--- title: "24 Belief People Quotes by 24 authors" description: "Browse 24 Belief People quotes by 24 authors. Discover the best Belief People sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a74/ruth-jones-5620_belief_all-my-life-i-ve-had-this-belief-that-ot_1482147.png" --- > [All my life I've had this belief that other people are better than me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-jones/all-my-life-i-ve-had-this-belief-that-other-people-are-better-than-me/) [Ruth Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a74/ruth-jones-5620_belief_all-my-life-i-ve-had-this-belief-that-ot_1482147.png) > [My belief is that most people are conservative. They just haven't been asked yet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeb-bush/my-belief-is-that-most-people-are-conservative-they-just-haven-t-been/) [Jeb Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeb-bush/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/034/jeb-bush-1082_belief_my-belief-is-that-most-people-are-conser_1237897.png) > [High expectations and belief in people leads to high performance so very often belief creates fact.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-hersey/high-expectations-and-belief-in-people-leads-to-high-performance-so/) [Paul Hersey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-hersey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/257/paul-hersey-89104_belief_high-expectations-and-belief-in-people-l_2046086.png) > [PRONOIA: The irrational belief that people like you](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-winokur/pronoia-the-irrational-belief-that-people-like-you/) [Jon Winokur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-winokur/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3a/jon-winokur-32412_belief_pronoia-the-irrational-belief-that-peopl_3201740.png) > [It is difficult to have confidence and belief in yourself, when people do not allow you to be yourself!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rey-mellomida/it-is-difficult-to-have-confidence-and-belief-in-yourself-when-people/) [Rey Mellomida](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rey-mellomida/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ec/rey-mellomida-25095_being-yourself_it-is-difficult-to-have-confidence-and-b_2736089.jpg) > [“Their (the Greeks)encounters with foreign were not coloured by the belief that such people's religion was false and inferior, the belief that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-lane-fox/their-the-greeks-encounters-with-foreign-were-not-coloured-by-the/) [Robin Lane Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-lane-fox/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ba/robin-lane-fox-49385_christianity_their-the-greeks-encounters-with-foreign_697169.jpg) > [The relations between a man and his or her god is a personal matter; you can't go out and challenge the belief…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/the-relations-between-a-man-and-his-or-her-god-is-a-personal-matter/) [Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cf/nelson-mandela-248_belief_the-relations-between-a-man-and-his-or-h_2547081.jpg) > [My own belief is that people can come back from anything. It doesn't mean that it won't come at a huge cost.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-ball/my-own-belief-is-that-people-can-come-back-from-anything-it-doesn-t/) [Alan Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-ball/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f14/alan-ball-7404_anything_my-own-belief-is-that-people-can-come-ba_3037332.jpg) > [Confidence is on one side of the line, and self-belief is on another. People all think those are mixed up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-howard/confidence-is-on-one-side-of-the-line-and-self-belief-is-on-another/) [Tim Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-howard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/308/tim-howard-3985_another_confidence-is-on-one-side-of-the-line-an_1558398.jpg) > [There are occasions when the general belief of the people, even though it be groundless, works its effect as sure as truth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/friedrich-schiller/there-are-occasions-when-the-general-belief-of-the-people-even-though/) [Friedrich Schiller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/friedrich-schiller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52b/friedrich-schiller-832_belief_there-are-occasions-when-the-general-bel_1899371.png) > [I have a tremendous belief in people, not that people don't let me down, not that I haven't maybe let some people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-costner/i-have-a-tremendous-belief-in-people-not-that-people-don-t-let-me/) [Kevin Costner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-costner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/303/kevin-costner-2386_belief_i-have-a-tremendous-belief-in-people-not_2490260.jpg) > [As you know, the best way to solve a problem is to identify the core belief that causes the problem; then mock…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-adams/as-you-know-the-best-way-to-solve-a-problem-is-to-identify-the-core/) [Scott Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-adams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a32/scott-adams-666_belief_as-you-know-the-best-way-to-solve-a-prob_502917.jpg) > [I personally have more faith than the average writer in people's willingness to be complicated, and so I'm thrilled by what's happened.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-loceff/i-personally-have-more-faith-than-the-average-writer-in-people-s/) [Michael Loceff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-loceff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a9/michael-loceff-33747_audience_i-personally-have-more-faith-than-the-av_523705.jpg) > [The concept that I like the most, and the one that I've taken most to heart, is the belief that people can't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-benioff/the-concept-that-i-like-the-most-and-the-one-that-i-ve-taken-most-to/) [Marc Benioff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-benioff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ea/marc-benioff-5986_belief_the-concept-that-i-like-the-most-and-the_2844520.jpg) > [If you think that people should be nice to one another, then by all means be nice. But when you project