957 private quotes tagged faith

“I have faith in the United States and our ability to make good decisions based on the facts.” — Al Gore

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“If you went to your closet today, would you pull out the same outfit you wore 10 or 15 years ago? You wear feelings and faith differently as well.” — Amy Grant

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“My faith is an important part of my life and over the years I've learnt that it takes a proud man to say he doesn't need anything. It has been a quiet strength and a backbone through a lot of difficult times.” — Bear Grylls

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“The faith religious believers have in God is small compared to the faith people put in politicians, knowing how many times they have been disappointed in the past but still insisting that this time it will be different.” — Jonathan Sacks

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“In thinking about religion and society in the 21st century, we should broaden the conversation about faith from doctrinal debates to the larger question of how it might inspire us to strengthen the bonds of belonging that redeem us from our solitude, helping us to construct together a gracious and generous social order.” — Jonathan Sacks

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“Ever since the Crusades, when Christians from western Europe were fighting holy wars against Muslims in the near east, western people have often perceived Islam as a violent and intolerant faith - even though when this prejudice took root Islam had a better record of tolerance than Christianity.” — Karen Armstrong

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“Intelligence must follow faith, never precede it, and never destroy it.” — Thomas a Kempis

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“Faith is an island in the setting sun, But proof is the bottom line for everyone.” — Paul Simon

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“I have this embedded faith in the process through which films of a certain type get discovered on longer timelines.” — Edward Norton

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“Keep your faith in God, but keep your powder dry.” — Oliver Cromwell

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“The future of Conservatism lies in our beliefs and values, not by throwing them away. We need to shed associations that bind us to past failures, but hold faith with those things that make us Conservatives.” — Iain Duncan Smith

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“Americans cannot maintain their essential faith in government if there are two Americas, in which the private sector's work subsidizes the disproportionate benefits of this new public sector elite.” — Mortimer Zuckerman

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“It is not reason which makes faith hard, but life.” — Jean Ingelow

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“Without faith, nothing is possible. With it, nothing is impossible.” — Mary McLeod Bethune

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“Honestly, I think a good film is spiritual, regardless of whether its subject is faith.” — Vera Farmiga

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“I just can't say enough about the actors having faith and trust in the writers and the writers having faith and trust in the actors.” — Kyle Chandler

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“It's a very different thing, religion and faith. Religion is man-made, it's man-regulated. And faith, you can define God as you wish. But I think they're two different things.” — Vera Farmiga

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“Faith is important to me.” — Vera Farmiga

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“I'd be lying if I said I had confidence in every choice I've made, that I have faith in every film I do on every shot.” — Ethan Hawke

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“The abuse of faith has to be resisted precisely.” — Joseph Ratzinger

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“I suppose I should say that I treasure blasphemy, as a faith of the highest order.” — Rick Moody

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“Our country's political discourse and debate are enriched by discussions of the political implications of our faith traditions, whether they are taking place in our communities, at our dinner tables, or in our places of worship.” — David E. Price

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“There's a loss of faith in the banking system that for so long has been the backbone of prosperity and growth.” — Lucy Powell

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“The most that one of Jewish faith can do - and some have gladly done it - is to say that Jesus was the greatest in the long succession of Jewish prophets. None can acknowledge that Jesus was the Messiah without becoming a Christian.” — Kenneth Scott Latourette

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“Base souls have no faith in great individuals.” — Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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