A Quote by John Mott

Foresight has been a distinguishing characteristic of all truly great political, religious, and social betterment leaders.

John Mott

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John Mott
American - Leader
May 25, 1865 - January 31, 1955

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From the beginning, there have been some religious leaders who greeted the funding of faith-based social services by government with ambivalence.

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Two characteristic marks have above all others been recognized as distinguishing that which has soul in it from that which has not - movement and sensation.

Aristotle

The leaders who we admire who have been able to bring great change in the past - Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela - they're all inspirational religious leaders and smart tacticians. It would be nice to find the Muslim Gandhi, wouldn't it?

Dennis C. Blair

Moreover, I want us to urge political and religious leaders, and all peoples of the world, to move forward in a conciliatory spirit, to deal with religious matters in a responsible and balanced way, and to focus on their common grounds.

Alcee Hastings

The distinguishing characteristic of the techno-thriller is technical detail.

Edward M. Lerner

The more you suffer the deeper grows your character, and with the deepening of your character you read the more penetratingly into the secrets of life. All great artists, all great religious leaders, and all great social reformers have come out of the intensest struggles which they fought bravely, quite frequently in tears and with bleeding hearts

D.T. Suzuki

A few years ago the idea that extreme poverty was harmful was on the fringes of the economic and political debate. But having made the case we are now seeing an emerging consensus among business leaders, economic leaders, political leaders and even faith leaders.

Winnie Byanyima

"Without faith it is impossible to please God," and without faith it is impossible for you to become great. The distinguishing characteristic of all really great men and women is an unwavering faith.

Wallace D. Wattles

The characteristic human trait is not awareness but conformity, and the characteristic result is religious warfare.

Michael Crichton

Philanthropic people lose all sense of humanity. It is their distinguishing characteristic.

Oscar Wilde

It is important that social, political, and religious freedoms grow in China. A society which recognizes religious freedom is a society which will recognize political freedom as well.

George W. Bush

Even now it is no longer composed of the traditional political class, but of a composite layer of corporate leaders, high-level administrators, and the heads of the major professional, labor, political, and religious organisations.

Jean-Francois Lyotard

The way you get leaders to care about issues of conscience is to apply political pressure. It's less a question of persuading leaders directly and more trying to build a social movement that holds their feet to the fire.

Nicholas D. Kristof

Religion that is imposed upon its recipients turns out to engender either indifference or resentment. Most American religious leaders have recognized that persuasion is far more powerful than coercion when it comes to promoting one's religious views. . . . Not surprisingly, then, large numbers of religious leaders have supported the Supreme Court in its prayer decisions.