Quotes About Belief

There are many countries where you can only believe more or you can believe less. But in the United States we have this incredible smorgasbord, and it really interests me why people are drawn to one faith rather than another, especially to a system of belief that to an outsider seems absurd or dangerous.

I believe that both Obama and Trump would describe themselves as outsiders.

It's OK to be outspoken about your faith.

I am an outspoken person. I believe in what I say.

A lot of people, to attack an outspoken atheist, one of the things they'll do is say, 'You are as bad as the fundamentalist Christians.' And my answer is always, 'I hope so.'

We never claimed to be a Christian band; we just were outspoken about our faith. It's not like we knew there was a scene.

In like manner, if I let myself believe anything on insufficient evidence, there may be no great harm done by the mere belief; it may be true after all, or I may never have occasion to exhibit it in outward acts.

The very first schoolbook that was written had God all over it.

I'm going to have to be impressed and feel confident in the people I'm handing a book to - or I'm not going to do it. Once you hand it to them, you're out. You have no control over it.

It was Dec. 22, 1981. I figured I had messed up enough, and I decided to have a little faith and let God take over. It definitely straightened my act up in a hurry.

I gave my life to Christ, and I thought that would be it for me, and He was, like, 'No, you're not finished with acting; acting is not finished with you. This is your talent. Go back into it, but you're going back into it with a heart that's not obsessive over it.'

The world over, it was believed that, down the line, India will emerge as a major economy along with U.S. and China.

Overall, we think religion is a good thing. I mean, if we were godless society, we would have many other problems; the communists found that out.

I want, overall, to trust what I know is right. There have been many times when I haven't.

The want of belief is a defect that ought to be concealed when it cannot be overcome.

I was able to overcome my failures because I was always confident of my abilities and was sure I could achieve what I had set out for.

Now, we can't stop the devil from coming against us, but we can overcome him each time - if we exercise the authority of Jesus and decide not to put up with him.

The lack of belief is a defect that ought to be concealed when it cannot be overcome.

Love can overcome everything.

I had to overcome barriers of fear, inconsistency, believing in myself as an individual, and believing in the gift and believing that this could actually happen, and this is actually what I'm supposed to do.

After everything I've been through, I'm well-equipped to overcome challenges, believe me.

All my life, I believe in overcoming challenges.

My belief is that we should never become overconfident.

I will overlook bad behavior if I know that people's intentions are good. I have this belief that people really can do good things and that people want to be good.