“It is possible to argue that the true business of faith is not to produce emotional conviction in us, but to teach us to do without it.”

“Without the voice of reason, every faith is its own curse."(History Will Teach Us Nothing)”

“It is hard to see how a great man can be an atheist. Without the sustaining influence of faith in a divine power we could have little faith in ourselves. We need to feel that behind us is intelligence and love. Doubters do not achieve; skeptics do not contribute; cynics do not create. Faith is the great motive power, and no man realizes his full possibilities unless he has the deep conviction that life is eternally important, and that his work, well done, is a part of an unending plan.”

“Dreams come true. Without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them. ”

“To me, empathy and compassion are among the bravest of emotions ... and faith, the bravest of convictions.”

“Emergencies have always been necessary to progress. It was darkness which produced the lamp. It was fog that produced the compass. It was hunger that drove us to exploration. And it took a depression to teach us the real value of a job.”