"Obedience is an act of faith; disobedience is the result of unbelief." ― Edwin Louis Cole Topic(s): Faith More From Edwin Louis Cole "Reasonable men adapt to the world around them; unreasonable men make the world adapt to them. The world is changed by unreasonable men." "Successful people recognize crisis as a time for change – from lesser to greater, smaller to bigger." "God never ends anything on a negative; God always ends on a positive." More In Faith "A witness, in the sense that I am using the word, is a man whose life and faith are so completely one that when the challenge comes to step out and testify for his faith, he does so, disregarding all risks, accepting all consequences."― Whittaker Chambers "You just have to have a simple faith."― Jimmy Carter "I have kept a steady focus on restoring public faith in our state government since taking office July 1. Now it is time to make even bigger and bolder gains through legislative action."― Jodi Rell