Lawrence Pearsall Jacks Quotes

Faith always contains an element of risk, of venture; and we are impelled to make the venture by the affinity and attraction which we feel in ourselves.

Know why you believe, understand what you believe, and possess a reason for the faith that is in you.

Faith is the flip side of fear.

If one has faith, one has everything.

Doubt your doubts before you doubt your faith.

Faith is stronger than so-called reality.

Faith means intense, usually confident, belief that is not based on evidence sufficient to command assent from every reasonable person.

Faith is a kind of winged intellect. The great workmen of history have been men who believed like giants.

The only thing an artist has to remember is to never lose faith in his vision.

A witness, in the sense that I am using the word, is a man whose life and faith are so completely one that when the challenge comes to step out and testify for his faith, he does so, disregarding all risks, accepting all consequences.

Is he alone who has courage on his right hand and faith on his left hand?

You have to do what you believe in.

You really need faith in yourself to make art and to stand up for what you believe in.

Success is related to faith. Faith comes first.

For a long time, I was shy about recording gospel music, because I didn't necessarily want to show the inside of my soul, Milsap revealed. But now, the spiritual side of me is really shining through.

Faith is a continuation of reason.

Faith is reason grown courageous.

Reason is an action of the mind; knowledge is a possession of the mind; but faith is an attitude of the person. It means you are prepared to stake yourself on something being so.

Faith in God... produces character; character will produce courage, courage to face the challenges of the day.

Faith is the heroism of the intellect.

Should doubt knock at your doorway, just say to those skeptical, disturbing, rebellious thoughts, I propose to stay with my faith, with the faith of my people.

If fear is cultivated it will become stronger, if faith is cultivated it will achieve mastery.

When the principles that run against your deepest convictions begin to win the day, then the battle is your calling, and peace has become sin. You must at the price of dearest peace lay your convictions bare before friend and enemy with all the fire of your faith.

I'm just a regular Baltimore chick who believed in God enough to follow her dreams.

Would you believe in what you believe in if you were the only one who believed it?