--- title: "11 Believes People Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 11 Believes People quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Believes People sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffc/vita-sackville-west-4366_believe_it-is-no-good-my-telling-you-one-never-b_1500228.jpg" --- > [It is no good my telling you. One never believes other people's experiencem and one is only very gradually convinced by one's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vita-sackville-west/it-is-no-good-my-telling-you-one-never-believes-other-people-s/) [Vita Sackville-West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vita-sackville-west/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffc/vita-sackville-west-4366_believe_it-is-no-good-my-telling-you-one-never-b_1500228.jpg) > [Donald Trump believes in America, he believes in its people. He believes in its promise, is very liberating and you see that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kellyanne-conway/donald-trump-believes-in-america-he-believes-in-its-people-he/) [Kellyanne Conway](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kellyanne-conway/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca3/kellyanne-conway-1450_america_donald-trump-believes-in-america-he-beli_126054.jpg) > [“Whoever does not believe in God will not believe in the people of God. But he who believes in the people of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fyodor-dostoyevsky/whoever-does-not-believe-in-god-will-not-believe-in-the-people-of-god/) [Fyodor Dostoyevsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fyodor-dostoyevsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6be/fyodor-dostoyevsky-94_believe-in-god_whoever-does-not-believe-in-god-will-not_2594949.jpg) > [Pure libertarianism believes that people will be generous and help each other. Well, they won't. I wish it were so, and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-peart/pure-libertarianism-believes-that-people-will-be-generous-and-help/) [Neil Peart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-peart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c3/neil-peart-3563_believe_pure-libertarianism-believes-that-people_398860.png) > [I am one who believes that the people's views and values are represented by those who they elect in the legislative branch…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-allen/i-am-one-who-believes-that-the-people-s-views-and-values-are/) [George Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-allen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3d/george-allen-15170_believe_i-am-one-who-believes-that-the-people-s_283080.png) > [I know this now. Every man gives his life for what he believes. Every woman gives her life for what she believes.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-sexton/i-know-this-now-every-man-gives-his-life-for-what-he-believes-every/) [Anne Sexton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-sexton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e05/anne-sexton-645_belief_i-know-this-now-every-man-gives-his-life_308021.png) > [Most leaders spend time trying to get others to think highly of them, when instead they should try to get their people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/booker-t-washington-2/most-leaders-spend-time-trying-to-get-others-to-think-highly-of-them/) [Booker T Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/booker-t-washington-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bba/booker-t-washington-2-45823_end-time_most-leaders-spend-time-trying-to-get-ot_92321.jpg) > [To get a person's real opinion, ask what she thinks everyone else believes... If people truly hold a particular belief, they are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyler-cowen/to-get-a-person-s-real-opinion-ask-what-she-thinks-everyone-else/) [Tyler Cowen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyler-cowen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e6/tyler-cowen-4396_agree_to-get-a-person-s-real-opinion-ask-what_2582487.jpg) > [This is not a socialist country; let's be clear on that. This is a country that believes: give people the opportunities and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-adams/this-is-not-a-socialist-country-let-s-be-clear-on-that-this-is-a/) [Eric Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-adams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb9/eric-adams-5703_believe_this-is-not-a-socialist-country-let-s-be_183703.jpg) > [“The Third Person Effect THE MISCONCEPTION: You believe your opinions and decisions are based on experience and facts, while those who disagree…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mcraney/the-third-person-effect-the-misconception-you-believe-your-opinions/) [David McRaney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mcraney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7e/david-mcraney-10077_misconception_the-third-person-effect-the-misconceptio_2513023.jpg) > [Most leaders spend time trying to get others to think highly of them, when instead they should try to get their people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/booker-t-washington/most-leaders-spend-time-trying-to-get-others-to-think-highly-of-them-2/) [Booker T. Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/booker-t-washington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/486/booker-t-washington-2277_believe_most-leaders-spend-time-trying-to-get-ot_722822.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believes-people/#itemlist", "name": "Believes People Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It is no good my telling you. 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