Would you believe in what you believe in if you were the only one who believed it?

God not only plays dice, but also sometimes throws them where they cannot be seen.

I have great faith in fools; self-confidence my friends call it.

I’m grateful for the opportunities God gave me to minister to people in high places; people in power have spiritual and personal needs like everyone else, and often they have no one to talk to.

Not brute force but only persuasion and faith are the kings of this world.

They say miracles are past.

I always was a Christian… whatsoever a man thinks in his heart is who he is.

My faith helps me understand that circumstances don’t dictate my happiness, my inner peace.

Our words will either bring life and victory or death and destruction. If we want to be happy, we have to be serious about speaking words of life that line up with God’s Word.

I’m not really good at fun-to-know, human interest stuff. We’re not ‚celebrities‘, whose life itself is a performance. Good or bad or ugly, we are our words. They’re what people meet.

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

God works wonders now and then; Behold a lawyer, an honest man.

You should do what other people do, unless you have a very good reason not to.

I believe that some of us who were kept by God a long while before we found Him love Him better perhaps than we should have done if we had received Him directly, and we can preach better to others – we can speak more of His loving-kindness and tender mercy.

Follow your honest convictions and be strong.

What you are, you are by accident of birth; what I am, I am by myself. There are and will be a thousand princes; there is only one Beethoven.

The other day the President said, I know you’ve had some rough times, and I want to do something that will show the nation what faith that I have in you, in your maturity and sense of responsibility. He paused, then said, would you like a puppy?

I believe that God’s dream is that we be successful in our careers, and that we be able to send our kids to college. I don’t mean that everyone is going to be rich, and I preach a lot on blooming where you’re planted. But I don’t have the mindset that money is a bad thing.

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

It never mattered to me that people in school didn’t think that country music was cool, and they made fun of me for it – though it did matter to me that I was not wearing the clothes that everybody was wearing at that moment. But at some point, I was just like, ‚I like wearing sundresses and cowboy boots.‘

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

Are creeds such simple things like the clothes which a man can change at will and put on at will? Creeds are such for which people live for ages and ages.

Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.

O God, we praise Thee for keeping us till this day, and for the full assurance that Thou wilt never let us go.

I have a fundamental belief in the Bible as the Word of God, written by those who were inspired. I study the Bible daily.

To believe in God is impossible not to believe in Him is absurd.

I can simply tell you that since I was a kid, I didn’t like to look like anyone else.

Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful.

God sometimes does try to the uttermost those whom he wishes to bless.

The Christian life is not a constant high. I have my moments of deep discouragement. I have to go to God in prayer with tears in my eyes, and say, ‚O God, forgive me,‘ or ‚Help me.‘

I myself have been on my own and utterly independent since I graduated. I haven’t belonged to any company or any system. It isn’t easy to live like this in Japan.

Faith is easy; I think people complicate it.

I will continue to believe that Israel’s security is paramount.

It isn’t enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn’t enough to believe in it. One must work at it.

I see clearly that the thing the church needs most today is the ability to heal wounds and to warm the hearts of the faithful; it needs nearness, proximity.

I know that I’ve been guided by God. I am obedient.

The men who have guided the destiny of the United States have found the strength for their tasks by going to their knees. This private unity of public men and their God is an enduring source of reassurance for the people of America.

I didn’t want to submit to the army and then, on the day of judgment, have God say to me, ‚Why did you do that?‘ This life is a trial, and you realize that what you do is going to be written down for Judgment Day.

I am God’s vessel. But my greatest pain in life is that I will never be able to see myself perform live.

I do know this: God does answer your prayers, but it’s not always in the way you expect. God knows what’s best for us, though, so there’s no need to worry when things don’t go how we originally wanted them to go.

When it comes to our everyday habits, it’s important to ask: ‚Am I putting God first?‘

Rituals are important. Nowadays it’s hip not to be married. I’m not interested in being hip.

I sincerely believe… that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies.

Reason is the enemy of faith.

I’ve always been – you know, my personality is motivating and encouraging. And so I’m just being who God made me to be.

The people you choose to have around you make all the difference. My family and close friends keep me grounded. You have to have a mind of your own and a strong head on your shoulders. Cricket is the most important thing to me, so the rest of it pales in comparison.

Yes, God does expect us to live holy, consecrated lives. But not even the best of our intentions can make it happen. Thankfully, He doesn’t expect us to make ourselves holy. He just wants us to learn to depend on Him to make us holy.

I am a Catholic.

It is my absolute belief that Indians have unlimited talent. I have no doubt about our capabilities.

Words which do not give the light of Christ increase the darkness.

Certain though I am – and ever more certain – that I must press on in life as though Christ awaited me at the term of the universe, at the same time I feel no special assurance of the existence of Christ. Believing is not seeing. As much as anyone, I imagine, I walk in the shadows of faith.

The mind is the limit. As long as the mind can envision the fact that you can do something, you can do it, as long as you really believe 100 percent.

Everywhere I go I find that people… both leaders and individuals… are asking one basic question, ‚Is there any hope for the future?‘ My answer is the same, ‚Yes, through Jesus Christ.‘

Glory be and praise to God. I didn’t do any of this. God did. I don’t have a recipe or a blueprint. I prayed for it, and my prayers are continuing to be answered.

Religion flourishes in greater purity, without than with the aid of Government.

As apostles and prophets, we are concerned not only for our children and grandchildren but for yours as well – and for each of God’s children.

I believe in universal health care. And I am not afraid to say so.

Faith minus vulnerability and mystery equals extremism. If you’ve got all the answers, then don’t call what you do ‚faith.‘

I like to take every day just searching my own heart, making sure that I’m on course, and I’m doing what God wants me to do. I’m real good with not looking to the critics and looking straight ahead.

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

Man can believe the impossible, but man can never believe the improbable.