I have no argument with those who see in organized religion a template or an imperative to live life according to a prescribed set of beliefs. Just give others the room, within the laws of civil society, to believe or not believe whatever they like.
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes the importance of respecting individual beliefs while acknowledging the structure that organized religion provides for some.
Michael J. Fox encourages a balance between personal beliefs and the acceptance of differing perspectives. He recognizes the value that organized religion can provide for some individuals in guiding their lives, but also insists on the need for tolerance and freedom of belief within a civil society, allowing everyone to choose their own spiritual path without interference.
In practice
This quote can be used in a speech promoting interfaith dialogue and understanding.
I find as long as I acknowledge the truth of something, then that's it. I know what it is and then I can operate. But if I overestimate the downside of something or the challenge of something and I get too obsessed about the difficulty of it, then I don't leave enough room to be open to the upside, the possibility.
My whole life, meeting people is like a blind date, because I feel like they've already seen the video on me.
There are no moments you have frozen in amber. It's moving, it's changing, so appreciate what's good about right now and be ready for what's next.
There's always failure. And there's always disappointment. And there's always loss. But the secret is learning from the loss, and realizing that none of those holes are vacuums.
Certainly people have a lot tougher situations than I've had to deal with. But I will say we are all dying from the moment we are born. This is not just rehearsal.
I'm a dad, I'm a husband, I'm an activist, I'm a writer and I'm just a student of the world.
The perfection of Tawheed is found when there remains nothing in the heart except Allaah
It does no harm to the romance of the sunset to know a little bit about it.
Humility is the distinguishing virtue of the believer in freedom; arrogance, of the paternalist.
To make oneself an object, to make oneself passive, is a very different thing from being a passive object.
Philosophy consists very largely of one philosopher arguing that all others are jackasses. He usually proves it, and I should add that he also usually proves that he is one himself.
We crave support in vanity, as we do in religion, and never forgive contradictions in that sphere.
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