Famous Quotes & Sayings

Tyler Perry

I truly believe my mother loved me. But feeling it all the time? I didn't.

Twyla Tharp

If I didn't believe in myself as a dancer, I wouldn't choreograph.

Tom Vilsack

I don't know if there is a Democrat who necessarily doesn't believe health care is a right instead of privilege. There is a significant between us and the Republican Party on that issue.

Tom Vilsack

Sixteen percent of our population is rural, but 40 percent of our military is rural. I don't believe that's because of a lack of opportunity in rural America. I believe that's because if you grow up in rural America, you know you can't just keep taking from the land. You've got to give something back.

Tom Stoppard

The thing that happens remarkably often is that the people who are writing a dissertation believe they need to speak to me in order to do their dissertation. They need to interview me.

Timothy Noah

What I've come to believe is that psychological advice isn't worth much if it isn't rooted in personal experience.

Thomas Fuller

He does not believe who does not live according to his belief.

Charles Spurgeon

I do not believe there ever was a man who was his own master, but that every man has a master of some kind or other.

Charles Spurgeon

Faith is not a blind thing; for faith begins with knowledge. It is not a speculative thing; for faith believes facts of which it is sure. It is not an unpractical, dreamy thing; for faith trusts, and stakes its destiny upon the truth of revelation.

Charles Spurgeon

A sinner can no more repent and believe without the Holy Spirit's aid than he can create a world.

Charles Spurgeon

Believing right doctrine will no more save you, than doing good works will save you.

Charles Spurgeon

I believe that in public worship we should do well to be bound by no human rules, and constrained by no stereotyped order.

Charles Spurgeon

When men talk of a little hell it's because they think they have only a little sin and believe in a little Savior.

Charles Spurgeon

Never lose heart in the power of the gospel. Do not believe that there exists any man, much less any race of men, for whom the gospel is not fitted.

Charles Spurgeon

When we believe that God hears us, it is but natural that we should be eager to hear Him. Only from Him can come the word which can speak peace to troubled spirits; the voices of men are feeble in such a case, a plaster far too narrow for the sore; but God's voice is power, He speaks and it is done, and hence when we hear Him our distress is ended.

Charles Spurgeon

I am persuaded that men think there is no God because they wish there were none. They find it hard to believe in God, and to go on in sin, so they try to get an easy conscience by denying his existence.

Charles Spurgeon

I do believe we slander Christ when we think we are to draw the people by something else but the preaching of Christ crucified.

Charles Spurgeon

I do not believe that any man can preach the gospel who does not preach the Law. The Law is the needle, and you cannot draw the silken thread of the gospel through a man’s heart unless you first send the needle of the Law to make way for it.

Charles Spurgeon

If the devil never roars, the Church will never sing! God is not doing much if the devil is not awake and busy. Depend upon it: a working Christ makes a raging devil! When you hear ill reports, cruel speeches, threats, taunts and the like, believe that the Lord is among His people and is working gloriously.

Charles Spurgeon

When we believe that we ought to be satisfied, rather than God glorified, we set God below ourselves, imagine that He should submit His own honor to our advantage; we make ourselves more glorious than God, as though we were not made for Him, but He made for us; this is to have a very low esteem of the majesty of God.

Charles Spurgeon

I believe that one reason why the church of God at this present moment has so little influence over the world is because the world has so much influence over the church.

Charles Portis

MR.GOUDY: I believe you testified that you backed away from Aaron Wharton. MR.COGBURN: That is right. MR.GOUDY: You were backing away? MR.COGBURN: Yes sir. He had that ax raised. MR.GOUDY: Which direction were you going? MR.COGBURN: I always go backwards when I am backing up.

Charles R. Swindoll

I believe firmly in God's control in life.

Charles R. Swindoll

We need discernment in what we see and what we hear and what we believe.

We might be the higher seed, but we still believe we are the underdog.

Art Buchwald

I know it's very egocentric to believe that someone is put on Earth for a reason. In my case, I like to think I was.

Arthur Ashe

We must believe in the power of education. We must respect just laws. We must love ourselves, our old and or young, our women as well as our men.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

You've got to believe in yourself, you've got to have a very clear vision, and you've got have the fire in the belly and go out and not be shy with working because it takes a lot of work.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

I believe in "love it, or change it" rather than "love it, or leave it."

Arnold Schwarzenegger

For the hundreds of thousands of Californians in gay and lesbian households who are managing their day-to-day lives, this decision affirms the full legal protections and safeguards I believe everyone deserves.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

You keep pushing because you believe in yourself and in your vision and you know that it is the right thing to do, and success will come. So don't be afraid to fail!

Azim Premji

My company believes in hiring people based on merit.

Azim Premji

I strongly believe that those of us, who are privileged to have wealth, should contribute significantly to try and create a better world for the millions who are far less privileged