--- title: "16 Belief Makes Quotes by 14 authors" description: "Browse 16 Belief Makes quotes by 14 authors. Discover the best Belief Makes sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/247/patty-jenkins-6283_belief_every-villain-has-their-belief-system-th_2526295.jpg" --- > [Every villain has their belief system that makes perfect sense to them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-jenkins/every-villain-has-their-belief-system-that-makes-perfect-sense-to-them/) [Patty Jenkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-jenkins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/247/patty-jenkins-6283_belief_every-villain-has-their-belief-system-th_2526295.jpg) > [Second order effects, such as belief in belief, makes fanaticism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-korzybski/second-order-effects-such-as-belief-in-belief-makes-fanaticism/) [Alfred Korzybski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-korzybski/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87f/alfred-korzybski-8234_belief_second-order-effects-such-as-belief-in-b_320094.jpg) > [“Every concept of reality is all in our head, belief is what makes truth.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christy-leigh-stewart/every-concept-of-reality-is-all-in-our-head-belief-is-what-makes-truth/) [Christy Leigh Stewart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christy-leigh-stewart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a66/christy-leigh-stewart-15968_belief_every-concept-of-reality-is-all-in-our-h_679710.jpg) > [No amount of belief makes something a fact.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-randi/no-amount-of-belief-makes-something-a-fact/) [James Randi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-randi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/658/james-randi-12614_amount_no-amount-of-belief-makes-something-a-fa_1324341.png) > [“THE DANGER OF FAITH “No amount of belief makes something a fact.” —James Randi”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-boghossian/the-danger-of-faith-no-amount-of-belief-makes-something-a-fact-james/) [Peter Boghossian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-boghossian/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3bd/peter-boghossian-15209_faith_the-danger-of-faith-no-amount-of-belief_2043394.jpg) > [The abdication of Belief Makes the Behavior small- Better an ignis fatuus Than no illume at all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-dickinson/the-abdication-of-belief-makes-the-behavior-small-better-an-ignis/) [Emily Dickinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-dickinson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b98/emily-dickinson-310_abdication_the-abdication-of-belief-makes-the-behav_37736.jpg) > [Belief makes the way for confidence, and it is confidence which paves the way for clarity of vision, and clarity of vision…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anil-sinha/belief-makes-the-way-for-confidence-and-it-is-confidence-which-paves/) [Anil Sinha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anil-sinha/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92d/anil-sinha-759_belief_belief-makes-the-way-for-confidence-and_1713559.png) > [“Hamlet's mother says to Hamlet, "Why seems it so particular with thee?" What is the difference between belief and make-belief? What makes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graham-swift/hamlet-s-mother-says-to-hamlet-why-seems-it-so-particular-with-thee/) [Graham Swift](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/graham-swift/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/999/graham-swift-8547_faith_hamlet-s-mother-says-to-hamlet-why-seems_1949907.jpg) > [“What I like about this belief is that it makes people look for a big picture, and think more about how they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniela-norris/what-i-like-about-this-belief-is-that-it-makes-people-look-for-a-big/) [Daniela Norris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniela-norris/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5f/daniela-norris-50117_big-picture_what-i-like-about-this-belief-is-that-it_1074429.jpg) > [Unbelief is as much of a choice as belief is. What makes it in many ways more appealing is that whereas to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-buechner/unbelief-is-as-much-of-a-choice-as-belief-is-what-makes-it-in-many/) [Frederick Buechner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-buechner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a0/frederick-buechner-883_atheism_unbelief-is-as-much-of-a-choice-as-belie_2323064.jpg) > [“People populate the darkness; with ghosts, with gods, with electrons, with tales. People imagine and people believe: and it is that belief,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-gaiman/people-populate-the-darkness-with-ghosts-with-gods-with-electrons-2/) [Neil Gaiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-gaiman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/24a/neil-gaiman-29_believe_people-populate-the-darkness-with-ghosts_3124168.jpg) > [“The paradigms were shifting. He could feel it. The old world, a world of infinite vastness and illimitable resources and future, was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-gaiman/the-paradigms-were-shifting-he-could-feel-it-the-old-world-a-world-of/) [Neil Gaiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-gaiman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/423/neil-gaiman-29_faith_the-paradigms-were-shifting-he-could-fee_2686633.jpg) > [People believe, thought Shadow. It's what people do. They believe, and then they do not take responsibility for their beliefs; they conjure…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-gaiman/people-believe-thought-shadow-it-s-what-people-do-they-believe-and/) [Neil Gaiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-gaiman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d45/neil-gaiman-29_american-gods_people-believe-thought-shadow-it-s-what_774360.jpg) > [When