Believed Quotes

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Just because I believed in what I was doing on the field and dedicated myself to playing the game, does that mean I'm cocky? Does… — Rickey Henderson
We are slow to believe that which if believed would hurt our feelings. — Ovid
Greater things are believed of those who are absent. — Tacitus
Now I will avow, that I then believed and now believe that those general principles of Christianity are as eternal and immutable as the existence… — Thomas Jefferson
By an epiphany he meant a sudden spiritual manifestation, whether in the vulgarity of speech or of gesture or memorable phrase of the mind itself.… — James Joyce
I once met an economist who believed that everything was fungible for money, so I suggested he enclose himself in a large bell-jar with as… — Amory Lovins
I've always believed that it's important to show a new look periodically. Predictability can lead to failure. — T. Boone Pickens
It used to be believed that the parent had unlimited claims on the child and rights over him. In a truer view of the matter,… — William Graham Sumner
Beware of self-indulgence. The romance surrounding the writing profession carries several myths: that one must suffer in order to be creative; that one must be… — David Brin
Plot springs from character... I've always sort of believed that these people inside me- these characters- know who they are and what they're about and… — Anne Lamott
I have nothing else to tell; unless, indeed, I were to confess that no one can ever believe this narrative, in the reading, more than… — Charles Dickens
The best part of it for me is the idea that this group of young men, who came together and believed in themselves, bought the… — Tom Coughlin
But the thing that was great about Capablanca was that he really spoke his mind, he said what he believed was true, he said what… — Bobby Fischer
In previous ages the word 'art' was used to cover all forms of human skill. The Greeks believed that these skills were given by the… — David Hurn
I have always believed that 98% of a student's progress is due to his own efforts, and 2% to his teacher. — John Philip Sousa
What is earthly happiness? that phantom of which we hear so much, and see so little; whose promises are constantly given and constantly broken, but… — Charles Caleb Colton
Self-confidence is very important. If you don't think you can win, you will take cowardly decisions in the crucial moments, out of sheer respect for… — Magnus Carlsen
Plato used the dialogue format because the exchange of views, the posing and answering of questions, showed that understanding is a living, dynamic process. He… — John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
The Church was redeemed at the price of Christ's blood. Jew or Greek, it makes no difference; but if he has believed, he must circumcise… — Ambrose
What the universal Church holds, not as instituted [invented] by councils but as something always held, is most correctly believed to have been handed down… — Saint Augustine

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