“A nontheological faith cannot explain itself, but a too theological faith loses contact with the reason for its existence. (154)”

“Faith ― acceptance of which we imagine to be true, that which we cannot prove.”

“The root of liberalism, in a word, is hatred of compulsion, for liberalism has the respect for the individual and his conscience and reason which the employment of coercion necessarily destroys. The liberal has faith in the individual – faith that he can be persuaded by rational means to beliefs compatible with social good.”

“That is the definition of faith -- acceptance of that which we imagine to be true, that which we cannot prove.”

“You don`t get mood swings from eating cornflakes”

“Man has created technology. Technology has created man; what we are today. Electricity is our way of life. Without it many would perish.”

“I guess that's where faith comes in, the faith of a child to believe in Santa, the faith of an adult to believe in God, maybe faith is what makes something real? Maybe Rose had believed enough to create her own afterlife, maybe that's the reward of faith...”