Famous Quotes & Sayings

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

We have become so accustomed to the idea of divine love and of God's coming at Christmas that we no longer feel the shiver of fear that God's coming should arouse in us. We are indifferent to the message, taking only the pleasant and agreeable out of it and forgetting the serious aspect, that the God of the world draws near to the people of our little earth and lays claim to us. The coming of God is truly not only glad tidings, but first of all frightening news for everyone who has a conscience.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Only he who believes is obedient and only he who is obedient believes.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Who can really be faithful in great things if he has not learned to be faithful in the things of daily life?

Elbert Hubbard

Faith is the effort to believe what your common sense tells you is not true.

Fouad Ajami

a phoenix. His faith in Iraq and in himself has been incredible.

And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them.

John Donne

As he that fears God hears nothing else, so, he that sees God sees every thing else.

Mike Quigley

As a policy maker, I have to stand up for the rights of all my constituents, regardless of their faith.

Laura Bush

Our faith is sure, our resolve is firm, and our union is strong.

Our faith has gotten us through it all. Lots of prayer.

People seem to have a hunger for those things that not only reinforce their faith but give them hope. Certainly, this record has that feeling to it.

People's understanding of their own faith opens up. When you hear a story that is like one of your own, you see your faith from a different perspective.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

Often what passes for faith in this world is little more than gullibility.

A faith to live by, a self to live with, and a purpose to live for.

Endowed with steady faith they worship that deity, and fulfill their wishes through that deity. Those wishes are, indeed, granted only by Me.

Fear knocked at the door. Faith answered. There was no one there.

Steve Jobs

Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don't lose faith. You've got to find what you love... So keep looking until you find it. Don't settle.

Danny Wuerffel

Romans 8:28, it says, 'We know that all things work together for good.' All things aren't good, but all things can work together for good and part of my faith reminds me that this is not my ultimate home and things will not be ideal here, but we have the opportunity to do a lot of good.

Jerry Nelson

Santa Fe, or Holy Faith, was founded in 1610, same year that wall you're leaning on was built, 10 years before the landing at Plymouth Rock.

Science has faith. We make postulates. We can't prove those postulates, but we have faith in them.

Vannevar Bush

Science has a simple faith, which transcends utility. It is the faith that it is the privilege of man to learn to understand, and that this is his mission.

George Farquhar

Says little, thinks less, and does - nothing at all, faith.

At that point, I was just stressed. I didn't know if Faith was going to make it. They didn't think she weighed even a pound.

Larry Sabato

They shore up the party base, making sure that the faithful turn out, and they show that they think the races are important, which sometimes they aren't.

Tom Jordan

They were done praying and left the school at 9:25 a.m., ... At the same time, I walked out of that building. That's why my faith has been bolstered.

Matt Stone

This is 100 percent having to do with his faith of Scientology. He has no problem--and he's cashed plenty of checks--with our show making fun of Christians.

They restored my faith and my hope by helping me.

They're still not negotiating in good faith over the insurance.

A lot of it is the seat-of-your-pants-type thing and a lot of faith and trust in people.

A lot of people would have written me off but I've faith in my heart and my chin.

Robert Gottlieb

A lot of people have a lot of faith in Karole Armitage. They see her as bold, inventive, indefatigable. 'America isn't working out? There's always Europe. Ballet? No? Go modern. Keep going! Show 'em!'

Your faith will perform miracles especially when you get your hands and feet involved.

Mike Parry

They (Faith) stuck around, and we missed a lot of free-throws in the fourth quarter which is uncharacteristic for us. I'm just glad I had seniors out there at the end.