a fable agreed upon? misattributed-napoleon-bonaparte Dan Brown
6345993 Google' is not a synonym for 'research'. lost-symbol research Dan Brown
3429e6e Sooner or later we've all got to let go of our past. past Dan Brown
1aedf98 To live in the world without becoming aware of the meaning of the world is like wandering about in a great library without touching the books. Dan Brown
99db87a God answers all prayers, but sometimes his answer is 'no'. prayers Dan Brown
cadc701 Whether or not you believe in God, you must believe this: when we as a species abandon our trust in a power greater than us, we abandon our sense of accountability. Faiths... all faiths... are admonitions that there is something we cannot understand, something to which we are accountable. With faith we are accountable to each other, to ourselves, and to a higher truth. Religion is flawed, but only because man is flawed. The church consists .. religion science god Dan Brown
8a6f806 Nothing captures human interest more than human tragedy. humans Dan Brown
38c65b0 Nothing is more creative... nor destructive... than a brilliant mind with a purpose. purpose Dan Brown
d77570c Our minds sometimes see what our hearts wish were true. cardinal-mortati Dan Brown
6f2bdea The decisions of our past are the architects of our present. Dan Brown
5926de0 These books can't possibly compete with centuries of established history, especially when that history is endorsed by the ultimate bestseller of all time." Faukman's eyes went wide. "Don't tell me Harry Potter is actually about the Holy Grail." "I was referring to the Bible." Faukman cringed. "I knew that." -- humor holy-grail Dan Brown
7e292e6 These books can't possibly compete with centuries of established history, especially when that history is endorsed by the ultimate bestseller of all time." Faukman's eyes went wide. "Don't tell me Harry Potter is actually about the Holy Grail." "I was referring to the Bible." Faukman cringed. "I knew that." humor holy-grail Dan Brown
4b64b4d Everyone loves a conspiracy. Dan Brown
3df348f Faith is universal. Our specific methods for understanding it are arbitrary. Some of us pray to Jesus, some of us go to Mecca, some of us study subatomic particles. In the end we are all just searching for truth, that which is greater than ourselves. science Dan Brown
1ea6735 Faith -- acceptance of which we imagine to be true, that which we cannot prove. Dan Brown
237385c The human mind has a primitive ego defense mechanism that negates all realities that produce too much stress for the brain to handle. It's called Denial. Dan Brown
b932d81 The only difference between you and God is that you have forgotten you are divine. apotheosis inspirational Dan Brown
5edc0d6 Open your minds, my friends. We all fear what we do not understand. Dan Brown
54716b7 Science tells me God must exist. My mind tells me I will never understand God. And my heart tells me I am not meant to. Dan Brown
fed39c3 God, grant me strength to accept those things I cannot change. strength serenity-prayer Dan Brown
8e3f70d The Bible did not arrive by fax from heaven. The Bible is the product of man, my dear. Not of God. The Bible did not fall magically from the clouds. Man created it as a historical record of tumultuous times, and it has evolved through countless translations, additions, and revisions. History has never had a definitive version of the book. infallibility irreligion scripture Dan Brown
7c58591 By its very nature, history is always a one-sided account. rewriting-history Dan Brown
7e302e0 Telling someone about what a symbol means is like telling someone how music should make them feel. simile Dan Brown
5a21acc Sometimes all it takes is a tiny shift of perspective to see something familiar in a totally new light. Dan Brown
5cf918b What really matters is what you believe. Dan Brown
9f25ccf The power of human thought grows exponentially with the number of minds that share that thought. spirituality Dan Brown
a939d3b Lieutenant Chatrand: I don't understand this omnipotent-benevolent thing. Camerlengo Carlo Ventresca: You are confused because the Bible describes God as an omnipotent and benevolent deity. Lieutenant Chatrand: Exactly. Camerlengo Carlo Ventresca: Omnipotent-benevolent simply means that God is all-powerful and well-meaning. Lieutenant Chatrand: I understand the concept. It's just... there seems to be a contradiction. Camerlengo Carlo Ventre.. Dan Brown
9fd54f4 Remember tonight...for it's the beginning of forever. - Dante Alighieri Dan Brown
fbd5a5c Life is filled with secrets. You can't learn them all at once. Dan Brown
422e81a Believe me, I know what it's like to feel all alone...the worst kind of loneliness in the world is the isolation that comes from being misunderstood, It can make people lose their grasp on reality. solitude misunderstood Dan Brown
ae53bf1 Wide acceptance of an idea is not proof of its validity. Dan Brown
4b403aa Religion is like language or dress. We gravitate toward the practices with which we were raised. In the end, though, we are all proclaiming the same thing. That life has meaning. That we are grateful for the power that created us. Dan Brown
8e7402d When a question has no correct answer, there is only one honest response. The gray area between yes and no. Silence. silence dan-brown Dan Brown
64c4166 The media is the right arm of anarchy. Dan Brown
b24113c Forgiveness is God's greatest gift religion inspirational forgiveness Dan Brown
0eea93c Knowledge grows exponentially. The more we know, the greater our ability to learn, and the faster we expand our knowledge base. Dan Brown
9c4f120 Professor Langdon,' called a young man with curly hair in the back row, 'if Masonry is not a secret society, not a corporation, and not a religion, then what is it?' 'Well, if you were to ask a Mason, he would offer the following definition: Masonry is a system of morality, veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols.' 'Sounds to me like a euphemism for "freaky cult." ' 'Freaky, you say?' 'Hell yes!' the kid said, standing up. 'I heard wh.. religion freemasonry secret-society Dan Brown
5f5948f Professor Langdon,' called a young man with curly hair in the back row, 'if Masonry is not a secret society, not a corporation, and not a religion, then what is it?' 'Well, if you were to ask a Mason, he would offer the following definition: Masonry is a system of morality, veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols.' 'Sounds to me like a euphemism for "freaky cult." ' 'Freaky, you say?' 'Hell yes!' the kid said, standing up. 'I heard wh.. religion freemasonry secret-society Dan Brown
47b4649 Every faith in the world is based on fabrication. That is the definition of faith--acceptance of that which we imagine to be true, that which we cannot prove. Every religion describes God through metaphor, allegory, and exaggeration, from the early Egyptians through modern Sunday school. Metaphors are a way to help our minds process the unprocessible. The problems arise when we begin to believe literally in our own metaphors. Should we wave.. religion god dan-brown Dan Brown
9622e98 stand tall, smile bright, and let them wonder what secrets making you laugh! Dan Brown
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