Faith

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

Faith is the heroism of the intellect. – Charles Henry Parkhurst

I stepped out on faith to follow my lifelong dream of being an author. I made real sacrifices and took big risks. But living, it seems to me, is largely about risk. – Jan Karon

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

All the faith and good will in the world is wasted without direction. – Bill Owens

In this new century, our commitment to family and to faith, to community and opportunity, to freedom and to hope, will be the light that shines to lead us forward. – Bill Owens

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

Bad religion is arrogant, self-righteous, dogmatic and intolerant. And so is bad science. But unlike religious fundamentalists, scientific fundamentalists do not realize that their opinions are based on faith. They think they know the truth. – Rupert Sheldrake

The facts of science are real enough, and so are the techniques that scientists use, and so are the technologies based on them. But the belief system that governs conventional scientific thinking is an act of faith. – Rupert Sheldrake

For more than 200 years, materialists have promised that science will eventually explain everything in terms of physics and chemistry. Believers are sustained by the faith that scientific discoveries will justify their beliefs. – Rupert Sheldrake

Well, you have to keep your faith in the fact that there are a lot of intelligent people who are actively looking for something interesting, people who have been disappointed so many times. – Richard Linklater

If faith is your motivation, share that. – Tim Kaine

Humor has always been important to me. If there is a shield of faith that you can keep up against difficulties, humor is the Teflon coating. – Laurel Lee

At issue in the Hiss Case was the question whether this sick society, which we call Western civilization, could in its extremity still cast up a man whose faith in it was so great that he would voluntarily abandon those things which men hold good, including life, to defend it. – Whittaker Chambers

I think the issue of clergy sexual abuse sparked people to look at their faith in a different way. – William P. Leahy

The Afghans did not have sophisticated weapons like the Soviets did, but with their faith they defeated a superpower. – Abu Bakar Bashir

I personally have always found the Unitarian faith a source of comfort and help in my daily life. – Leverett Saltonstall

Put your faith in God and confidence in yourself. – Alberta Hunter

I still have great faith in what is good and right in all of us. – Marvin Hamlisch

The historical orthodox Christian faith is extremely wide and diverse. – Rob Bell