Quotes About Faith

You really need to decide, if you're an actor in Hollywood, whether you want to be faithful to the Lord or you want to be popular, because chances are you're not going to be both.

Like Christmas, Easter has lost much of its religious meaning in popular culture. Ask your average kid what the holiday is about and they will tell you all about the Easter Bunny, eggs hunts and baskets full of candy.

At the height of his popularity in 1977, Cat Stevens converted to Islam and dedicated his life to educational and philanthropic causes.

The popularity's got its pluses and minuses, and there are many days that I would rather just be a Christian and not known at all, but that's not what God has called me to do.

Beyond the Catholic exclusionary paradigm is a larger one which is the Christian one. Christians claim that if you don't believe in Christ, you can't get to heaven. Well that eliminates two thirds of the world's population!

There is a very large chunk of our population who firmly believe in extraterrestrials.

People define Christianity differently. I think a large portion of our population are Christians, they're not all growing in their faith, they're not all active, but I believe that a lot of people believe in Jesus and believe that he is their Lord and Savior.

We must accept all of God's will for us, not just those portions that happen to appeal and bring instant gratification and pleasure to us.

Not only are Christians writing about Jesus, but also Communists, Jews, atheists and agnostics are taking up their pens to paint a portrait of Jesus.

Once you actually book the role, you see that people have faith in your ability to portray the character.

As actors, I really feel that unless you don't believe in the part, you won't be able to portray it on screen.

Early on, you talk about God because you consider Him to be most important. But later, you realize there are means by which God is known and portrayed.

I think, in the media, Christians are the butt of every joke, or they are portrayed running around condemning everyone to Hell.

They're not posing as being Jesus Christ all the time.

I was asked three times directly in the hearing before the board of the judiciary whether or not I would continue to acknowledge God if I were to resume my position as chief justice. And I said I would.

Self-doubt is real. Everyone has it. Having confidence and losing confidence is real, too, and everyone has been in that position.

I'm an un-healable positive optimist.

I haven't read 'The Secret,' but I know what it's about, just having positive energy around you and being positive, and things start happening. I'm really, honestly, a firm believer of this.

I'm a very positive person in my life. I'm very optimistic.

We have to try to be positive now and look to the future and think positive things: then positive things will happen.

I just think positive and positive things usually happen.

I'm a firm believer that positive thinking creates positive results.

I really believe in the power of positive thinking and the collective power of people's thoughts spawning something into becoming reality.

I always try to see it in positive way, like, you know what, the people that are expecting so much about of me know I can do it and believe in me. So I just kind of think about it like that. And it makes me feel a little better.