Believe Quotes

We believe as much as we can. We would believe everything if we could.

Modern man . . . has not ceased to be credulous . . . the need to believe haunts him.

'What would be better for us to believe!' This sounds very like a definition of truth

In the last analysis, then, we believe that we all know and think about and talk about the same world because we believe our PERCEPTS are possessed by us in common

Great indeed is Fear; but it is not, as our military enthusiasts believe and try to make us believe, the only stimulus known for awakening the higher ranges of men's spiritual energy.

Since belief is measured by action, he who forbids us to believe religion to be true, necessarily also forbids us to act as we should if we did believe it to be true.

I am well aware how odd it must seem to some of you to hear me say that an idea is true so long as to believe it is profitable to our lives

When we advocate a thing which we believe will be successful we are not compelled to raise a doubt as to our own sincerity by trying to show what we will do if we are wrong.

It was best to believe in all possibilities...there were more mysteries in the world than a man could ever hope to understand.

I don't really believe that people read just the stuff they agree with.

If, therefore, a man will so live as to show that he feels and believes the most fundamental doctrines of Christianity, he must live above the world.

One of the great conditions of anger and hatred is, that you must tell and believe lies against the hated object, in order, as we said, to be consistent.

Who does not believe his first passion eternal?

Because you continue to inhabit and believe your metaphors, you cannot see what is true.

Religion is the fear of God, and its demonstration good works; and faith is the root of both: For without faith we cannot please God; nor can we fear what we do not believe.

Europeans believe in democracy - or, at least, in republican government - but they have considered the alternatives, and continue to do so, and that scandalizes Americans.

It is becoming impossible for those who mix at all with their fellow-men to believe that the grace of God is distributed denominationally.

Some handsome and ambitious men believe they are above all morality, and a woman's virtue becomes a mere challenge to them.

All writers are discontent. That's because they're aware of a potential and believe they're not reaching it.

Americans still believe they are cut out to be successful-in everything: love, love-making, luck, luck-giving, money-making, sense-making, cancer-avoiding, clothes-wearing, car-driving, and so on.

Constant you are, But yet a woman; and for secrecy, No lady closer; for I well believe Thou wilt not utter what thou dost not know.

Believe then, if you please, that I can do strange things. [Act 5, Scene 2]

No .... holy father, throw away that thought. Believe not that the dribbling dart of love Can pierce a complete bosom.

I therefore believe it is my duty to my country to love it, to support its Constitution, to obey its laws, to respect its flag, and to defend it against all enemies.

I'm not a huge luck guy. I think you make your own luck. I don't really believe in some other force making your own luck.

I never drink coffee, can you believe that? Works in morning television, doesn't drink coffee.

People tend to believe that I want to make soul music, which is not entirely untrue but, really, I want to be like the black Tom Waits - I don't want to make one kind of sound.

I was raised to believe that religion is a beautiful thing, but it's fiction.

My father believes that Western religions are death cults, which I agree with.

It is no use dealing with illusions and make-believes. We must look at the facts. The world ... is too dangerous for anyone to be able to afford to nurse illusions. We must look at realities.

There's nothing like the unimaginable to make people believe.

The NBA is a big family, and I think of all these rookies as my brothers. I still believe I am blue collar among the All-Stars.

I do believe that the original sources of all religions should be taught, because with that we will find our similarities, not just our differences.

As the writer of the lyric of the song 'God's Country,' I am outraged by the suggestion that somehow I am connected with, believe in, or am sympathetic with Communist or totalitarian philosophy.

I don't really believe in going with somebody to have tea and chat. I don't do that. It's just a waste of time.

To engage in a battle, one must know oneself, believe in oneself, and overcome one's own obstacle

I really believe deep in my soul that we're going to have to step up and face these challenges and be tough and pull together and unify and be creative and be willing to sacrifice.

I wouldn't say music is my passion, or my calling, or anything like that. I mean, I don't really believe in that kind of stuff. Life is a series of chance happenings, so I just fell into it.

That idea of comparison is what fans do. That's why fans exist. They believe in something and something connects to them, and they have passionate feelings and opinions about films.

I don't actually believe in the extension of consciousness after death.

Not to mention the fact that of course terrorists hate freedom. I think they do hate. But believe me, I don't think they sit there abstractly hating freedom.

I do not believe in a label on a shirt or a dress should tell me that I can't wear a T-shirt or a pant because it should say "women's"or "men's" on it, you know? That's just not how it should work.

Most Americans honestly believe America is the most powerful nation on earth, but actualy the most powerful nation is imagi-nation.

Love is my religion. Hey you can take it or leave it, and you don't have to believe it.

Scientists believe that the invention of clothing in Africa was a key factor in allowing our ancestors to migrate into colder climates and to spread across the globe.

It's sad to have to leave your family but I like the idea of someone believing in something so strongly that are willing to find a new family.

When people look at a photograph, they believe it... My photographs crawl along that edge. I document the world, but from my own biased point of view.

I've been taking pictures since I was probably 16. I'm 54, and I can't believe how excited I am.

You do not need to look or be anorexic to be successful in Hollywood. The range of what's acceptable is a lot larger than what people believe.

I've been watching a lot of Joni Mitchell YouTube clips and I can't believe her transformation from this folk singer in Canada.