Belief Quotes

The precise moment at which a great belief is doomed is easily recognisable; it is the moment when its value begins to be called in question.

The secret of rulership is to combine a belief in one’s own infallibility with a power to learn from past mistakes.

Every attempt to make war easy and safe will result in humiliation and disaster.

The man of science has learned to believe in justification, not by faith, but by verification.

A man's liberties are none the less aggressed upon because those who coerce him do so in the belief that he will be benefited.

I always believed that if you set out to be successful, then you already were.

Both now and for always, I intend to hold fast to my belief in the hidden strength of the human spirit.

The tango is a direct expression of something that poets have often tried to state in words: the belief that a fight may be a celebration.

Belief in God and a future life makes it possible to go through life with less of stoic courage than is needed by skeptics.

It is my firm belief that the infinite and uncontrollable fury of nuclear weapons should never be held in the hands of any mere mortal ever again, for any reason.

Don't be afraid of the space between your dreams and reality. If you can dream it, you can make it so.

I think that a society cannot live without a certain number of irrational beliefs. They are protected from criticism and analysis because they are irrational.

The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend.

Seriousness is the only refuge of the shallow.

Our belief in God is not blind faith. Belief is having a firm conviction something is true, not hoping it's true.

Do not act following customary beliefs.

The number one problem that keeps people from winning in the United States today is lack of belief in themselves.

Rich is he who thinks he is rich and poor is he who thinks he is poor.

I shall die in the belief that to make France free, republican and prosperous, a little ink would have sufficed - and only one guillotine.

We can believe what we choose. We are answerable for what we choose to believe.

You can either give in to negative feelings or fight them, and I'm of the belief that you should fight them.

American government was founded on a belief and a faith in God and in doing what is right and just.

Faith is an action, based on a belief, supported by confidence.

In every religion, there are those who would drape themselves in the mantle of belief and faith only to distort it's most sacred teachings - preaching intolerance and resorting to violence.

Faith is what is left after all your beliefs have been blown to hell.

No amount of belief makes something a fact.

Belief is as necessary to the soul as pleasures are necessary to the body.

I come from a Christian faith. I am not going to give you insight into my particular beliefs.

I do have a residual belief that, if at all possible, you should try not to mock the weak.

I believe photography is a tool to express our positive assessment of the world. A tool to acquire ultimate happiness and belief.

The science delusion is the belief that science already understands the nature of reality in principle, leaving only the details to be filled in.

Zen Buddhism is a discipline where belief isn't necessary.

Don't say, "If I could, I would." Say, "If I can, I will."

The bigotry of the nonbeliever is for me nearly as funny as the bigotry of the believer.

Beliefs, and the feelings that we have about them, are the language that "speaks" to the quantum stuff that makes our realty.

Belief is reassuring. People who live in the world of belief feel safe. On the contrary, faith is forever placing us on the razor's edge.

Science is not a body of knowledge nor a system of belief; it is just a term which describes humankind’s incremental acquisition of understanding through observation. Science is awesome.

Quotations are useful in periods of ignorance or obscurantist beliefs.

Contrary to the general belief about photography, you don't need bright sunlight: the best moodiest pictures are taken in the dim light of almost dusk, or of rainy days.

I thought I'd take style to its limit... My philosophy is a belief in magic, good luck , self-confidence, and pride.

We have to be continually reminded of what we believe. Neither this belief nor any other will automatically remain alive in the mind. It must be fed.

If you've got a religious belief that withers in the face of observations of the natural world, you ought to rethink your beliefs - rethinking the world isn't an option.

Many Texas barbecue fanatics have a strong belief in the beneficial properties of accumulated grease.

Gratitude is the intention to count-your-blessings every day, every minute, while avoiding, whenever possible, the belief that you need or deserve different circumstances.

Every race is a war. Every race is a fight. If you don't go into every event with that belief, you will never achieve your goals.

It's almost embarrassing to go back into my liberal background because it was about as shallow a belief system as humanly possible.

The process of philosophic and scientific enlightenment has shaken the stability of beliefs held explicitly as articles of faith.

Remember that what you believe will depend very much on what you are.

Self-defense is not just a set of techniques; it’s a state of mind, and it begins with the belief that you are worth defending.

The constant assertion of belief is an indication of fear.