Hans Urs von Balthasar Quotes

The Centre is very important to me; it's about trust - about truth.

I trust you: That's huge. That's truth. That's real love. Everyone uses 'I love you' so loosely.

The only thing I'm looking for in life is incredible passion and honest love, no matter what options are on the table. All I really operate on is the way I feel in my heart when it comes to love.

Trust the acting.

I don't want some pretty face to tell me pretty lies, all I want is someone to believe.

The trouble is, you can't properly present something you don't believe in.

Truth makes love possible; love makes truth bearable.

Faith is the function of the heart.

Love is faith and one faith leads to another.

Belief is like plastic flowers, which look like flowers from far away. Trust is real rose. It has roots, and roots go deep into your heart and into your being.

And I mean I never doubt anybody's record.

The chief lesson I have learned in a long life is that the only way you can make a man trustworthy is to trust him; and the surest way to make him untrustworthy is to distrust him.

All you have to do is just believe in what's there; then, the audience will, too.

A German is someone who cannot tell a lie without believing it himself.

It's hard to talk about love without sounding either cheesy, or revealing too much personal stuff.

Love takes up where knowledge leaves off.

I don't really put my name to anything that I don't love and believe in, because there's no point.

If there is honesty in your face, the battle is won. It doesn't have to be the most beautiful face in the world. The audience can relate to you then. They feel love, not lust, for you.

Trust the tale, not the teller.

I'm a genuine person - I will never promote something I don't believe in.

You want to believe in leaders, really believe in leaders. You want what they are saying to be truthful, and you want to trust them.

Authenticity is the alignment of head, mouth, heart, and feet - thinking, saying, feeling, and doing the same thing - consistently. This builds trust, and followers love leaders they can trust.

That's what I think we're all looking for - an honest love wherever you can find it.

I have looked into your eyes with my eyes. I have put my heart near your heart.

I can sell anything that I totally believe in, but I'm a horrible salesman of something I don't believe in.