Part of being optimistic is keeping one's head pointed toward the sun, one's feet moving forward. There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely tested, but I would not and could not give myself up to despair. That way lays defeat and death.

Nelson Mandela

If you do not know what there is on earth, do you expect to know what there is in heaven?

Talmud, Sanhedrin

I think luck falls on not just the brave but also the ones who believe they belong there.

Novak Djokovic

A man of courage is also full of faith.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Faith is believing that the outcome will be what it should be, no matter what it is.

Colette Baron Reid

Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we're here for something else besides ourselves.

Eric Sevareid