In matters of religion a skeptical mind is not a higher manifestation of virtue than is a believing heart, and analytical deconstruction… — Jeffrey R. Holland Copy Share Image
“But if we get our souls saved, we go to Heaven, and Heaven is for eternity. We’ll never have to worry about… — Arlie Russell Hochschild Copy Share Image
“Behold, if you are in doubt as to my religion, (know that) I serve not those whom you werve besides Allah, but… — Compton Gage Copy Share Image
Faith is the accepting of what God gives. Faith is the believing what God says. Faith is the trusting to what Jesus… — Charles Spurgeon Copy Share Image
Martha Graham, along with George Balanchine, is one of the two commanding figures in 20th-century American dance. For those much younger than… — Robert Gottlieb Copy Share Image
Holiness is not first a matter of doing anything. It is first and foremost a matter of letting it be done. Holiness… — Christopher West Copy Share Image
Sanctified ignorance is the belief that if we love God and have committed our lives to Him, everything will work out…Sanctified ignorance… — Dan Miller Copy Share Image
I was exposed to a mix of cultures, lots of different religions and beliefs. I was a spiritual kid and went to… — Harvey Fierstein Copy Share Image
“When the clergy addressed General Washington on his departure from the government, it was observed in their consultation that he had never… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
“In a way, Jackson’s no different from the rest of us. He’s not perfect, even though he likes to think he is,… — Delia Parr Copy Share Image
I didn't quite know whether I was writing for the non-Muslim or the Muslim, and at the end of the day I'm… — Sadakat Kadri Copy Share Image
“Although any collective answer to my question remains to be seen, personally I feel quite certain of it. Because if there’s one… — Jessie Burton Copy Share Image
“Are you aware of who you really are in relationship to the very God who created the Universe, who scattered the stars… — Toni Sorenson Copy Share Image
“People don’t often mention God these days. God has become a taboo subject that you only refer to when heartache takes over… — Effrosyni Moschoudi Copy Share Image
“That’s the most important aspect of this. You’ve got to be willing to ask the question and go beyond your limited beliefs.… — Gary M. Douglas Copy Share Image
“Faith includes noticing the mess, the emptiness and discomfort, and letting it be there until some light returns. Faith also means reaching… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
The way you succeed at all this stuff is by stopping trying to succeed and just working very hard without thinking about… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
To the extent that the parents who send their children to these [Catholic] schools are parents like my own, who actually have… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
He struggled with himself, too. I saw it -- I heard it. I saw the inconceivable mystery of a soul that knew… — Joseph Conrad Copy Share Image
For every gain in deep certitude there is a corresponding growth of superficial "doubt." This doubt is by no means opposed to… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
“Sometimes God whispers. Sometimes he shouts. He doesn't always communicate the same way twice, and frankly, sometimes we're going to get it… — Melissa Tagg Copy Share Image
I learned that faith isn’t about knowing all of the right stuff or obeying a list of rules. It’s something more, something… — Bob Goff Copy Share Image
Prayer is a privilege and the soul's sincere desire. We can move beyond routine and 'checklist' prayers and engage in meaningful prayer… — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
It's extremely important for guys to have that belief in their quarterback, that everything is going to get done properly, balls are… — Blake Bortles Copy Share Image
“This story is one for which some people will have to suspend their belief. If it wasn't me and this wasn't happening… — Cecelia Ahern Copy Share Image
Nothing else matters much...not wealth, nor learning, nor even health...without this gift: the spiritual capacity to keep zest in living. This is… — Harry Emerson Fosdick Copy Share Image
The one experience that I hope every student has at some point in their lives is to have some belief you profoundly,… — Lawrence M. Krauss Copy Share Image
Art glows with faith even in its weakest parts. At every moment, writing is an act of self-confidence – the sheerest, most… — Kristin Cashore Copy Share Image
“A Frenchman's self-assurance stems from his belief that he is mentally and physically irresistibly fascinating to both men and women. An Englishman's… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
What draws me to family... if I were a psychiatrist, I'd say an enormous amount of unresolved personal material. If I were… — A.M. Homes Copy Share Image
“You, too, are more than your worldview. Of course, philosophical arguments have a significant place in the history of the church and… — Russell Moore Copy Share Image
If you believe in what you are working for, you will do everything to make it a reality. A cause or a… — Anil Sinha Copy Share Image
I am a child of the Enlightenment. I think irrational belief is a dangerous phenomenon, and I try to consciously avoid irrational… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
This is a day of little faith - of few convictions - a day when men seem to have no great causes… — Peter Marshall Copy Share Image
“sexuality isn’t ancillary to Christianity, in the way some other cultural or political issues are. Marriage and sex point, the Bible says,… — Russell D. Moore Copy Share Image
“God does not believe for us, but through His Spirit He creates spiritual life in us so that we can believe. Faith… — Jerry Bridges Copy Share Image
I am an Episcopalian who takes the faith of my fathers seriously, and I would, I think, be disheartened if my own… — Jon Meacham Copy Share Image
“I believe that those who stay in faith are highly favored. You need to prepare for an exceeding, abundant, above-and-beyond life; a… — Joel Osteen Copy Share Image
Excellence is the quality of being outstanding. Excellence is ever-growing personal and collective best To excel is virtue of a person with… — DrAnil Kr Sinha Copy Share Image
From the point of view of the Christian faith, man comes in the profoundest sense to himself not through what he does… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image