Faith Quotes

Belief in something greater, whether divine, human, or simply possible.

24879 quotes

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"The nature of the soul is to ascend; only ignorance keeps it earthbound."
Ibn Sina
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"The voice of conscience is the voice of God within us."
Ibn Sina
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"Faith is the certainty of things unseen but understood."
Ibn Sina
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"Faith in human rationality must be tempered by evidence."
James Mirrlees
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"Faith in institutions must be earned through performance."
James Mirrlees
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"We are not experiencing a crisis of economics but a crisis of belief in economics."
Susan Athey
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"The future of markets depends on whether we can create systems where trust is earned, not assumed."
Susan Athey
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"Faith in humanity is often strongest among those who have the least reason for it—the poor."
Abhijit Banerjee
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"Faith in the possibility of ending poverty must be faith in human nature and our capacity for justice."
Abhijit Banerjee
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"The strength of a market economy depends fundamentally on trust in its institutions."
Jean Tirole
J
"Trust is the lubricant that makes economies function; without it, transaction costs become prohibitive."
Jean Tirole
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"The most important capital in any economy is social trust—once lost, it is very difficult to restore."
Jean Tirole
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"Faith in human rationality must be tempered by evidence."
Vernon Smith
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"Faith in markets is justified by their consistent performance."
Vernon Smith
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"Faith in human capacity for improvement must be coupled with hard evidence."
Abhijit Banerjee
J
"In a world of incomplete information, reputation becomes currency and trust becomes capital."
James Mirrlees
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"To have faith is not to have certainty, but to move forward despite uncertainty."
Stefania Albanesi
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"A mechanism that survives is one that people believe is fundamentally fair."
Eric Maskin
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"The foundation of all economic interaction is trust in the system."
James Mirrlees
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"Faith in humanity is justified by the everyday kindness of ordinary people."
Abhijit Banerjee
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"Faith in progress is justified only by evidence of progress."
Abhijit Banerjee
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"Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase."
Raj Patel
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"Institutions matter because they reduce uncertainty and build trust."
Vernon Smith
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"Faith in systems is earned through fair design, not rhetoric."
Eric Maskin
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"Faith is believing in the story your life is still writing."
Raj Patel
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"Innovation requires both vision and humility about what we don't know."
Mariana Mazzucato
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"Self-fulfilling prophecies in economics mean that belief itself can determine reality."
George Akerlof
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"Faith in free people is the only faith that has proven itself repeatedly."
Vernon Smith
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"Faith in markets is faith in human capability and dignity."
Vernon Smith
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"Faith is not about seeing the path; it is about trusting the journey."
Raj Patel