L. Whitney Clayton Quotes
Our actions are the evidence of our belief and become the substance of our faith.
Quotes to Explore
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I always wanted to be honest with myself and to those who have had faith in me.
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Faith is not belief without proof, but trust without reservation.
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I had lost faith in biography.
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If your faith is opposed to experience, to human learning and investigation, it is not worth the breath used in giving it expression.
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There are a lot of things I can take, and a few that I can't. What I can't take is when my older brother, who's everything that I want to be, starts losing faith in things. I saw that look in your eyes last night. I don't ever want to see that look in your eyes again.
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God cannot be realized through the intellect. Intellect can lead one to a certain extent and no further. It is a matter of faith and experience derived from that faith.
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Faith... must be enforced by reason... when faith becomes blind it dies.
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I was the big, bossy older sister, full of enthusiasms, mad fantasies, desperate urges to be famous, and anxious to be a saint - a settled sort of saint, not one who might have to suffer or die for her faith.
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My faith informs everything I think and do. It's part of my value system.
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I find that it's hard to fully examine one's life and not have faith be part of the discussion.
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Faith is not a sense, nor sight, nor reason, but taking God at His work.
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I wouldn't trade anything for family time. To me, it is more important than everything else, and I have a very deep-rooted belief in it, which is influenced by my Jewish faith. That's a very great source of who I am and what I believe in.
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You don't always necessarily see eye to eye with the people that you are getting married into you, so you really have to learn to open your mind, open your heart and be super compassionate about other people's points of view, faith and opinions.
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A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history.
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I've learned never to expect people to be better than they are, but to always have faith that they can be more.
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A person is born with feelings of envy and hate. If he gives way to them, they will lead him to violence and crime, and any sense of loyalty and good faith will be abandoned.
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What I found in the Protestant faith was that your salvation is secure, and that the rest is process.
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At the core of my dad is, he has a very strong faith. He believes very firmly in loving God.
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My goats are not contemplative, accepting, or introspective. They are the Greek chorus of my farm, sometimes of my life. They watch me closely and remind me that I am foolish.
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Seek to understand the root. - It is futile to argue as to which single leaf, which design of branch, or which attractive flower you like; when you understand the root, you understand all its blossoming.
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You have a responsibility for the way you make the audience feel, and I want them to feel uncomfortable.
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Childhood is a disease - a sickness that you grow out of.
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Our actions are the evidence of our belief and become the substance of our faith.
