We are for aiding our allies by sharing of our material blessings with those nations which share in our fundamental beliefs, but… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Insofar as he'd formed any opinion of her, it was that she suffered from misplaced gentility and the mistaken belief that etiquette… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
We can't write a serious novel in the 21st century without acknowledging the inescapable self-awareness we're stuck with. The idea we're surrounded… — Michael Helm Copy Share Image
I believe that if we do have a commonality of beliefs we should clarify them, we should strengthen their coherence and we… — Murray Bookchin Copy Share Image
“He discovered wonderful stories, also, about jewels. In Alphonso's Clericalis Disciplina a serpent was mentioned with eyes of real jacinth, and in… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
There are two parts to the human dilemma. One is the belief that the end justifies the means. That push-button philosophy, that… — Jacob Bronowski Copy Share Image
Everyone thinks they've won the Magical Belief Lottery. Everyone thinks they more or less have a handle on things, that they, as… — R. Scott Bakker Copy Share Image
My art gives contemporary art a juvenile-delinquent phase. Its self-made style gleefully trashes conventions of beauty and society while pick-pocketing from the… — Steve Olson Copy Share Image
Where is the peace in more is better? This idea keeps us exclusively in the physical domain. You can replace the more… — Wayne Dyer Copy Share Image
Ever since the beginning of modern science, the best minds have recognized that "the range of acknowledged ignorance will grow with the… — Friedrich August von Hayek Copy Share Image
When an Englishman has professed his belief in the supremacy of Shakespeare amongst all poets, he feels himself excused from the general… — Aubrey Beardsley Copy Share Image
“The miraculous happened every day. Sometimes it did not happen. But still, we expected it. Even when it didn't happen, we were… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
I do believe that General Washington had not a firm confidence in the durability of our government. He was naturally distrustful of… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Those who believe for a while make only a brief tour in the kingdom, though thereafter they often feel qualified to inform… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
My sister had her own room. She also had innumerable boyfriends. I had a yo-yo collection that was beyond belief, and the… — Maurice Sendak Copy Share Image
It is true that after they have been reassured and have lost this fear, they are so artless and so free with… — Christopher Columbus Copy Share Image
Those who are talking sharia in Nigeria are really just politicians exploiting what they think is available. But if it should turn… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
To regard the successful experiences which ensue from a belief as a criterion of its truth is one thing--and a thing that… — William Pepperell Montague Copy Share Image
And wilt thou have me fashion into speech The love I bear thee, finding words enough, And hold the torch out, while… — Elizabeth Barrett Browning Copy Share Image
Privately, I consider religion to be a load of bollocks, but when you have a sobbing five year old wanting to know… — Tana French Copy Share Image
My beliefs will run through everything I do. My beliefs, my values are my anchor and when people try to drag me,… — Ed Miliband Copy Share Image
“Once the subconscious mind believes what you are saying to it, it doesn’t have any choice but to show that exact thing… — Robin S. Baker Copy Share Image
Differences in religious beliefs, politics, social status, and position are all secondary. When we look at someone with compassion, we are able… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
I want to say, in all seriousness, that a great deal of harm is being done in the modern world by belief… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Evangelicals have like millions of rules. And it's just, uh, we have sort of an accepted, rationalism within which we frame religion.… — William P. Young Copy Share Image
The questions to ask are what is moral, what is ethical, what is in line with your belief system, and what seems… — Robert Cheeke Copy Share Image
You cannot make a demand on your life that exceeds your belief about it. Your belief is creating a personal law. It’s… — Derek Rydall Copy Share Image
For decades, liberal criminologists have tried to corroborate the Left's cherished belief that the criminal-justice system responds to similarly situated whites and… — Heather Mac Donald Copy Share Image
Belief is so valuable and living that it infuses with life everything it enters! It transforms the fleeting glimmer of transitory life… — Said Nursi Copy Share Image
It's almost impossible to deal with a crazy man, except that he does have religious beliefs, and the world of Islam will… — Ruhollah Khomeini Copy Share Image
But you must still know to respect other people's faith.' 'Why? We don't respect any other delusion. We lock up people who… — Michael Arditti Copy Share Image
Well, 'Grimm' is important to me for obvious reasons. I'm lucky to be able to do what I love to do for… — Reggie Lee Copy Share Image
“Theism is a conclusion, so is atheism - none of these two conclusions is the product of serious investigation - one is… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
Richard and I, along with millions of Americans - including even Joe Donnelly - believe that life is a gift from God.… — John Cornyn Copy Share Image
I do believe that a belief in God is crazy, but that doesn't mean that the people who believe in it are… — Penn Jillette Copy Share Image
Everyone has a belief system in his or her mind, a story about the way they think the world actually is, even… — Greg Koukl Copy Share Image
One of the reasons why fundamentalists are so aggressive in trying to promote fundamentalism is because deep down they know it's arbitrary.… — Moby Copy Share Image
When the power, prestige, and financial support of government is placed behind a particular religious belief, the indirect coercive pressure upon religious… — Hugo Black Copy Share Image
I think there is a tendency for people to get rigid and caught up in their beliefs of what is right and… — Matisyahu Copy Share Image
Old age is the lubricant of belief. When death knocks at the door, skepticism flies out the window. A serious cardiovascular fright… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon Copy Share Image
