957 private quotes tagged faith

“Seven and half years ago I began my own journey. For me and my family it was a time of adversity. But during that adversity I derived a deeper faith. And born out of that adversity was a commitment to devote myself to those people and to those issues that truly matter to me.” — Paul Tsongas

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“I have deep respect for people's individual faith, but when faith gets connected to the machinery of state, or the machinery of hate, I find it very confronting.” — Andrew Denton

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“Great dislike to the Bible was shown by those who conversed with me about it, and several have remarked to me, at different times, that if it were not for that book, Catholics would never be led to renounce their own faith.” — Maria Monk

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“Christianity emerged from the religion of Israel. Or rather, it has as its background a persistent strain in that religion. To that strain Christians have looked back, and rightly, as the preparation in history for their faith.” — Kenneth Scott Latourette

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“There are more people living in Lower Manhattan now than before the terrorist attacks. That's faith for you. There's such a strong spirit here.” — Daniel Libeskind

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“You can't do opera when already from the 10th row you can only see little dolls on the stage. In such an enormous space you can't put much faith in the personal presence of the individual singer, which is reflected in facial expressions, among other things.” — Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

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“If there are Muslims who believe that they've got to kill Christians to make a way for the Islamic faith in the West, not only would they be disappointed, but it will lead to conflict, there's no doubt about that.” — George Carey

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“Religiously the Empire was pluralistic and marked by a search for a faith which would be satisfying intellectually and ethically and would give assurance of immortality.” — Kenneth Scott Latourette

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“I am a bit of a hopeless romantic. I really do have a faith and a belief in love, and when I love, I love hard.” — Melanie Fiona

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“In the third century after Christ the faith continued to spread.” — Kenneth Scott Latourette

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“The enemy is not Islam, the great world faith, but a perversion of Islam.” — John Cornyn

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“I think there is a great deal of interest still in the Christian faith.” — Rowan Williams

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“I come from a Christian faith. I am not going to give you insight into my particular beliefs.” — Patricia Ireland

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“I have a lot of faith in people.” — John Lithgow

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“Through these adversities, Israel has endured with continued strength, conviction, and faith.” — Jerry Costello

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“I met the president when he was president-elect at a meeting in Austin. He spoke of his faith. He spoke of his desire for a compassionate conservatism, for a faith-based initiative that would do something for poor people.” — Jim Wallis

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“Faith is the heroism of the intellect.” — Charles Henry Parkhurst

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“I desire an special interest in your prayers that my faith fail not in the day of adversity.” — John Hawley

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“So when the only domestic social policy is tax cuts that mostly benefit the wealthiest Americans, we say, 'Where is faith being put into action here?'” — Jim Wallis

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“Our nation has kept faith with its veterans. Funding for veterans healthcare and benefits is strong, and has increased more than 75 percent in the last decade.” — Steve Buyer

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“It's also reflective of a young person's religion or faith in that it's highly charged with sacramental imagery and with country imagery, because I was in the seminary for so many years in the country.” — Daniel Berrigan

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“I'm often asked what I think about the faith of the President George W. Bush. I think it is sincere. I think it's very real. I think it's deeply held.” — Jim Wallis

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“I think it's a good thing for a president or political leaders to want to put their values or their faith into action. Desmond Tutu did that in South Africa. Martin Luther King Jr. did that here. This is a good thing.” — Jim Wallis

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“After 'Four Feathers,' I quit then because I just lost faith. I didn't like how the business was.” — Wes Bentley

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“The Negro people of America... have cut our forests, tilled our fields, built our railroads, fought our battles, and in all of their trials they have manifested a simple faith, a grateful heart, a cheerful spirit, and an undivided loyalty .” — Mordecai Wyatt Johnson

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