People do not only live on interests; they also live on beliefs, especially in very ideological areas. Unless you understand the ideological… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
The difficulty comes from this, that Christianity (Christian orthodoxy) is exclusive and that belief in its truth excludes belief in any other… — Andre Gide Copy Share Image
Magic is a sudden opening of the mind to the wonder of existence. It is a sense that there is much more… — John Welwood Copy Share Image
Leaving religious texts open too interpretation is the downfall of religion itself. If it is truly the word of God then there… — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
“Not only do we become what we think about most, but the world also becomes what we most think about. Those who… — Raymond D. Longoria Jr Copy Share Image
“The belief that every living thing has an individual soul is called animism. (Anima, which means 'soul,' is also the root of… — Linda Bender Copy Share Image
Belief in one's identity as a poet or writer prior to the acid test of publication is as naive and harmless as… — Dan Simmons Copy Share Image
For me, water means a lot of things. It's my belief that human beings are just like plants. They can't live without… — Tsai Ming-liang Copy Share Image
You know, these guys want to talk about God; 'Oh, I want to thank God. I want to thank God.' Listen, I'm… — Chael Sonnen Copy Share Image
“It takes the trust of God for things that exist, to wait on him for the evidence of things that do not… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
I stand firm behind the belief that, for me, songwriting isn't something that I do or command, it happens to me. I… — Brandi Carlile Copy Share Image
The role and weight to be accorded medical testimony in Administrative hearings before the Post Office Department was established…These decisions enunciate a… — J. Edward Day Copy Share Image
In terms of how Iranians see the U.S. government, that's a difficult question. But in terms of how Iranians see Americans, there… — Jason Rezaian Copy Share Image
“As to the gods, I have no means of knowing either that they exist or do not exist. For many are the… — Diogenes Laertius Copy Share Image
If there were no belief in god, if such a truth were ever realized, then their would be no fear of consequence.… — Eddie Russo Copy Share Image
The Democrats had long labeled the impeachment debate a distraction from the urgent business of a great nation. But the Republicans argued… — Peggy Noonan Copy Share Image
When we follow the reversal of normal experience, we find ourselves in an unusual, nearly mad experience. Being in an almost mad… — Leonard Lawlor Copy Share Image
“We create our own future by our own beliefs, which control our actions. A strong enough belief system, a sufficiently powerful conviction,… — Brian Herbert Copy Share Image
For the last several decades, there was a prevailing belief among traditional economists that the markets were rational and self-correcting. Alan Greenspan… — Kabir Sehgal Copy Share Image
We can be confident that action which is in accord with a few basic beliefs cannot be wrong and can at least… — Gilbert F. White Copy Share Image
Generally, we are united in the belief that all rod design has been progressive and that the ideas about fly rods in… — Thomas McGuane Copy Share Image
It is almost impossible systematically to constitute a natural moral law. Nature has no principles. She furnishes us with no reason to… — Anatole France Copy Share Image
“I do not live when I loose belief in the existence of God. I should long ago have killed myself had I… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
Deep, solemn optimism, it seems to me, should spring from this firm belief in the presence of God in the individual; not… — Helen Keller Copy Share Image
A strong Commonwealth is built on a foundation of strong communities. Friendly, welcoming, bustling neighborhoods and downtowns. Great schools. Safe, accessible, attractive… — Charlie Baker Copy Share Image
You really think your life is going to go a certain way sometimes, and then sometimes something amazing happens just out of… — Hannah Hart Copy Share Image
This hideous doctrine of eternal torment after death has probably caused more terror and misery, more cruelty and more violation of natural… — Margaret E. Knight Copy Share Image
I have not, in general, much belief in the ability of woman as a creative artist. Unwritten lyrics, as [Ralph Waldo] Emerson… — Fredrika Bremer Copy Share Image
“belief, to be true, must be organic and sub-conscious. The desire to be great can only become organic at a time of… — Austin Osman, Spare Copy Share Image
It has long been my belief that everyone's library contains an Odd Shelf. On this shelf rests a small, mysterious completely unrelated… — Anne Fadiman Copy Share Image
There is an outdated belief that girls are not as good at science and math subjects as boys. But according to the… — Padmasree Warrior Copy Share Image
A liberal to me is one who - and it suits some of the dictionary definitions - is unbeholden to any specific… — Walter Cronkite Copy Share Image
Faith is the commitment of one's consciousness to beliefs for which one has no sensory evidence or rational proof. When man rejects… — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share Image
Technology has a shadow side. It accounts for real progress in medicine, but has also hurt it in many ways, making it… — Andrew Weil Copy Share Image
This one question-'What do I know for certain?'-is tremendously powerful. When you look deeply into this question, it actually destroys your world.… — Adyashanti Copy Share Image
my belief in the sacrament of the Eucharist is simple: without touch, God is a monologue, an idea, a philosophy; he must… — Andre Dubus Copy Share Image
Dislike of another's opinions and beliefs neither justifies our own nor makes us more certain of them: and to transfer the repugnance… — John Lancaster Spalding Copy Share Image
I was born into a Christian household, in a parsonage in fact, so I grew up in sort of a missionary atmosphere… — Wole Soyinka Copy Share Image
All of us cherish our beliefs. They are, to a degree, self-defining. When someone comes along who challenges our belief system as… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
Truth, being limitless, unconditioned, unapproachable by any path whatsoever, cannot be organized; nor should any organization be formed to lead or to… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image