Elisabeth Elliot Quotes
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I think it is impossible to explain faith. It is like trying to explain air, which one cannot do by dividing it into its component parts and labeling them scientifically. It must be breathed to be understood.
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Non-violence is the article of faith.
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As to women, the Islamic faith has given women rights that are equal to or more than the rights given them in the Old Testament and the Bible.
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Doing films in Latin America is like an act of faith. I mean, you really have to believe in what you're doing because if not, you feel like it's a waste of time because you might as well be doing something that at least pays you the rent.
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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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If you desire to be pure, have firm faith, and slowly go on with your devotional practices without wasting your energy in useless scriptural discussions and arguments. Your little brain will otherwise be muddled.
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For love would be love of the wrong thing; there is yet faith, But the faith and the love and the hope are all in the waiting.
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Among the many signs of a lively faith and hope we have in eternal life, one of the surest is not being overly sad at the death of those whom we dearly love in our Lord.
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I am an ordinary person.
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Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.
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The food being presented at the most expensive restaurants, by the most sophisticated chefs, was not always recognizable as food to the diner - it required a leap of faith, and I felt curious about that phenomenon.
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The great thing is that whether we have faith or not, we are by and large very tolerant of people, whatever their particular view.
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Faith is not a sense, nor sight, nor reason, but taking God at His work.
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In the West, you have always associated the Islamic faith 100 percent with Arab culture. This in itself is a fundamentalist attitude and it is mistaken.
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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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Faith means intense, usually confident, belief that is not based on evidence sufficient to command assent from every reasonable person.
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And with my advice, faith I wish you'd take me.
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Choose faith instead of fear and life will become a lot more fun.
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I'm glad people think that I can do well. I always say I would rather that be the scenario than on the other end of it saying, 'We thought she'd be real crappy.' I'll take the side that I'm on. I'll take that people think that I'm going to do well; they have faith in me and believe in me, and that makes me feel stronger.
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We did a different show every night. We'd open a show, and then two weeks later we'd open the next show. And two weeks later we'd open the third show until we had all eight running. And it was just one of the richest experiences I'd ever had in my theatrical life.
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I don't know if I'd go with an alien to space. I would have to feel the alien's vibe. I'm a vibe person.
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Faith has to be exercised in the midst of ordinary, down-to-earth living.
