The American temptation is to believe that foreign policy is a subdivision of psychiatry.

Although the big word on the left is ‚compassion,‘ the big agenda on the left is dependency.

The liar’s punishment is not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else.

In faith there is enough light for those who want to believe and enough shadows to blind those who don’t.

I’m a bold Christian, not a scaredy-cat Christian.

Whoever feels predestined to see and not to believe will find all believers too noisy and pushy: he guards against them.

A true critic ought to dwell upon excellencies rather than imperfections, to discover the concealed beauties of a writer, and communicate to the world such things as are worth their observation.

Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe.

It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for subtlety.

Every church is a stone on the grave of a god-man: it does not want him to rise up again under any circumstances.

We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon.

If the experiments which I urge be defective, it cannot be difficult to show the defects; but if valid, then by proving the theory, they must render all objections invalid.

Although the most acute judges of the witches and even the witches themselves, were convinced of the guilt of witchery, the guilt nevertheless was non-existent. It is thus with all guilt.

What I’m asking for is hard. It’s easier to be cynical; to accept that change isn’t possible, and politics is hopeless, and to believe that our voices and actions don’t matter. But if we give up now, then we forsake a better future.

‚Tis best to weigh the enemy more mighty than he seems.

Is the Iranian record of intervention and terror worse than that of the U.S.?

A cynical young person is almost the saddest sight to see, because it means that he or she has gone from knowing nothing to believing nothing.

I don’t believe in death, neither in flesh nor in spirit.

Experts often possess more data than judgment.

The economy’s always been the engine for our national security.

It is far harder to kill a phantom than a reality.

I’m trying to make God more relevant in our society.

God helps those who help themselves.

Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.

It is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended from man.

I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance.

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

I have nowhere claimed nor even implied that unbelief is a guarantee of good conduct or even an indicator of it.

I believe in the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

In fact men will fight for a superstition quite as quickly as for a living truth – often more so, since a superstition is so intangible you cannot get at it to refute it, but truth is a point of view, and so is changeable.

God is a great God! I want to encourage you to expect great things from Him.

In the wake of the events of 11 September 2001, it now seems clear that the shock of the attacks was exploited in America.

Faith is easy; I think people complicate it.

I believe there are no questions that science can’t answer about a physical universe.

My life has been long, and believing that life loves the liver of it, I have dared to try many things, sometimes trembling, but daring still.

If Christ has died for me, ungodly as I am, without strength as I am, then I cannot live in sin any longer, but must arouse myself to love and serve Him who has redeemed me.

The best way to know God is to love many things.

Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God’s side, for God is always right.

Was Jesus the son of God? Yes. But so are you. You just haven’t realized it yet.

I believe in the battle-whether it’s the battle of a campaign or the battle of this office, which is a continuing battle.

For ninety per cent of those who view him from outside, the Christian God looks like a great landowner administering his estates, the world. Now this conventional picture, which is too well justified by appearances, corresponds in no way to the dogmatic basis or point of view of the Gospels.

Grow in the root of all grace, which is faith. Believe God’s promises more firmly than ever. Allow your faith to increase in its fullness, firmness, and simplicity.

Fables should be taught as fables, myths as myths, and miracles as poetic fantasies. To teach superstitions as truths is a most terrible thing. The child mind accepts and believes them, and only through great pain and perhaps tragedy can he be in after years relieved of them.

Al Qaeda is almost all in Pakistan, and Pakistan has nuclear weapons. And yet for every dollar we’re spending in Pakistan, we’re spending $30 in Afghanistan. Does that make strategic sense?

The Holy Roman Empire is neither Holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire.

No, I never saw an angel, but it is irrelevant whether I saw one or not. I feel their presence around me.

The smallest seed of faith is better than the largest fruit of happiness.

I think a big test we all face in life on a regular basis is that discouragement test. Life’s not always fair, but I believe if you keep doing the right thing, God will get you to where you are.

I hope I would not be so arrogant as to doubt anyone’s religion or belief.

I do not believe in the God of theology who rewards good and punishes evil.

If you judge, investigate.

Faith is different from proof; the latter is human, the former is a Gift from God.

God always has patience.

Next to God we are nothing. To God we are Everything.

Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet.

The United States supports a strong, united Ukraine with productive and peaceful relationships with both the East and the West, with both Russia and Europe.

There’s no doubt that inequality destabilizes societies. I think the social science evidence on that front is crystal clear.

We believe that every single child has boundless promise, no matter who they are, where they come from, or how much money their parents have. We’ve got to remember that. We believe that each of these young people is a vital part of the great American story.

I have as much authority as the Pope, I just don’t have as many people who believe it.

The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.

Prayer is the key of the morning and the bolt of the evening.