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" The essential element in personal magnetism is a consuming sincerity - an overwhelming faith in the importance of the work one has to do. "

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" The solid, middle-class values of hard work, responsibility, family, community, and faith my father talked about tirelessly from Iowa to New York, he lived at home. The hopes he had for his family and for me, he had for all Americans. I think Americans understood this. "

Chelsea Clinton

" Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light. "

" In properly organized groups no faith is required; what is required is simply a little trust and even that only for a little while, for the sooner a man begins to verify all he hears the better it is for him. "

George Gurdjieff

" Machiavelli's teaching would hardly have stood the test of Parliamentary government, for public discussion demands at least the profession of good faith. "

" A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history. "

" Rationally, I was convinced that the universe without God made no sense, but that simply was not the same as believing. But I also knew that I could not argue myself, or be argued, into faith. "

" Faith and prayer are the vitamins of the soul; man cannot live in health without them. "

Mahalia Jackson

" The keys to patience are acceptance and faith. Accept things as they are, and look realistically at the world around you. Have faith in yourself and in the direction you have chosen. "

" They that are of the flesh cannot do the works of the Spirit, neither can they that are spiritual do the works of the flesh, even as faith cannot do the works of unbelief, nor unbelief the works of faith. "

Ignatius of Antioch

" You all know that I have been sustained throughout my life by three saving graces - my family, my friends, and a faith in the power of resilience and hope. These graces have carried me through difficult times and they have brought more joy to the good times than I ever could have imagined. "

Elizabeth Edwards

" Reason is our soul's left hand, faith her right. "

" I'll tell you, in my life I've never once have seen a Hispanic panhandler, because in our community, it would be viewed as shameful to be out on the street begging. Those are all conservative values - faith, family, hard work, responsibility. "

" The only answer to fear is faith in God, knowing He loves you unconditionally and individually. "

" I have come to the conclusion that the most important element in human life is faith. "

" I wish everybody finds the serenity that good, strong faith brings. "

" A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything. "

Friedrich Nietzsche

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

" Even if a unity of faith is not possible, a unity of love is. "

Hans Urs von Balthasar

" I have kept a steady focus on restoring public faith in our state government since taking office July 1. Now it is time to make even bigger and bolder gains through legislative action. "

" I am sorry for causing anyone to lose faith in sport. "

Lizzie Armitstead

" I lost my faith in God when I lost my daughter to Cancer, the beast. I begged, I cried, I offered my life for hers, and day by day, I watched that beautiful little Angel slip off. So, excuse me for not taking my seat next to you on Sunday in Church, I feel too cheated to worship. "

" Your heart has to be prepared ahead of time through faith and prayer and grace and mercy and love and forgiveness so you can keep your heart open in hell, when hell happens. "

" I remember when I was a freshman in college, I was still somewhat bothered by... worried... about religion. I remember going to this professor of philosophy and telling him that I had lost my faith. "

" I've learned through my own relationship with God that He's not expecting me to be perfect; He wants me to do my best to be in His will and take steps of faith as He leads me, through His Word and the promptings He speaks to my heart. "

" I strongly oppose the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. We must stand for the right of every American to practice their faith according to the dictates of their conscience, whether it be in the public square or in the workplace. "

" Base souls have no faith in great individuals. "

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

" We need a government, not politics. Because there's too much politics. Of course there should be debate. But there seems to be so much pettiness and not enough good faith. It is civilized to agree to disagree, and this idea is slowly disintegrating. The great statesmen of the past knew this, and I think it helps drive civilization. "

Daphne Guinness

" If the only people we are able to extend empathy to are those who are like us, who come from the same country we do, or who share our faith, then we misunderstand what empathy is. "

" I guess my religious faith sustained me more than anything else. Family is also very important. If I didn't have children, it would have been too difficult. Even if you are strong, you still need people who would support you all the way. "

" The hajj is one of the five essential practices of Islam; when they make the pilgrimage to Mecca, Muslims ritually act out the central principles of their faith. "

Karen Armstrong