Creed Quotes

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"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery."

- Winston Churchill

A man`s got to have a code, a creed to live by, no matter his job.

- John Wayne

My name is Kirk Douglas. You may know me. If you don`t ... Google me. I was a movie star and I`m Michael Douglas` dad, Catherine Zeta-Jones` father-in-law, and the grandparents of their two children. Today I celebrate my 90th birthday. I have a message to convey to America`s young people. A 90th birthday is special. In my case, this birthday is not only special but miraculous. I survived World War II, a helicopter crash, a stroke, and two new knees. It`s a tradition that when a `birthday boy` stands over his cake he makes a silent wish for his life and then blows out the candles. I have followed that tradition for 89 years but on my 90th birthday, I have decided to rebel. Instead of making a silent wish for myself, I want to make a loud wish for The World. Let`s face it: The World is in a mess and you are inheriting it. Generation Y, you are on the cusp. You are the group facing many problems: abject poverty, global warming, genocide, AIDS, and suicide bombers to name a few. These problems exist, and the world is silent. We have done very little to solve these problems. Now, we leave it to you. You have to fix it because the situation is intolerable. You need to rebel, to speak up, write, vote, and care about people and the world you live in. We live in the best country in the world. I know. My parents were Russian immigrants. America is a country where EVERYONE, regardless of race, creed, or age has a chance. I had that chance. You are the generation that is most impacted and the generation that can make a difference. I love this country because I came from a life of poverty. I was able to work my way through college and go into acting, the field that I love. There is no guarantee in this country that you will be successful. But you always have a chance. Nothing should interfere with it. You have to make sure that nothing stands in the way. When I blow out my candles - 90! ... it will take a long time ... but I`ll be thinking of you. (9 December 2006)

- Kirk Douglas

It doesn`t really matter how much of the rules or the dogma we accepted and lived by if we`re not really living by the fundamental creed of the Catholic Church, which is service to others and finding God in ourselves and then seeing God in everyone - including our enemies.

- Martin Sheen

To be certain, neither I nor my film is anti-Semitic. The Passion is a movie meant to inspire, not offend. My intention in bringing it to the screen is to create a lasting work of art and engender serious thought among audiences of diverse faith backgrounds, or none, who have varying familiarity with this story. If the intense scrutiny during my twenty-five years in public life revealed I had ever persecuted or discriminated against anyone based on race or creed, I would be all too willing to make amends. But there is no such record. Nor do I hate anybody - certainly not the Jews ... They are my friends and associates, both in my work and social life. Thankfully, treasured friendships forged over decades are not easily shaken by nasty innuendo. Anti-Semitism is not only contrary to my personal beliefs, it is also contrary to the core message of my movie ... For those concerned about the content of this film, know that it conforms to the narratives of Christ`s passion and death found in the four Gospels of the New Testament ... This is a movie about faith, hope, love and forgiveness - something sorely needed in these turbulent times.

- Mel Gibson

I think everything worked out the way it was supposed to. Mark`s happier. I`m sober. There are still phone calls to be made, people I need to say something to. But everyone from Creed who I`ve offended or hurt, I ask for their forgiveness.

- Scott Stapp

Creed`s sound is my sound.

- Scott Stapp

But do you know I was never asked in 10 years if I was a Christian personally? We were only asked if Creed was a Christian band.

- Scott Stapp

I`d fired anyone who was involved with Creed. I didn`t want anything to do with the music business. The entire press and industry hated me, so what was the point?

- Scott Stapp

I was a Christian in Creed, but nobody ever asked me.

- Scott Stapp

Creed was ended by egos and people wanting to do their own thing and poor decision-making.

- Scott Stapp

My problems were not what ended Creed.

- Scott Stapp

Five years ago, I had a divorce that I didn`t really want. I was so busy with Creed that I don`t think I ever really dealt with that emotionally.

- Scott Stapp

It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so.

- Robert A. Heinlein

A lot of my joy this year has been to give away awards to young people, no matter of race, creed or color, because they were a terrific violinist or a terrific dancer.

- Sally Kirkland

Atrocities are human nature - they don`t have political beliefs, color, creed or anything like that. They just happen, it`s human.

- Clancy Brown

I strictly adhere to the creed that one needs to `get off the horse and walk with the people` to understand what is happening around them.

- Steve Curtis

Nonviolence is the first article of my faith. It is also the last article of my creed.

