Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Quotes

I should have been dead ten times over. I've thought about that a lot. I believe in miracles. It's an absolute miracle that I'm still around.

There's a lot of times when I shouldn't have been here. I go, 'Man, I'm blessed.' I've had people shoot at me and had all kinds of stuff happen, and somehow I'm still here, and other people are not.

I was extremely lucky. I had some huge crashes and yet I am still here, thanks to God.

Believe in miracles. And live in a way that might necessitate one.

Darkness comes. In the middle of it, the future looks blank. The temptation to quit is huge. Don't. You are in good company... You will argue with yourself that there is no way forward. But with God, nothing is impossible. He has more ropes and ladders and tunnels out of pits than you can conceive. Wait. Pray without ceasing. Hope.

If there's such a thing as somebody having nine lives, I guess I'm somewhat in that category.

Over the years, God and St. Therese have kept me going no matter how bad things were.

There have been many times in my life when I felt like I'd never pick up the pieces, but God has always given me the power to do it.

I'm very lucky and very fortunate to have survived and to still be working after 45 years.

I know that there's a god because I was able to survive everything that I've been through - all of the tough times - and I'm still at the top of my game.

I don't know if God is a sports fan or not, but I do know this: He loves a good comeback.

I believe above the storm the smallest prayer will still be heard.

That's my thing - keep filled with faith. Keep doing what you can do and I believe God will do what you can't do.

I do not think our successes can compete with those of Lourdes. There are so many more people who believe in the miracles of the Blessed Virgin than in the existence of the unconscious.

By the grace of God alone, I was able to still focus, when it was time for me to do my job, and I think I've done it pretty good, and I know I can buckle down even more.

If you're still drawing breath, God's not done with you yet. Don't quit. Be brave and believe God is for you.

Mahomet made the people believe that he would call a hill to him, and from the top of it offer up his prayers for the observers of his law. The people assembled: Mahomet called the hill to come to him again and again; and when the hill stood still, he was never a whit abashed, but said, 'If the hill will not come to Mahomet, Mahomet will go to the hill.'

Resist discouragement by speaking His Word over your future. Keep standing. Keep hoping; keep believing because He is working behind the scenes. He's going to accelerate your times and lead you into the life of victory He has for you.

Yet a part of you still believes you can fight and survive no matter what your mind knows. It's not so strange. Where there's still life, there's still hope. What happens is up to God.

Some of you had big dreams, but you had some disappointments & now you think it’s over. But God is saying, Begin again.

I took my orders, too. But if i couldn't keep you alive, I thought I could at least keep you together. In the middle of a big war, you go looking for a small idea to believe in. When you find one, you hold it the way a soldier holds his crucifix when he's praying in a foxhole.

I know in the Christian church the old ladies use to say "what the devil meant for bad God meant for good." So some of the things that I think they went out and tried to be detrimental to my life saved me in a lot of ways.

Noah took much ridicule building his great arc, but after 40 days and 40 nights he was looking pretty smart.

Believe in miracles but don't depend on them.

I was giving up. I would have given up - if a voice hadn't made itself heard in my heart. The voice said "I will not die. I refuse it. I will make it through this nightmare. I will beat the odds, as great as they are. I have survived so far, miraculously. Now I will turn miracle into routine. The amazing will be seen everyday. I will put in all the hard work necessary. Yes, so long as God is with me, I will not die. Amen.