957 private quotes tagged faith

“I love the fact that we, as black people, carry our faith with us. We share it and embrace it and love it and talk about it because we talk about everything else and why not that and that was the first impression that I had that really touched me.” — Boris Kodjoe

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“Men who accomplish great things in the industrial world are the ones who have faith in the money producing power of ideas.” — Charles Fillmore

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“Most atheists bristle at the thought that atheism has anything to do with faith, but not Penn Jillette.” — Ray Comfort

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“We receive by faith and we keep it by faith.” — Benny Hinn

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“Let's say black, the whole black religious experience, here, is very impressive to me, because when I first arrived I realized that people carry their faith with so much pride.” — Boris Kodjoe

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“You can't be afraid to put out a fire if you're a fireman. You can't be afraid to be a police officer and carry a gun if you're afraid to get up and go out there. So you've got to put that fear to the side and go out in faith to overcome that.” — Duane Chapman

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“If I want to understand the laws of physics I have to first believe what I read about physics. I have to have faith in what I read.” — Ray Comfort

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“We can reach our potential, but to do so, we must reach within ourselves. We must summon the strength, the will, and the faith to move forward - to be bold - to invest in our future.” — John Hoeven

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“The United States have fulfilled in good faith all their treaty stipulations with the Indian tribes, and have in every other instance insisted upon a like performance of their obligations.” — Martin Van Buren

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“No relief was forthcoming from my then-Catholic faith, which said the practice of homosexuality was a 'mortal sin' subject to damnation.” — James McGreevey

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“God does say He will graciously entertain our prayers. He says that if we exercise faith, and if our request is in accordance with His will, He will hear us.” — Walter Martin

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“I love Canada. It's a wonderful political act of faith that exists atop a breathtakingly beautiful land.” — Yann Martel

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“If solace is any sort of succor to someone, that is sufficient. I believe in the faith of people, whatever faith they may have.” — Studs Terkel

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“Ultimately it's a leap of faith and a leap of imagination to put yourself back in time into those conditions and situations and see how you would react.” — Derek Jacobi

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“I try to act out of faith.” — Marian Wright Edelman

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“My faith has been the driving thing of my life. I think it is important that people who are perceived as liberals not be afraid of talking about moral and community values.” — Marian Wright Edelman

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“Men of Virginia, countrymen of Washington, of Patrick Henry, of Jefferson, and of Madison, will ye be true to your constitutional faith?” — Caleb Cushing

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“Human societies, like human beings, live by faith and die when faith dies.” — Whittaker Chambers

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“We're telling a story. And the demands of that are different from the demands of a documentary. The audience must believe in order to keep faith in the story.” — Bradley Whitford

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“Man doesn't dictate what you do or how you do it. If you believe in God, believe in God have your faith in him. That's where my faith lies.” — Ray Lewis

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“Comics don't work if the story is all in the text and the images are illustrative. It's hard to have enough faith in the artists to allow them to do their job.” — Denise Mina

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“Faith is the black person's federal reserve system.” — Hattie McDaniel

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“You often feel that your prayers scarcely reach the ceiling but, oh, get into this humble spirit by considering how good the Lord is, and how evil you all are, and then prayer will mount on wings of faith to heaven.” — Charles Simeon

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“I grew up in a very religious family and it is the motivating force to every thing I do. I am fortunate to have had adults all around me who really lived their faith, in helping other people and doing the best you can do.” — Marian Wright Edelman

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“Creativity is always a leap of faith. You're faced with a blank page, blank easel, or an empty stage.” — Julia Cameron

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