Quotes tagged ‘Ritual’

“There are fragments, uh, references to the ghoul, the boogieman, across all cultures, over the centuries. Some cultures believed that it lived in another realm reachable only by ritual or sacrifice.”

— Gary Dauberman, Jeffrey Jurgensen, imdb.com

“Think of it more as a hazing ritual if it makes you feel better.”

— Marcie Ulin, Meredith Lavender, Auggie Anderson, Christopher Gorham, imdb.com

“You see several cultists hauling large wooden buckets full of blood. They're pouring the blood from the buckets into a large marble basin. Other cultists are drawing stuff on the floor and spreading magical reagents and powders around as if preparing for a great ritual.”

— Spencer Crittenden, The Game Master, Spencer Crittenden, imdb.com

“I believe that the place where an animal dies is a sacred one. There is a need to bring ritual into the conventional slaughter plants and use as a means to shape people's behavior. It would help prevent people from becoming numbed, callous, or cruel. The ritual could be something very simple, such a…”

— Temple Grandin, amazon.com

“When we don't find the logical answer, we settle for a stupid one. Ritual is what happens when we run out of rational.”

— David Hoselton, Dr. Gregory House, Hugh Laurie, amazon.com

“Ritual is about becoming aware and changing that unconscious choice so you can shift your mind-set to one of abundance.”

— Zhi Gang Sha, Adam Markel, amazon.com

“Any religious ritual is arbitrary unless one is able to see past it to a deeper meaning.”

— Donna Tartt, Henry Winter, amazon.com