that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adyashanti/if-you-think-that-people-should-be-nice-to-one-another-then-by-all/) [Adyashanti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adyashanti/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29b/adyashanti-1169_being-nice_if-you-think-that-people-should-be-nice_2063259.png) > [Our nation is defined by an unshakable belief that we, the people, have the ability to control our destiny. A belief that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-walz/our-nation-is-defined-by-an-unshakable-belief-that-we-the-people-have/) [Tim Walz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-walz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f58/tim-walz-36967_ability_our-nation-is-defined-by-an-unshakable-b_663394.jpg) > [“There can be no possible belief that these people were inspired by any consuming zeal to vindicate God’s law against miscegenationists of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ida-b-wells-barnett/there-can-be-no-possible-belief-that-these-people-were-inspired-by/) [Ida B. Wells-Barnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ida-b-wells-barnett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/229/ida-b-wells-barnett-36656_faith_there-can-be-no-possible-belief-that-the_7660.jpg) > [“The Christians’ focus was not on “saving” people or recruiting them; it was on living faithfully—in the belief that when people’s lives…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-kreider/the-christians-focus-was-not-on-saving-people-or-recruiting-them-it/) [Alan Kreider](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-kreider/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/00e/alan-kreider-21061_christianity_the-christians-focus-was-not-on-saving-p_905685.jpg) > [My own belief is that most people are trying to do their best. It doesn't mean they have no nasty side, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-fellowes/my-own-belief-is-that-most-people-are-trying-to-do-their-best-it/) [Julian Fellowes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-fellowes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff6/julian-fellowes-2981_ashamed_my-own-belief-is-that-most-people-are-tr_2612246.png) > [“At least you earned your belief in something...Most people around here just say they believe whatever their family believes. They don't bother…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angela-n-blount/at-least-you-earned-your-belief-in-something-most-people-around-here/) [Angela N. Blount](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angela-n-blount/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7d/angela-n-blount-29896_belief_at-least-you-earned-your-belief-in-somet_977964.jpg) > [“Politically we feel alienated, rejected, and hopeless. The chasm between the people and their political representatives has widened to a terrifying degree.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saul-d-alinsky/politically-we-feel-alienated-rejected-and-hopeless-the-chasm-between/) [Saul D. Alinsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saul-d-alinsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d75/saul-d-alinsky-37981_alienation_politically-we-feel-alienated-rejected-a_3184196.jpg) > [“If you know yourself and don’t have a belief that other people are better than you, then you simply can’t feel jealous…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roberto-hogue/if-you-know-yourself-and-don-t-have-a-belief-that-other-people-are/) [Roberto Hogue](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roberto-hogue/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3b/roberto-hogue-22733_faith_if-you-know-yourself-and-don-t-have-a-be_336558.jpg) > [In my experience ideology is a lot like religion; it's a belief system and most people cling to it long after it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-f-mchugh/in-my-experience-ideology-is-a-lot-like-religion-it-s-a-belief-system/) [Maureen F. McHugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-f-mchugh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/896/maureen-f-mchugh-41833_belief_in-my-experience-ideology-is-a-lot-like_1569221.jpg) > [My only fixed truth is a belief in people, a conviction that if people have the opportunity to act freely and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saul-alinsky/my-only-fixed-truth-is-a-belief-in-people-a-conviction-that-if-people/) [Saul Alinsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saul-alinsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f04/saul-alinsky-3048_belief_my-only-fixed-truth-is-a-belief-in-peopl_1468747.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/belief-people/#itemlist", "name": "Belief People Quotes", "numberOfItems": 24, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "All my life I've had this belief that other people are better than me.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ruth Jones" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-jones/all-my-life-i-ve-had-this-belief-that-other-people-are-better-than-me/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a74/ruth-jones-5620_belief_all-my-life-i-ve-had-this-belief-that-ot_1482147.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a74/ruth-jones-5620_belief_all-my-life-i-ve-had-this-belief-that-ot_1482147.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a74/ruth-jones-5620_belief_all-my-life-i-ve-had-this-belief-that-ot_1482147.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“All my life I've had this belief that other people are better than me.” — Ruth Jones", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My belief is that most people are conservative. 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The chasm between the people and their political representatives has widened to a terrifying degree. In a political vacuum we become increasingly vulnerable to a seizure from the far right. We know that the Snake is there but we are as paralyzed as the Rabbit. People are not rabbits, and America must shake off this nightmare and awake again. The middle classes must be organized for action, for claiming their rights and powers of citizenship in a free society. The organization must be committed to the values of a free and open society. The middle classes must begin to participate as citizens for those ideals which give meaning and purpose to life. Logic and faith go together as the opposite sides of the same shield. We know by our intelligence the greatness and desirability of a free and open society over all other alternatives. Logic tells us, \"We'll believe it when we see it.\" But there is also the converse, faith. 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