Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. – American civil rights activist and pastor, Nobel Peace Prize 1964 (1929-1968), from his speech at the New York City’s Park-Sheraton Hotel (September 12th, 1962)
Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t– you’re right. Henry Ford – American engineer and industrialist (1863-1947), quoted in “The Reader’s Digest”, Volume 51 (1947)
Faith is not belief without proof, but trust without reservation. attributed to D. Elton Trueblood – American author, philosopher and theologian (1900-1994), Quotations book 2026
Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. The Bible, Hebrew 11:1 (NIV)
Trust in the LORD with all your heart. Do not depend on your own understanding. In all your ways obey him. Then he will make your paths smooth and straight. The Bible, Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIRV), Quotations book 2025
Remember that hope is a powerful weapon even when all else is lost. Nelson Mandela – South African anti-apartheid activist and politician, 1994-99 president, Nobel Peace Prize (1918-2013), from a letter sent to his wife, Winnie, while he was incarcerated (2 April 1969), Quotations book 2025
Even if it sometimes gets darker, we can be full of confidence. Because sometimes the greatest miracles happen in the dead of night. wisdom, published on the 2023 Christmas card from the Agentur David in Hamburg; text creation: Maris Kaspereit, Agentur David in Hamburg (2023), Quotations book 2025
Our job is to pass custody of your investment over at the right price and to the right people. Nick Sleep – British investor and co-founder of Sleep, Zakaria and Company and the IGY Foundation (b. 1968)
For there is always light, if only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be it. Amanda Gorman – American poet (b. 1998), from her poem “The Hill We Climb”, which she presented at the inauguration of president Joe Biden 2021, Quotations book 2023
When a train goes through a tunnel and it gets dark, you don”t throw away the ticket and jump off. You sit still and trust the engineer. attributed to Cornelia Arnolda Johanna “Corrie” ten Boom – Dutch writer, member of the resistance (1892-1983), Quotations book 2022
A bird sitting on a tree is never afraid of the branch breaking, because her trust is not on the branch but on it”s own wings. Always believe in yourself. motivation – Quotations book 2022
I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. I felt fear myself more times than I can remember, but I hid it behind a mask of boldness. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear. Nelson Mandela – South African anti-apartheid activist and politician, 1994-99 president, Nobel Peace Prize (1918-2013), from his autobiography...
Between stimulus and response lies a space. In that space lie our freedom and power to choose a response. In our response lies our growth and our happiness. attributed to Viktor E. Frankl – Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist (1905-1997)
Content and peace of mind are valuable things. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe – German poet (1749-1832), from “The Sorrows of Young Werther”, Second book (1774)
Plus est en vous. devise de Louis de Bruges, seigneur de Gruuthuse – noble, négociant, diplomate et mécène des arts flamand, à partir de 1461 chevaliers de l”ordre de la toison d”or (1422-1492), acquit le monopole de la taxe sur la bière à Bruges en tant qu”homme du duc de Bourgogne le duc Philippe le Bon (1396-1467)
Morning by morning, day by day, Ghele went to the river, to fill his two pots and walked to the town to distribute the water to his clients. Ghele was a waterseller. “It could not take long, until Ghele discards me”, said the one pot sad. Because he was cracked and leaking water permanently. The other pot was new and earned more money. One morning the poor damaged pot felt very...
If you have no confidence in self you are twice defeated in the race of life. With confidence you have won even before you have started. Marcus Mosiah Garvey – Jamaican politician and civil right activist, one of Jamaica”s national heroes (1887-1940), from “Philosophy and Options of Marcus Garvey: Or, Africa for the Africans” (1967)
The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing that you will make one. Elbert Hubbard – American writer (“Message to Garcia”) and publisher (1856-1915), Quotations book 2014
Negotiation is not a sign of weakness but of confidence. Prof. Roger Fisher – author and professor at Harvard Law School (1922-2012)