The trouble with deep belief is that it costs something And there is something inside me, some selfish beast of a subtle… — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
The thing to remember when you're writing," he said, " is, it's not whether or not what you put on paper is… — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
As a child I became a confirmed believer in the ancient gods simply because as between the reality of fact and the… — Kathleen Raine Copy Share Image
Dantes passed through all the stages of torture natural to prisoners in suspense. He was sustained at first by that pride of… — Alexandre Dumas Copy Share Image
I believe the root of all happiness on this earth to lie in the realization of a spiritual life with a consciousness… — Hugh Walpole Copy Share Image
There's something about sober living and sober thinking, about facing long afternoons without the numbing distraction of anesthesia that disabuses you of… — Caroline Knapp Copy Share Image
...our societies appear to be intent on immediate consumption rather than on investment for the future. We are piling up enormous debts… — Lesslie Newbigin Copy Share Image
When someone says "that resonates with me" what they are saying is "I agree with you" or "I align with you." Once… — Nancy Duarte Copy Share Image
[We need reforms] to make the Negro church a place where colored men and women of education and energy can work for… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Experience seems to convince us that only fools trust, that only fools believe and accept all things. If this is true, then… — Leo Buscaglia Copy Share Image
I could, of course, have written about the film world and the jealousy there and the frequent belief that others don't have… — David Thewlis Copy Share Image
When Life Hits With Problems Or Misfortunes It Shapes Our Belief System And Makes Us Think Differently. When You Believe In Something… — Pacifiersucker Copy Share Image
“Suppose an individual believes something with his whole heart; suppose further that he has taken irrevocable actions because of it. Finally suppose… — Brooke Gladstone Copy Share Image
Research is industrial prospecting. The oil prospectors use every scientific means to find new paying wells. Oil is found by each one… — Charles Kettering Copy Share Image
Doing Good is a simple and universal vision. A vision to which each and every one of us can connect and contribute… — Shari Arison Copy Share Image
The security provided by a long-held belief system, even when poorly founded, is a strong impediment to progress. General acceptance of a… — Bernard Lown Copy Share Image
For 12 long years I lived within the narrow-minded confines of the 'straightjacket world' created by my strong belief that Elijah Muhammad… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
Integrity is what you do behind closed doors or when you think nobody is watching. Integrity is the true essence of who… — Erik Qualman Copy Share Image
Do the uncomfortable. Become comfortable with these acts. Prove to yourself that your limiting beliefs die a quick death if you will… — Darren Rowse Copy Share Image
... the loss of belief in future states is politically, though certainly not spiritually, the most significant distinction betweenour present period and… — Hannah Arendt Copy Share Image
I sort of have the belief that you work being your character out while you're working on it, or that's been my… — Jonathan Groff Copy Share Image
...regrettable as it may seem to the idealist, the experience of history provides little warrant for the belief that real progress, and… — B. H. Liddell Hart Copy Share Image
Cancer taught me a plan for more purposeful living, and that in turn taught me how to train and to win more… — Lance Armstrong Copy Share Image
... the major rule in the American belief system - that anyone can do anything ... is a lie that we have… — M. J. Ryan Copy Share Image
The true strength of rulers and empires lies not in armies or emotions, but in the belief of men that they are… — H. G. Wells Copy Share Image
“Some people say they will not believe in anything they can't see. What a catastrophe to not have any faith at all!… — C. JoyBell C Copy Share Image
We have so many ideas and beliefs about ourselves. We told ourselves story about what we want and who we are, smart… — Jack Kornfield Copy Share Image
they have no business administering government policies in a country that favors freedom and equality. ... Can you imagine having the Ayatollah… — Pat Robertson Copy Share Image
As you experience success in applying kaizen to clear goals like weight loss or career advancement, remember to hold onto its essence:… — Robert D. Maurer Copy Share Image
I am steadfast in my belief that, no matter a person's race, socioeconomic background, or what part of the state that they… — Sara Gideon Copy Share Image
“Much of the contemporary American atheistic movement seems to be treating atheism like a new kind of religion. … It's just that… — Brad Warner Copy Share Image
“Sometimes when you get older—and I'm not talking about you, I'm talking generally, because everyone ages differently—things you think on and wish… — Sara Gruen Copy Share Image
To show that there are natural processes that produce religious belief does nothing, so far, to discredit it; perhaps God designed us… — Alvin Plantinga Copy Share Image
The fact of evolution is the backbone of biology, and biology is thus in the peculiar position of being a science founded… — L. Harrison Matthews Copy Share Image
“The most detestable wickedness, the most horrid cruelties, and the greatest miseries, that have afflicted the human race have had their origin… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
What's so interesting to me about history is - what's interesting to anyone - is how humans are the same. Their belief… — Robert Eggers Copy Share Image
Go face the fire at sea, or the cholera in your friend's house, or the burglar in your own, or what danger… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
I think the benefit of a Catholic childhood is your belief in visual symbols as transmitters of information and clues about life,… — Robert Gober Copy Share Image
Whatever you believe about your body, your cells believe too. They don't question anything you think, feel, or believe. In fact, they… — Rhonda Byrne Copy Share Image
Every moment in your life is a turning and every one a choosing. Somewhere you made a choice. All followed to this.… — Cormac McCarthy Copy Share Image