Quotes About Belief

Man's mind is like a store of idolatry and superstition; so much so that if a man believes his own mind it is certain that he will forsake God and forge some idol in his own brain.

The devil divides the world between atheism and superstition.

Superstition is the only religion of which base souls are capable of.

Such is the feebleness of humanity, such is its perversity, that doubtless it is better for it to be subject to all possible superstitions, as long as they are not murderous, than to live without religion.

I believe in superstitions. You don't talk about a child who hasn't been born.

Science stands for rational thought, faith for superstition and unreason.

I felt that I'd rather be lucky than good. That's the aspect I kept bringing to baseball. The more superstitions I had, the better off I'd have of finding more luck.

I don't have any superstitions, because I am a Christian.

I have to put my outfit on in the same order. It's sort of a superstition. The last thing I put on is the glasses.

Black cats cross my path all the time. I'll break a mirror. I have no regard for superstition.

I have routines but not superstitions.

I don't know how to pray and don't believe in any superstitions, but my belief in myself is very strong.

This is indeed a clash of civilisations, not between Islam and Christendom but between reason and superstition.

Conscience without judgment is superstition.

A superstition which pretends to be scientific creates a much greater confusion of thought than one which contents itself with simple popular practices.

Superstition is the need to view the world in terms of simple cause and effect.

Superstition's not for me. And I'm not much for medicine either. I know my mind and my body better than anyone else.

I do believe a haircut makes you play better - I've experienced that before. I think it's confidence, it's routine, and it can also be superstition. Just like if you do your hair, it's not quite done right, and you have a bad day, you're not going to do that again the next day.

I used to have a lot of superstitions, and then I realized that it was kind of hogwash. Once I let go of them, I relaxed a lot.

You'll find superstition a contagious thing. Some people let it get the better of them.

Basically I say a few prayers before a game and let that direct me, not superstitions.

Evolution doesn't care whether you believe in it or not, no more than gravity does. I want to rekindle excitement over what we've achieved as a species with the space program. We can't afford to regress back to the days of superstition.

I have a terrible superstition of writing things down.

I have an awareness of a spiritual realm, and I see signs that I feel speak to me - I don't know if that falls into superstition.