- Mohandas K. Gandhi

A policy is a temporary creed liable to be changed, but while it holds good it has got to be pursued with apostolic zeal.

- Mohandas K. Gandhi

Having a clear faith, based on the creed of the church is often labeled today as fundamentalism. Whereas relativism, which is letting oneself be tossed and swept along by every wind of teaching, look like the only attitude acceptable to today`s standards.

- Pope Benedict XVI

Having a clear faith, based on the creed of the church, is often labeled today as a fundamentalism, whereas relativism, which is letting oneself be tossed and swept along by every wind of teaching, looks like the only attitude acceptable to today`s standards.

- Pope Benedict XVI

While I gave up God a long time ago, I never shook the habit of wanting to believe in something. So I replaced my creed of everlasting life with life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

- Sarah Vowell

The Army has carried the American ... ideal to its logical conclusion. Not only do they prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, creed and color, but also on ability.

- Tom Lehrer

I do not believe in the divinity of Christ, and there are many other of the postulates of the orthodox creed to which I cannot subscribe.

- William Howard Taft

Baseball is a game of race, creed, and color. The race is to first base. The creed is the rules of the game. The color? Well, the home team wears white uniforms, and the visiting team wears gray.

- Joe Garagiola

It is a curious thing... that every creed promises a paradise which will be absolutely uninhabitable for anyone of civilized taste.

- Evelyn Waugh

Every dogma, every philosophic or theological creed, was at its inception a statement in terms of the intellect of a certain inner experience.

- Felix Adler

The Democratic Party is the party that opened its arms. We opened them to every nationality, every creed. We opened them to the immigrants. The Democratic Party is the party of the people.

- Richard J. Daley

Religion was nearly dead because there was no longer real belief in future life; but something was struggling to take its place - service - social service - the ants creed, the bees creed.

- John Galsworthy

It`s almost a responsibility for all the people of the United Kingdom, regardless of race, color or creed, and an understanding that you have an individual connection with each and every one.

- Prince Andrew

The poetic notion of infinity is far greater than that which is sponsored by any creed.

- Joseph Brodsky

Now, I say to you today my friends, even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: - `We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.`

- Adam Quinton

A man`s action is only a picture book of his creed.

- Al Eckert

From slavery to segregation, we remember that America did not always live up to its ideals. In fact, we often fell far short of them. But we also learned that fundamental to our national character is the drive to live out the true meaning of our creed.

- Al Siebert

A rule I have had for years is: to treat the Lord Jesus Christ as a personal friend. His is not a creed, a mere doctrine, but it is He Himself we have.

- Alastair Nelson

The creed of a true saint is to make the best of life, and to make the most of it.

- Alberto Adrianzen

The United States is not a nation based upon race, creed, or religion - we are a nation based upon our loyalty and allegiance to our country and her principles.

- Alice Golembo

Having a clear faith, based on the creed of the church is often labeled today as fundamentalism. Whereas relativism, which is letting oneself be tossed and swept along by every wind of teaching, look like the only attitude acceptable to today`s standards.

- Allan Wade

Having a clear faith, based on the creed of the church, is often labeled today as a fundamentalism... Whereas relativism, which is letting oneself be tossed and `swept along by every wind of teaching,` looks like the only attitude acceptable to today`s standards.

- Allan Wade

My creed is that: Happiness is the only good. The place to be happy is here. The time to be happy is now. The way to be happy is to make others so.

- Anders Aslund

We need to put it together and get on a streak. But whatever happens you can be assured that we will follow the soldiers` creed of never giving up.

- Art Doten

Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.

- Barry Cargill

Necessity is the argument of tyrants, it is the creed of slaves.

- Barry Cargill

There is no nonsense so arrant that it cannot be made the creed of the vast majority by adequate governmental action.

- Bertrand Russell

If we were to wake up some morning and find that everyone was the same race, creed and color, we would find some other cause for prejudice by noon.

- George Aiken

I have no color prejudices nor caste prejudices nor creed prejudices. All I care to know is that a man is a human being, and that is enough for me; he can`t be any worse.

- Mark Twain

I have no race prejudice. I think I have no color prejudices or caste prejudices nor creed prejudices. Indeed, I know it. I can stand any society. All that I care to know is that a man is a human being -- that is enough for me; he can`t be any worse.

- Mark Twain

In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person`s becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn`t an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag... We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language... and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people.

- Theodore Roosevelt