No man can afford to express, through words and acts, that which is not in harmony with his own beliefs, and if he does so, he may pay by the loss of his ability to influence others.

We signal that good can be achieved amongst human beings who are prepared to trust, prepared to believe in the goodness of people.

I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value.

I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen — not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.

All limitations are self-imposed.

It isn’t enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn’t enough to believe in it. One must work at it.

Affirmation is an internal positive statement that supports an external outcome.

Blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.

I don’t believe in pessimism. If something doesn’t come up the way you want, forge ahead. If you think it’s going to rain, it will.

Historians relate, not so much what is done, as what they would have believed.

There are only two kinds of people, those who accept dogmas and know it, and those who accept dogmas and don't know it.

The only thing that stands between a man and what he wants from life is often merely the will to try it and the faith to believe that it is possible.