Maria Taylor Quotes

When push comes to shove, it ain't the science that's going to lift you up - it's the belief, the spiritual side of life, that's going to lift you up, no matter what religion you are.

I am not a religious person, but I am spiritual. But I don't believe in things like guilt.

I'm a person that's grounded in faith and believe that my core values, motivation, inspiration, draw from a conception of the world in that way.

I wouldn't be where I am without my faith.

I don't spend that much time being introspective, believe it or not. All I know is that I grew up not questioning God because that's how you are. God was there like the birds and the wind.

I'm a believer. I don't go to church. I don't belong to any particular religion, but I do believe in God. I couldn't write what I write about and be creative without a certain form of belief.

People often ask me whether I believe in God. I haven't seen God. But I think that one's beliefs are one's God - and, in those terms, yes, God is there.

Faith is easy; I think people complicate it.

The word 'religion' is only a label. What lies behind that, the most important thing of all, is the word 'faith'. You either have faith, or you don't have faith, or you have degrees of faith - and if you have degrees of faith, then you become agnostic. You're kind of in-between, or you're on the fence.

I'm walking this walk, and my life has nothing to do with my perception of the world. It's all God! How do I function within His plan?

I realized that my truest passion was for helping people change through faith in a higher power. That meant, for me, belonging to the church. Using my abilities to bring Christian doctrine to a postmodern world.

Faith is not contrary to the usual ideas, something that turns out to be right or wrong, like a gambler's bet.

I'm a deeply spiritual person, and I strongly believe that God is watching over me!

I say I haven't lost my religion. I've lost my ideology.

Religion is faith. Faith is belief without evidence. Belief without evidence cannot be shared. Faith is a feeling. Love is also a feeling, but love makes no universal claims. Love is pure.

My driving force is spirituality.

My faith is my life. It defines me. My faith doesn’t influence my decisions; it drives them.

Do I believe in God? I don't know what that really means. I don't know what my personal connections with G-o-d are. But spirituality is soulfulness.

Faith is trust in ultimate meaning.

I personally wouldn't be where I am without my faith. I know that for a fact.

I have a very strong spiritual base.

I connected to this idea of faith and spirituality and religion and Christianity being a very strong crux of who I am at the core and how a lot of what we think and believe is based around our spiritual beliefs.

Anyone can be a Son Of God if they wish to be and have the faith. I need to articulate this so everyone understands.

I wasn't raised Christian. I certainly had to seek Him out and find Him, and it's changed my life. I'm so glad I did.

Since I was an atheist for many years and came to believe in God through my studies in science, it frustrated me to see students and parents who viewed faith and science as enemies.