Faith means different things to different people — trust in God, trust in the process, trust in other human beings. These quotes explore belief in all its forms, from religious devotion to the secular kind of faith that gets you through Tuesday.
“Patience and Diligence, like faith, remove mountains.”
“People with deep faith and big hearts are concerned, as I am about the circumstance that Ms. Schiavo is in. I want them to know I will do what I can, but there are limits to what any particular person - irrespective of the title they currently hold - can do.”
“He wants you all to Himself to put His loving, divine arms around you.”
“God always takes the simplest way.”
“Men and women of every faith and good people with none at all sincerely strive to do right and lead a purpose-driven life.”
“If faith in ourselves had been more extensively taught and practiced, I am sure a very large portion of the evils and miseries that we have would have vanished.”
“Faith is not simply a patience that passively suffers until the storm is past. Rather, it is a spirit that bears things - with resignations, yes, but above all, with blazing, serene hope.”
“Amidst the confusion of the times, the conflicts of conscience, and the turmoil of daily living, an abiding faith becomes an anchor to our lives.”
“Skepticism has never founded empires, established principals, or changed the world's heart. The great doers in history have always been people of faith.”
“All who call on God in true faith, earnestly from the heart, will certainly be heard, and will receive what they have asked and desired.”
“Is it faith to understand nothing, and merely submit your convictions implicitly to the Church?”
“Reason is our soul's left hand, faith her right.”
“Faith is to believe what you do not see the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.”
“I think people who are creative are the luckiest people on earth. I know that there are no shortcuts, but you must keep your faith in something Greater than You, and keep doing what you love. Do what you love, and you will find the way to get it out to the world.”
“A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history.”
“True fans of the Constitution, like true fans of the national pastime, acknowledge the critical role of human judgment in making tough calls. We don't expect flawless interpretation. We expect good faith. We demand honesty.”