Belief Quotes

Anger shows us precisely where we are stuck, where our limits are, where we cling to beliefs and fears.

One of the things that drives me crazy is the belief in Hollywood that bittorrent exists solely for stealing things.

Enthusiasm and misplaced belief can take you a long way.

The reformative effect of punishment is a belief that dies hard, chiefly I think, because it is so satisfying to our sadistic impulses.

Win-win is a belief in the Third Alternative. It's not your way or my way; it's a better way, a higher way.

As soon as it is held that any belief, no matter what, is important for some other reason than that it is true, a whole host of evils is ready to spring up.

I am obliged to believe certain opinions myself. No man's belief will save me except my own.

If you were not reasoned into your beliefs, you cannot be reasoned out of them.

Random? You'€™d almost think we were dealing with an identifiable enemy motivated by a distinct ideology that is drawn verbatim from a particular belief system'€™s scriptures. Nah . . .

There are absolute atheists ... Absolute atheism is in no way a mere absence of belief in God. It is rather a refusal of God, a fight against God, a challenge to God.

But as in all cults, what's central to the Communist Party is the belief system and the elimination of nuance. From there you're very slowly led down the road to fanaticism and mass murder.

Resurrection is a belief and hope in restoring this world.

Belief forages, moving from pasture to pasture.

Judaism stands or falls with its belief in the historic actuality of the revelation at Sinai.

Disbelief in futurity loosens in a great measure the ties of morality, and may be for that reason pernicious to the peace of civil society.

Yeah, I think the common denominator - and this is probably going to sound like Acting 101 - but the common denominator is belief in the character in the moment.

Satire is dependent on strong beliefs, and on strong beliefs wounded.

Just as it is the love of money that is the root of all evil, it is the belief in shamefulness that is the root of all misery.

I am blessed beyond belief.

I have the belief that a person and his art should have one direction; your work should be a synonym for your person - the two shouldn't be separate.

Persuasion occurs when trust and confidence meet belief, risk tolerance, and safety.

I am sure that nothing has such a decisive influence upon a man's course as his personal appearance, and not so much his appearance as his belief in its attractiveness or unattractiveness.

Beliefs: Those things we hold to be true despite evidence to the contrary.

It only confirms me in my belief that there is no Swaraj without a settlement with the Mussalmans.

[On Werner Erhard, founder of est:] If I wanted a new belief system, I'd choose to believe in God - He's been in business longer than Werner, and He has better music.

But that from us aught should ascend to Heav'n So prevalent as to concern the mind Of God, high-bless'd, or to incline His will, Hard to belief may seem; yet this will prayer.

The shackles of belief, when reinforced by fear, are difficult to break free from and rarely done.

It is impossible to park a Ferrari (healthy new belief systems) in a space that is taken up by an old wreck (negative old belief systems).

The Eucharist becomes a microcosmic moment of belief and power in which we say we believe in the real presence of God in Jesus, in this bread, and in this wine.

The greatest mistake is trying to be more agreeable than you can be.

I think that sometimes the difference between winning and losing, success and failure, is this gray line between will, passion and self-belief that says, 'I'm going to do this'.

Were they, for some purpose almost too cunning for belief, only disguised as themselves?

My belief in why America has been doing so well up to now is that we have been propelled by our immigrants and our encouragement of technical innovation and, indeed, creativity across the board.

Knowledge and belief are sometimes worlds apart.

It seems now clear that a belief in the functional importance of all enzymes found in bacteria is possible only to those richly endowed with Faith.

Persistence is the measurement of your belief in yourself.

We dont have to accept each others beliefs..but we do have to accept each others right to believe them.

Contrary to popular belief, there are lots of actions on the part of Jefferson and Hemings that "speak" about the basic nature of their relationship.

Belief in non-violence is based on the assumption that human nature in the essence is one and therefore unfailingly responds to the advances of love.

In this climate - with belief in guardian angels and creationism becoming commonplace - making fun of religion is as risky as burning a flag in an American Legion hall.

We turn pain into suffering by adding on all kinds of beliefs, interpretations and judgments to it.

Believing requires action.

Believe things, rather than man.

Beliefs can be roadways or roadblocks. A variety of beliefs can make life interesting and colorful.

The belief that married-couple families are superior is probably the most pervasive prejudice in the Western world.

Boldness is behavior born out of belief.

Celebrate what is possible. Your beliefs will create your reality.

Misquotation is the pride and privilege of the learned.

I might respect you as a brilliant intellect, runner, musician or juggler. But respect your BELIEFS? Only if they're supported by evidence.

The best doctrine may become the worst, if imperfectly understood, erroneously interpreted, or superstitiously followed.