As regards the efficacy of the art and the theories of it, I promise and expect that in these volumes I shall… — Marcus Vitruvius Pollio Copy Share Image
To the zealot overcome by his piety and to the journeyman of ideas concerned only with his marketable mental skills, the beginning… — Richard Hofstadter Copy Share Image
It is not to be understood that I am with him (Jesus Christ) in all his doctrines. I am a Materialist; he… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Training is principally an act of faith. The athlete must believe in its efficacy; he must believe that through training he will… — Franz Stampfl Copy Share Image
It is not scholarship alone, but scholarship impregnated with religion, that tells on the great mass of society. We have no faith… — Thomas Chalmers Copy Share Image
In order to deal with reality successfully - to pursue and achieve the values which his life requires - man needs self-esteem;… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Fascism is fundamentally and at bottom an aesthetic conception, and . . . it is your function as creators of beautiful things… — Louis de Bernieres Copy Share Image
My brothers and my sisters, do always persevere in true and earnest prayer, and the Lord will hear you. Believe that the… — Keshub Chandra Sen Copy Share Image
People are much more likely to act on their self-percepts of efficacy inferred from many sources of information rather than rely primarily… — Albert Bandura Copy Share Image
God, once imagined to be an omnipresent force throughout the whole world of nature and man. has been increasingly tending to seem… — Corliss Lamont Copy Share Image
“However inadequate our ideas of causal efficacy may be, we are less wide of the mark when we say that our ideas… — William James Copy Share Image
Mixture of assimilation to earlier schemas and adaptation to the actual conditions of the situation is what defines motor intelligence. But and… — Jean Piaget Copy Share Image
The confection made of Cacao called Chocolate or Chocoletto which may be had in diverse places in London, at reasonable rates, is… — William H. Coles Copy Share Image
When we realize a constant enemy of the soul abides within us, what diligence and watchfulness we should have! How woeful is… — John Owen Copy Share Image
Our emphasis here is based not only on the growing seriousness of drug-related crimes, but also on the belief that relieving our… — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
To the best of my knowledge, every acute inpatient ward offers some inpatient group therapy experience. Indeed, the evidence supporting the efficacy… — Irvin D. Yalom Copy Share Image
Agemates provide the most informative points of reference for comparative efficacy appraisal and verification. Children are, therefore, especially sensitive to their relative… — Albert Bandura Copy Share Image
Those enjoying winning streaks thus win twofold. They win not only the game but also the right to greater self-determination. They become… — Rosabeth Moss Kanter Copy Share Image
For it is not true, as some treatise-mongers lay down in their systems, of the probity of the speaker, that it contributes… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
Self-appraisals of efficacy are reasonably accurate, but they diverge from action because people do not know fully what they will have to… — Albert Bandura Copy Share Image
“I think journalism anywhere should be based on social justice and impartiality, making contributions to society as well as taking responsibility in… — Judy Polumbaum Copy Share Image
“Our stable and eternal verities are being challenged. There's a kind of postmodern breakdown in journalism. The breadth of information sources and… — Judy Polumbaum Copy Share Image
RACK, n. An argumentative implement formerly much used in persuading devotees of a false faith to embrace the living truth. As a… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
People infer high self-efficacy from successes achieved through minimal effort on difficult tasks, but they infer low self-efficacy if they had to… — Albert Bandura Copy Share Image
People are concerned over safety and spillage, especially for the workers. Were all really hopeful even though we remain deeply concerned over… — Paul Walker Copy Share Image
In social cognitive theory, perceived self-efficacy results from diverse sources of information conveyed vicariously and through social evaluation, as well as through… — Albert Bandura Copy Share Image
When experience contradicts firmly held judgments of self-efficacy, people may not change their beliefs about themselves if the conditions of performance are… — Albert Bandura Copy Share Image
After people become convinced they have what it takes to succeed, they persevere in the face of adversity and quickly rebound from… — Albert Bandura Copy Share Image
Our emphasis here is based not only on the growing seriousness of drug-related crimes, but also on the belief that relieving our… — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
I believe firmly in the efficacy of religion, in its powerful influence on a person's whole life. It helps immeasurably to meet… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
This leads to a question - if a great many people are for a certain project, is it necessarily right? If the… — Frances Perkins Copy Share Image
The metaphor is perhaps one of man's most fruitful potentialities. Its efficacy verges on magic, and it seems a tool for creation… — Jose Ortega y Gasset Copy Share Image
No man is allowed to be a judge in his own cause . . . . With equal, nay with greater reason,… — James Madison Copy Share Image
Conventional opinions fit so comfortably into the dominant paradigm as to be seen not as opinions but as statements of fact, as… — Michael Parenti Copy Share Image
