Beginning with Santa Claus as a cognitive exercise, a child is encouraged to share the same idea of reality as his peers.… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
The most I can do is to acquaint you with the authority of your own psyche - to give you a trust… — Seth Copy Share Image
Belief in karma ought to make the life pure, strong, serene, and glad. Only our own deeds can hinder us; only our… — Annie Besant Copy Share Image
Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed by force. But even Capitalist cynicism will… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
There is a geographical element in all belief-saying what seem profound truths in India have a way of seeming enormous platitudes in… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
Beer drinkers have been duped by mass marketing into the belief that it makes sense to drink only one brand of beer.… — Stephen Beaumont Copy Share Image
The key to all fanatical beliefs is that they are self-confirming…(some beliefs are) fanatical not because they are "false", but because they… — Neil Postman Copy Share Image
The Republicans are committed to global warming as a hoax, or irrelevant, or as not a problem. That is their belief. I'm… — Jerry Brown Copy Share Image
One of the first signs of the beginning of understanding is the wish to die. This life appears unbearable, another unattainable. One… — Franz Kafka Copy Share Image
Imagine the people who believe such things and who are not ashamed to ignore, totally, all the patient findings of thinking minds… — Isaac Asimov Copy Share Image
Parents have this twisted belief that anyone under the age of about twenty simply can’t know what love is, like the age… — J.A. Redmerski Copy Share Image
Because morality is a social necessity, the moment faith in god is banished, man's gaze turns from god to man and he… — Goparaju Ramachandra Rao Copy Share Image
“Serving” is assisting your fellow man, the how-to, practical way to thrust your life into the spiritual wall to make the tunnel bigger.… — Tom Hillman Copy Share Image
It reminded us that propaganda in some form or other lurks in every book, that every work of art has a meaning… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
My own opinion is that belief is the death of intelligence. As soon as one believes a doctrine of any sort, or… — Robert Anton Wilson Copy Share Image
We should foster a culture in which people's private religious beliefs, including atheists and agnostics, are respected. And that's the kind of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We Gonna Win' is a song of triumph, It represents my personal belief that with hard work, talent and dedication, everything is… — Miri Ben-Ari Copy Share Image
“All money is imaginary," answered the Calcatrix simply. "Money is magic everyone agrees to pretend is not magic. Observe! You treat it… — Catherynne M. Valente Copy Share Image
You bring me the deepest joy that can be felt by a man whose invincible belief is that Science and Peace will… — Louis Pasteur Copy Share Image
Religion becomes a matter of belief, and belief acts as a limitation on the mind; and the mind then is never free.… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
I think enormous harm is done by religion - not just in the name of religion, but actually by religion. ... Many… — Steven Weinberg Copy Share Image
While 'Buddhism' suggests another belief system, 'dharma practice' suggests a course of action. The four ennobling truths are not propositions to believe;… — Stephen Batchelor Copy Share Image
That which is impenetrable to us really exists. Behind the secrets of nature remains something subtle, intangible, and inexplicable. Veneration for this… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
“The beliefs are almost always the same; it's just that the histories are different. Everybody wants to believe in a higher power.… — David Levithan Copy Share Image
A MAN WITH A CONVICTION is a hard man to change. Tell him you disagree and he turns away. Show him facts… — Leon Festinger Copy Share Image
“When truths are frozen, Beliefs are born. Beliefs are not the same as truths just like a picture of a man is… — Awdhesh Singh Copy Share Image
In times when religious or political faith or hope predominates, the writer functions totally in unison with society, and expresses society's feelings,… — Juan Goytisolo Copy Share Image
“Belief is the unmitigated, simplest form of mental representation. It’s a psychological state in which an individual holds a proposition or premise… — Michael Khatkar Copy Share Image
Although I believe that scripture is divinely inspired and infallible, I have a hard time going along with the belief that the… — Tony Campolo Copy Share Image
The US constitution's First Amendment rights only cover Americans, but I believe that in a democracy the competition of ideas and free… — Joichi Ito Copy Share Image
I decided early in graduate school that I needed to do something about my moods. It quickly came down to a choice… — Kay Redfield Jamison Copy Share Image
Communism is not only a national belief but it implies the giving up of real property especially of landed property, and the… — Leon V. DePoncins Copy Share Image
Individuals who succeed have a belief in the power of commitment. If there's a single belief that seems almost inseparable from success,… — Tony Robbins Copy Share Image
“Many of the innovations in science and philosophy have come from unbelievers, some of whom died for their 'unbeliefs.' Without unbelief, we… — Gordon Stein Copy Share Image
Truth is that concordance of an abstract statement with the ideal limit towards which endless investigation would tend to bring scientific belief,… — Charles Sanders Peirce Copy Share Image
Never underestimate the power of belief when it comes to fulfilling your dreams. I can say with no hesitation that every person… — Mac Anderson Copy Share Image
Contrary to popular belief, we do not face a choice between economy and ecology, It is often said that protecting the environment… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
For men, it's absolutely essential to stop believing that they're superior to women because that very belief engenders ego, which sets them… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I am a former engineer and I was really excited about the possibility of building better technology to serve humanity. A lot… — Ramesh Srinivasan Copy Share Image
There are movies where actors aren't characters but movie stars, being cool beyond belief throughout the whole movie. That is what it… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image