Those who are rooted in the depths that are eternal and unchangeable and who rely on unshakeable principles face change full of courage courage based on faith.
I'm a writer of faith who worries about the intolerance of religion. I look at the past and fear we haven't learned from it. I believe that humanity is capable of evil as well as great acts of courage and goodness. I have hope. Deep down I believe in the human spirit although sometimes that belief is shaken.
With faith and courage generations of Armenians have overcome great suffering and proudly preserved their culture traditions and religion and have told the story of the genocide to an often indifferent world.
Each of us has an inner dream that we can unfold if we will just have the courage to admit what it is. And the faith to trust our own admission. The admitting is often very difficult.
Courage is sometimes frail as hope is frail: a fragile shoot between two stones that grows brave toward the sun though warmth and brightness fail striving and faith the only strength it knows.
Wait for the Lord. Behave yourself manfully and be of good courage. Do not be faithless but stay in your place and do not turn back.
It takes vision and courage to create - it takes faith and courage to prove.
For this equilibrium now in sight let us trust that mankind as it has occurred in the greatest periods of its past will find for itself a new code of ethics common to all made of tolerance of courage and of faith in the Spirit of men.
The sea - this truth must be confessed - has no generosity. No display of manly qualities - courage hardihood endurance faithfulness - has ever been known to touch its irresponsible consciousness of power.
He who has faith has... an inward reservoir of courage hope confidence calmness and assuring trust that all will come out well - even though to the world it may appear to come out most badly.
A man of courage is also full of faith.
Never be discouraged. If I were sunk in the lowest pits of Nova Scotia with the Rocky Mountains piled on me I would hang on exercise faith and keep up good courage and I would come out on top.
I'm grateful to God for His bountiful gifts... He gave me courage and faith in myself.
People look at me and see a calm cool guy on the sidelines and I want them to know that my Christian faith affects my coaching and everything I do.
You have riches and freedom here but I feel no sense of faith or direction. You have so many computers why don't you use them in the search for love?
The interest in the supernatural in a very generic sense and in the spiritual is not in itself a factor that helps the communication of the Christian faith.
Faith is the substance of hope - of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen. So if you can hope for it and imagine it and keep imagining and hoping and seeing yourself driving a new car or seeing yourself getting that job or seeing yourself excel seeing yourself help that person - that is faith.
There has to be a measure of faith. That's what this business is all about: trusting in something that may never show up that you have no concrete proof of.
Further Take heed that you faithfully perform the business you have to do in the world from a regard to the commands of God and not from an ambitious desire of being esteemed better than others.
I believe there are three keys to success. For me it is keeping my priorities in order: It's my faith and my family and then the business.
Writing fiction has become a priestly business in countries that have lost their faith.
Be courageous. I have seen many depressions in business. Always America has emerged from these stronger and more prosperous. Be brave as your fathers before you. Have faith! Go forward!
As long as you as an individual... can convince yourself that in order to move forward as best you can you have to be optimistic you can be described as 'one of the faithful ' one of those people who can say 'Well look something's going to happen! Let's just keep trying. Let's not give up.
Faith in oneself is the best and safest course.
I've tried to handle winning well so that maybe we'll win again but I've also tried to handle failure well. If those serve as good examples for teachers and kids then I hope that would be a contribution I have made to sport. Not just basketball but to sport.