Life Hits With Problems Or Misfortunes It Shapes Our Belief System And Makes Us Think Differently. When You Believe In Something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pacifiersucker/when-life-hits-with-problems-or-misfortunes-it-shapes-our-belief/) [Pacifiersucker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pacifiersucker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fb/pacifiersucker-133_becoming-yourself_when-life-hits-with-problems-or-misfortu_636118.jpg) > [“...wherever the strength of a faith steps decisively into the foreground, we infer a certain weakness in its ability to demonstrate its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/friedrich-nietzsche/wherever-the-strength-of-a-faith-steps-decisively-into-the-foreground/) [Friedrich Nietzsche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/friedrich-nietzsche/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0b/friedrich-nietzsche-15_faith_wherever-the-strength-of-a-faith-steps-d_1774951.jpg) > [“Most people are not looking for provable truths. As you said, truth is often accompanied by intense pain, & almost no one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/most-people-are-not-looking-for-provable-truths-as-you-said-truth-is-2/) [Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d17/haruki-murakami-21_faith_most-people-are-not-looking-for-provable_1875196.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/belief-makes/#itemlist", "name": "Belief Makes Quotes", "numberOfItems": 16, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Every villain has their belief system that makes perfect sense to them.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Patty Jenkins" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-jenkins/every-villain-has-their-belief-system-that-makes-perfect-sense-to-them/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": 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What makes it in many ways more appealing is that whereas to believe in something requires some measure of understanding and effort, not to believe doesn't require much of anything at all.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Frederick Buechner" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-buechner/unbelief-is-as-much-of-a-choice-as-belief-is-what-makes-it-in-many/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a0/frederick-buechner-883_atheism_unbelief-is-as-much-of-a-choice-as-belie_2323064.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a0/frederick-buechner-883_atheism_unbelief-is-as-much-of-a-choice-as-belie_2323064.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a0/frederick-buechner-883_atheism_unbelief-is-as-much-of-a-choice-as-belie_2323064.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Unbelief is as much of a choice as belief is. 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People imagine, and people believe: and it is that belief, that rock-solid belief, that makes things happen.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Neil Gaiman" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-gaiman/the-paradigms-were-shifting-he-could-feel-it-the-old-world-a-world-of/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/423/neil-gaiman-29_faith_the-paradigms-were-shifting-he-could-fee_2686633.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/423/neil-gaiman-29_faith_the-paradigms-were-shifting-he-could-fee_2686633.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/423/neil-gaiman-29_faith_the-paradigms-were-shifting-he-could-fee_2686633.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The paradigms were shifting. He could feel it. 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People imagine, and people believe; and it is that rock solid belief, that makes things happen.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Neil Gaiman" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-gaiman/people-believe-thought-shadow-it-s-what-people-do-they-believe-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d45/neil-gaiman-29_american-gods_people-believe-thought-shadow-it-s-what_774360.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d45/neil-gaiman-29_american-gods_people-believe-thought-shadow-it-s-what_774360.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d45/neil-gaiman-29_american-gods_people-believe-thought-shadow-it-s-what_774360.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“People believe, thought Shadow. It's what people do. 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If You Have Found Something That Is Worthy Of Your Best Efforts, Sacrifice, And Tears, Then You Have Found The Most Important Pursuit Of Your Life.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Pacifiersucker" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pacifiersucker/when-life-hits-with-problems-or-misfortunes-it-shapes-our-belief/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fb/pacifiersucker-133_becoming-yourself_when-life-hits-with-problems-or-misfortu_636118.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fb/pacifiersucker-133_becoming-yourself_when-life-hits-with-problems-or-misfortu_636118.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fb/pacifiersucker-133_becoming-yourself_when-life-hits-with-problems-or-misfortu_636118.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When Life Hits With Problems Or Misfortunes It Shapes Our Belief System And Makes Us Think Differently. When…” — Pacifiersucker", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 15, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“...wherever the strength of a faith steps decisively into the foreground, we infer a certain weakness in its ability to demonstrate its truth, even the improbability of what it believes. We, too, do not deny that the belief “makes blessed,” but for that very reason we deny that the belief proves something—a strong belief which confers blessedness creates doubts about what it has faith in. 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