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" Our faith comes in moments; our vice is habitual. "

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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" I am satisfied that every man or woman who goes to the temple in a spirit of sincerity and faith leaves the house of the Lord a better man or woman. "

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" I ground my faith upon God's word, and not upon the church. "

" No matter how corrupt and unjust a convict may be, he loves fairness more than anything else. If the people placed over him are unfair, from year to year he lapses into an embittered state characterized by an extreme lack of faith. "

" It's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself. "

" I have learned that track doesn't define me. My faith defines me. I'm running because I have been blessed with a gift. "

" Our Heavenly Father is pleased when we don't compromise our faith and principles in times of desperation. "

" Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe. "

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" A man is the whole encyclopedia of facts. "

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" Number one is my faith, number two my family, number three is my friends, and number four, my fans. "

" 'Vicky Donor' or 'Madras Caf,' John's films have been path-breaking. I have full faith in the script of my movie, and my director, too, is a debutante. I like the conviction with which they work, and that gives me a lot of confidence. "

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" In skating over thin ice our safety is in our speed. "

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" Faith is trust in ultimate meaning. "

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" A woman of faith is blessed by faithful men in her life who hold the priesthood of God and honor this privilege: her father, bishop, husband, brothers, sons. They value her and the divine gifts given by God to His daughter. They sustain and encourage, and they understand the great mission of her life as a woman. They love her; they bless her. "

Margaret D. Nadauld

" The martyr cannot be dishonored. Every lash inflicted is a tongue of fame; every prison a more illustrious abode. "

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" Men admire the man who can organize their wishes and thoughts in stone and wood and steel and brass. "

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" I have always marveled that so many religions exact such revenge against dissenters. It only weakens the appeal of their faith and contradicts any claims they might have made that 'all religions are basically the same.' If all religions were indeed the same, why not let someone be 'converted' to another religion? "

" Sisters are brittle things. God was penurious with me, which makes me shrewd with Him. One is a dainty sum! One bird, one cage, one flight; one song in those far woods, as yet suspected by faith only! "

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" Truth is beautiful, without doubt; but so are lies. "

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" The word 'religion' is only a label. What lies behind that, the most important thing of all, is the word 'faith'. You either have faith, or you don't have faith, or you have degrees of faith - and if you have degrees of faith, then you become agnostic. You're kind of in-between, or you're on the fence. "

" Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be. "

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" Faith given back to us after a night of doubt is a stronger thing, and far more valuable to us than faith that has never been tested. "

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" There are those who say we must rescind the Golan Heights law that was passed in the Knesset. To rescind is a concept from the days of the Inquisition. Our forefathers were burned at the stake and would not rescind their faith. "

" 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. "

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" The agricultural working people should be imbued with a thoroughgoing faith in socialism and steadfast anti-imperialist and class consciousness so that they can regard our style of socialism as their life and soul, love it ardently, and fight staunchly against the imperialists' moves for ideological and cultural infiltration. "

" We must teach our people the greatness of China's historical culture. In our educational program we must stress Chinese history and geography so that all may know and appreciate China's civilization of five thousand years and the far-flung boundaries of our ancient race. This will engender a greater faith in our own future. "

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" I've never bought this idea of taking a therapeutic distance. If I see a student or house staff cry, I take great faith in that. That's a great person; they're going to be a great doctor. "

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" If the stars should appear but one night every thousand years how man would marvel and stare. "

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" Our lives are the only meaningful expression of what we believe and in Whom we believe. And the only real wealth, for any of us, lies in our faith. "

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