Dave Brubeck Quotes

I don't know, maybe it's because I was raised Catholic. Confession has always held a great appeal for me.

I'd stand in line for Confession with old people and little kids, and as the line moved up, I knew when I got into the box that I would lie! Again!

If I were doing something that the Bible condemns, I have two choices. I can straighten up my act, or I can somehow distort and twist and change the meaning of the Bible.

Ten commandments yet seven deadly sins: conflict?

That's the biggest part of going to church. You just learn how to hide your bad in front of people.

I am a sinner....who's probably gonna sin again...Lord forgive me!

I've been to war, and it's not easy to kill. It's bloody and messy and totally horrifying, and the consequences are serious.

On the day, therefore, when I went to the church to be confirmed, with a number of others, I suffered extremely from the reproaches of my conscience.

Drinking beer is easy. Trashing your hotel room is easy. But being a Christian, that's a tough call. That's rebellion.

I was brought up a very strict Catholic and I don't practice anymore or anything.

The next thing I would mention, and warn you against, is profaneness. This you know is forbidden by God.

I was raised Baptist, and I like the fact that I got my conscience installed early.

I was raised Catholic, and I can get incredibly guilty about mistakes.

Until they put that sand and dirt in my face I will not sit in church all day.

I was brought up a Catholic, so I take no pleasure in guilt.

Christianity has always embraced both reason and faith.

If there's one thing for which I admire you, it's your original discovery of the Ten Commandments.

Let God and all his creation teach you what your sins are.

What we have done, the result of that comes to us whenever it comes, either today, tomorrow, hundred years later, hundred lives later, whatever, whatever. And so, it's our own karma. That is why that philosophy in every religion: Killing is sin. Killing is sin in every religion.

I asked God if it was a sin and He didn't say anything.

I grew up Catholic. We went to confession on Saturday, stood in the shortest line, since it led to the priest who gave the easiest penance - usually a few Our Fathers and Hail Marys. We confessed in private, prayed our penance and our souls were clean.

When I was a student, I studied philosophy and religion. I talked about being patient. Some people say I was too hopeful, too optimistic, but you have to be optimistic just in keeping with the philosophy of non-violence.

'Thou shalt not get found out' is not one of God's commandments; and no man can be saved by trying to keep it.

I just try to be the best Catholic.

Some day we may be able to forgive the Arabs for killing our children, but we will never forgive them for making us kill some of theirs.