957 private quotes tagged faith

“Faith and doubt cannot exist in the same mind at the same time, for one will dispel the other.” — Thomas S. Monson

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“I heard my name associated with the Peter Pan syndrome more than once. But really, what's so wrong with Peter Pan? Peter Pan flies. He is a metaphor for dreams and faith.” — Mark Burnett

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“I respect faith, but doubt is what gives you an education.” — Wilson Mizner

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“Education is extremely important to the Hispanic community, as well as faith, and certainly working hard.” — Luis Fortuno

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“Nothing which is true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate context of history therefore we must be saved by faith.” — Reinhold Niebuhr

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“But instead of standing up for reason, our government is handing education over to the world of faith.” — Polly Toynbee

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“You see, some non-Catholic friends of mine have questioned the depth of my faith because of the fact that I have a good education.” — Robert Vaughn

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“We had great faith that with patience, understanding, and education, that my family and I could be helpful in changing their minds and attitudes around.” — Ryan White

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“My mother was the influence in my life. She was strong she had great faith in the ultimate triumph of justice and hard work. She believed passionately in education.” — John H. Johnson

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“Propelled by freedom of faith, gender equality and economic justice for all, India will become a modern nation. Minor blemishes cannot cloak the fact that India is becoming such a modern nation: no faith is in danger in our country, and the continuing commitment to gender equality is one of the great narratives of our times.” — Pranab Mukherjee

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“Do not tell secrets to those whose faith and silence you have not already tested.” — Elizabeth I

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“Faith is what someone knows to be true, whether they believe it or not.” — Flannery O'Connor

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“Faith begins where Reason sinks exhausted.” — Albert Pike

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“The only faith that wears well and holds its color in all weathers is that which is woven of conviction and set with the sharp mordant of experience.” — James Russell Lowell

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“Faith is the confidence, the assurance, the enforcing truth, the knowing.” — Robert Collier

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“To disbelieve is easy to scoff is simple to have faith is harder.” — Louis L'Amour

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“If your faith is opposed to experience, to human learning and investigation, it is not worth the breath used in giving it expression.” — E. W. Howe

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“Given that religious faith is an intrinsic element of human experience, it is best to approach and engage the subject with a sense of history and a critical sensibility.” — Jon Meacham

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“I had great faith in Irish actors, that they'd be hip to the whole theatre thing, and they are. I had no illusions of coming over here as some kind of big shot. It's been a learning experience for me too.” — Christopher Meloni

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“My faith experience, well, as you can imagine, you need a lot of faith to raise five boys.” — Ann Romney

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“The principle part of faith is patience.” — George MacDonald

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“There is but one cause of human failure. And that is man's lack of faith in his true Self.” — William James

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“If fear is cultivated it will become stronger, if faith is cultivated it will achieve mastery.” — John Paul Jones

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“I hold that religion and faith are two different things.” — Pat Buckley

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“The attributes for entrepreneurs cut both ways. You need the ability to ignore inconvenient facts and see the world as it should be and not as it is. This inspires people to take huge leaps of faith. But this blindness to facts can be a liability, too. The characteristics that help entrepreneurs succeed can also lead to their failure.” — Eric Ries

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