True Believer Quotes

“The impression somehow prevails that the true believer, particularly the religious individual, is a humble person. The truth is the surrendering and humbling of the self breed pride and arrogance. The true believer is apt to see himself as one of the chosen, the salt of the earth, the light of the world, a prince disguised in meekness, who is destined to inherit the earth and the kingdom of heaven too. He who is not of his faith is evil; he who will not listen will perish.”
― Eric Hoffer

“I sure would like to get kissed.
How would that feel on my mouth,
How different would I be after,
a changed climate down in my insides?”
― Virginia Euwer Wolff, True Believer

“I see someone who's really good at saying the right things, but when push comes to shove, doesn't mean a thing he says.”
― Nicolas Sparks

“because even more than wanting to hold her or kiss her, he simply ached to see her again. To spend time with her. To talk to her. He wanted to watch her roll her eyes when he said something ridiculous, he wanted to feel her hand on his arms like the day before. he wanted to watch her nervously tuck strands of hair behind her ear,and listen as she told him about her childhood. he wanted to ask her about her dreams and hopes for the future, to know her secrets.”
― Nicolas Sparks

“The facts on which the true believer bases his conclusions must not be derived from his experience or observation but from holy writ.”
― Eric Hoffer, The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements

“There are some people who through hurts do not feel they are good enough and this is a destroyer of their self-images. As a true believer of your dream, you need to see yourself as God sees you. God sees you as his own handiwork and that is pretty great to carry you through!”
― Israelmore Ayivor, The Great Hand Book of Quotes

“Starting out from the fact that the frustrated predominate among the early adherents of all mass movements and that they usually join of their own accord, it is assumed:
1) that frustration of itself, without any proselytizing prompting from the outside, can generate most of the peculiar characteristics of the true believer;
2) that an effective technique of conversion consists basically in the inculcation and fixation of proclivities and responses indigenous to the frustrated mind.”
― Eric Hoffer, The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements

“He wanted to shout, telling her to stop. He wanted to tell her that he could stay, that he wanted to stay, that if leaving meant losing her, then going home wasn't worth it. But the words stayed trapped inside him...”
― Nicolas Sparks

“Yes, he was leaving, but he'd told her repeatedly that they would find a way to make it work. and yes, it was true that they didn't know each other well, but considering the short time they'd been together, he'd learned enough to know that he could love her forever. all they needed was a chance.”
― Nicolas Sparks

“As a noun, the emotion of love ebbs and flows naturally. The sea changes of our feeling states are as sovereign as the tides. As a verb, love must be mindfully (vigilantly) cultivated. It takes effort to develop the will to love—to act with kindness, be respectful, forgive, and commit, even when it feels impossible.”
― M. Funk, The Book of True Believer

“Intimacy, now there’s a word with a wealth of underutilized dimensions . . . its greater worth may be found in this riddle: name the means by which one embraces tightest without touching and plunges deepest without spilling a drop of blood.”
― M. Funk, The Book of True Believer

“Either it falls on your head like a roof tile or it attaches itself to your insides like a tapeworm. Afterward, you no longer see the world in the same way. You’ve got only one thing on your mind: the thing that has taken you over, body and soul. You want to lift it so you can see what’s under it. And from that point on, you can never turn back. Besides, you’re no longer giving the orders. You think you’re in control, doing what you want to do, but it’s not true. You’re nothing but the instrument of your own frustrations. For you, life and death come down to the same thing, Somewhere, you must have renounced everything that could have given you a chance of returning to earth, to the real world. You’re an extraterrestrial. You live in a kind of limbo, stalking houris and unicorns. As for this world, you don’t even want to hear about it anymore. You’re just waiting for the right moment to cross the threshold. The only way to get back what you’ve lost or to fix what you’ve screwed up -- in other words, the only way to make something of your life -- is to end it with a flourish. … The way you see it, the day of your funeral procession will be the day when you’re exalted in other people’s eyes.”
― Yasmina Khadra

“A little holiday spirit lives forever in everyone. Test your own holiday spirit. Give away all of it you can. You'll see, it comes right back to you.”
― Ray Palla

“Shun the non-believers. Seek the true believers.”
― Scott Perry, Endeavor: Cultivate Excellence While Making a Difference

“Sometimes I’m tempted to deny things I haven’t seen with my own eyes. But I’m starting to realize that some people are endowed with the gift of exceptional sight—whether it be foresight, insight, vision, or experience. Some (like me) are privileged to behold the world’s wonder and beauty, while others are obliged to witness more than their fair share of ugliness.”
― M. Funk, The Book of True Believer

“Believers are called to live by faith in the unseen realities
of God’s promises, the spiritual realm, and the victory already
secured through Jesus Christ.”
― Henrietta Newton Martin, Author- The Greatest of All Romance- Your Potters Call.

“Sometimes, doing justice and loving
mercy means simply noticing, caring, and acting without needing
recognition. That’s walking humbly with God.”
― Henrietta Newton Martin, Author- The Greatest of All Romance- Your Potters Call.