Quotation Explorer - 'Crutch'

[Religious belief is] outmoded and ridiculous. [Belief in gods was a] worn out but once useful crutch in mankind's journey towards truth. We consider the time has come for that crutch to be abandoned. - Peter Atkins
Reality is just a crutch for people who can't handle drugs. - Robin McLaurin Williams
Reality is a crutch for people who can't cope with drugs. - Lily Tomlin
We must use time as a tool, not as a crutch. - John F. Kennedy
Atheism is a crutch for those who cannot bear the reality of God. - Tom Stoppard
Reality is a crutch for people who can't handle science fiction. - Gene Wolfe
Most people don’t think most of the time. They just use other people’s thoughts as a crutch to get by. - Debasish Mridha
Many of us saw religion as harmless nonsense. Beliefs might lack all supporting evidence but, we thought, if people needed a crutch for consolation, where's the harm? September 11th changed all that. - Richard Dawkins
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