“Faith is the sense of life, that sense by virtue of which man does not destroy himself, but continues to live on.… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
You find this curious fact, that the more intense has been the religion of any period and more profound has been the… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
I would prefer a society where we don't have to explain ourselves. But I get that many people just need those labels… — Conchita Wurst Copy Share Image
“to faith, but when it comes to the cost, the truth of their focus will be shown. “You have to be practical,”… — Eddie Snipes Copy Share Image
We are resolved to protect individual freedom of belief. This freedom must include the child as well as the parent. The freedom… — Sophia Lyon Fahs Copy Share Image
“[A Buddhist monk on a pilgrimage speaks to a museum curator.] And I come here alone. For five--seven--eighteen--forty years it was in… — Rudyard Kipling Copy Share Image
“What is faith, if not an acceptance that there are things out there that cannot be explained? You know what you know,… — Ian Thomas Malone Copy Share Image
“The Unconvincibles are the people who are not amenable to reason of any sort. Their minds are not only closed, but bolted… — Sydney J. Harris Copy Share Image
And whatever our faith - whatever our faith, one belief should bind us all: The measure of our character is our willingness… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The so-called ‘psychotically depressed’ person who tries to kill herself doesn’t do so out of quote ‘hopelessness’ or any abstract conviction that… — David Foster Wallace Copy Share Image
The greatest discovery of the 19th century was not in the realm of the physical sciences, but the power of the subconscious… — William James Copy Share Image
“But his opinion that Sonia should enter politics was also based on his conviction that without a Nehru-Gandhi family member at the… — Sanjaya Baru Copy Share Image
At Cornell, my acting teacher said you cannot be religious and be an artist. I sort of got it, because faith is… — Catherine Hicks Copy Share Image
Bad religion is arrogant, self-righteous, dogmatic and intolerant. And so is bad science. But unlike religious fundamentalists, scientific fundamentalists do not realize… — Rupert Sheldrake Copy Share Image
If people are failing, they look inept. If people are succeeding, they look strong and good and competent. That's the 'halo effect.'… — Daniel Kahneman Copy Share Image
I don't disrespect anybody who espouses a particular religion or belief - that is their own right to do that. But I… — Gabriel Byrne Copy Share Image
“The Reformation biblical faith in God[50] had radically desacralized [entgöttert] the world. Thus the ground was prepared in which rational and empirical… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
“You can seek out good fortune, authority (power), and even a righteous life-partner...and find them all. But when all of this is… — Joe Campos Copy Share Image
“Our age could be characterized as a manifold experiment in faithlessness, and if it has as yet produced no effective understanding of… — Wendell Berry Copy Share Image
By helping to raise man above the level of bestial vegetation, faith contributes in reality to the securing and safeguarding of his… — Adolf Hitler Copy Share Image
“There is something beyond freedom that people need: work, love, belief in something, commitment to something. Freedom is not enough.It's necessary but… — Lev Grossman Copy Share Image
“As proof of her faith, my mother used to carry a samll leatherette Bible when she went to the First Chinese Baptist… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
“For every person who closed the door in my face, thank you. For every person who told me I wasn't good enough,… — Yvonne Pierre Copy Share Image
“I tried to believe in God, but I confess to you that God meant nothing in my life, and that in my… — Voltaire Copy Share Image
Reason is non-negotiable. Try to argue against it, or to exclude it from some realm of knowledge, and you've already lost the… — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
Despite popular belief, Bitcoin is a bad medium of exchange for people that value financial privacy because of the transparent ledger that… — Nick Tomaino Copy Share Image
“That’s why it’s crucial to remind people that an important part of Radically Candid relationships is opening yourself to the possibility of… — Kim Malone Scott Copy Share Image
If you feel sincerely sorry on account of your sins, and believe that Christ is able and willing to forgive you, the… — Samuel I. Prime Copy Share Image
“Many people are already aware of the difference between spirituality and religion. They realize that having a belief system—a set of thoughts… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
Moke Kupihea has the strength of conviction necessary to impart to the world a more sensitive account of Hawaiian kahuna heritage, which… — Rubellite Kawena Johnson Copy Share Image
America is a very religious nation. Not a mono-religious nation because there are many different strands of belief, but there's something about… — Joyce Carol Oates Copy Share Image
“How can men who disagree about what the world is for agree about any of the minutiae of daily conduct? The statement… — Smith III, Ted J Copy Share Image
“Secularization—that is, the gradual conformity of our thinking, beliefs, commitments, and practices to the pattern of this fading age—is not just something… — Michael S. Horton Copy Share Image
Give up the awful disease that is creeping into our national blood, that idea of ridiculing everything, that loss of seriousness. Give… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
“Never give up. This applies to more than goals and dreams, it is a maxim for basic daily struggles. It shapes one's… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“How could you determine a man's intention if you didn't speak his language or share his beliefs? She'd happily embarked on a… — Enid Shomer Copy Share Image
The incipient magician will confess his faith to a universal religion. He will find out that every religion has good points as… — Franz Bardon Copy Share Image
We live in a country that sent people to the moon. This accomplishment, along with other bold leaps of faith, required political… — Nina Turner Copy Share Image
“...We are truly human when we live for a purpose far above ourselves; but most people prefer to identify with an entity… — Janvier Chando Copy Share Image
“That which we dare invoke to bless; Our dearest faith; our ghastliest doubt; He, They, One, All; within, without; The Power in… — Alfred Tennyson Copy Share Image