#Faith

"Illinois State Motto State sovereignty, national union.Life begins and ends with corruption."

"Humble Wishes [10w] "God, all I simply ask is that I become perfect."

"To make a man a saint, it must indeed be by grace; and whoever doubts this does not know what a saint is, or a man."

"Faith is walking face-first and full-speed into the dark. If we truly knew all the answers in advance as to the meaning of life and the nature of God and the destiny of our souls, our belief would not be a leap of faith and it would not be a courageous act of humanity; it would just be... a prudent insurance policy."

"Galoshes Haiku Cherry blossoms bloomin the morning mist.Thank God I took my galoshes."

"We will experience the life we have the faith to experience."

"When Old Age Begins Old age seizes center stagewhen more people we love are amidst the deadthan amongst the living."

"In order that love be fully satisfied, It is necessary that It lower Itself and that It lower Itself to nothingness and transform this nothingness into fire."

"Knocked-Up Kinda' Loven Marry, me, marry me, marry me,You better say, 'affirmative',Cuz you stuck a bun in my ovenand you haven't an alternative."

"Having one king, one god, one belief, they can act single-mindedly."

"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 question is not, who uses faith and who uses reason? Everyone uses both. The question instead should be, who has the most reasonable faith?"

"I believe in intuitions and inspirations...I sometimes FEEL that I am right. I do not KNOW that I am."

"I am a bit of a hopeless romantic. I really do have a faith and a belief in love, and when I love, I love hard."

"And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love."

"I know of no society in human history that ever suffered because its people became too desirous of evidence in support of their core beliefs."

"God will not look you over for medals, degrees or diplomas but for scars."

"I think this is what we all want to hear: that we are not alone in hitting the bottom, and that it is possible to come out of that place courageous, beautiful, and strong."

"A priest once quoted to me the Roman saying that a religion is dead when the priests laugh at each other across the altar. I always laugh at the altar, be it Christian, Hindu, or Buddhist, because real religion is the transformation of anxiety into laughter."

"It's faith in something and enthusiasm for something that makes a life worth living."