William James Quotes

Say nothing of my religion. It is known to God and myself alone.

I believe in God, and that's a personal relationship that I have, but I'm not religious in any way.

Any God I ever felt in church I brought in with me.

Religion is a matter of the heart. No physical inconvenience can warrant abandonment of one's own religion.

Faith is personal if it's to be real.

I still pray a lot. I still believe in God. I just don't believe in any set religion.

Have faith in your own thoughts.

What is important is the kind of faith you have within yourself.

What I have is a personal relationship with God.

My faith is very personal. It's not something that I want to project on other people.

Everyone's conscience in religion is between God and themselves, and it belongs to none other.

The relation of faith between subject and object is unique in every case. Hundreds may believe, but each has to believe by himself.

In your intercourse with sects, the sublime and abstruse doctrines of Christian belief belong to the Church; but the faith of the individual, centred in his heart, is, or may be, collateral to them. Faith is subjective.

I put messages out there that start with why and they talk about what I believe. They go on to demonstrate and give examples. If it resonates with others, those with whom it resonates will share it with their friends and say, "This inspired me. You should watch it. You should read this."

Faith is a continuum, and we each fall on that line where we may.

My belief is where I get my strength. When I'm struggling with something, I can go to him for help and I'm excited to share that.

I guess I stayed with the faith. I mean, organized religion is not something that I've maintained a direct connection to in my life, but the spirituality of it has had an indelible impact on my life and remains with me.

Faith is something a lot of people relate to as a God-thing, but it's also faith in yourself.

Do you always believe in the life to come? Mine was always that.

The ideal is not believing in, but believing from.

A belief may be larger than a fact. A faith that is overdefined is the very faith most likely to prove inadequate to the great moments of life.

No one can write their real religious life with pen or pencil. It is written only in actions, and its seal is our character, not our orthodoxy. Whether we, our neighbor, or God is the judge, absolutely the only value of our religious life to ourselves or to anyone is what it fits us for and enables us to do.

I wasn't raised very religiously because my parents went to Catholic school, but I do believe in God very much. I just never gave God a name, if you know what I mean. I hope I haven't let Him down regardless.

I may be a f..kwit but I'm not a liar. I was a believer.