Faith may be defined briefly as an illogical belief in the occurrence of the improbable. H. L. Mencken beliefbrieflydefine Change image and share on social
My mother was a piano teacher, my father an inventor. He invented the reflective paint they still use on airstrips. They had faith in my ambition, and I think that made all the difference. Chuck Close airstripambitiondifference Change image and share on social
May nothing entice me till I happily make my way to Jesus Christ! Fire, cross, struggles with wild beasts, wrenching of bones, mangling of limbs - let them come to me, provided only I make my way to Jesus Christ. Ignatius of Antioch beastbonechrist share on social
Life is doubt, and faith without doubt is nothing but death. Miguel de Unamuno deathdoubtfaith Change image and share on social
Obedience is the fruit of faith. Christina Rossetti faithfruitobedience Change image and share on social
Have faith in your intuition and listen to your gut feeling. Ann Cotton faithfeltgut Change image and share on social
Faith is not belief without proof, but trust without reservation. D. Elton Trueblood belieffaithproof Change image and share on social
I'm a man of faith. I only fear God, and my wife - sometimes. Lech Walesa faithfeargod Change image and share on social
My mother was gentle and warm. She was the sort of person you could really open up to. I was the eldest and her only boy, so I guess I was treated differently. She did bring me up as a Catholic, and at one time I was an altar boy, but I lost my faith, as did my father, when my mother died at 45. Stephen Mangan altarboybring share on social
I was a member of the Nationalist Party for several years. I don't remember how long. Those were very dreary days, because the Nationalist Party... it's hard to describe what it was. I suppose it held on to some kind of little faith, you know? It wasn't even sure what the faith was, and it was a very despised enterprise by everybody. Brian Friel daydescribedespise share on social