Quotes About Belief

She knew that he was telling the truth, that this had been the truth for a long, long time.

She had been brought up to follow rules, to believe that the proper functioning of the world depended upon her compliance, and follow them—and believe—she did.

Above her the moon was coin-round, sharp and perfect. Beneath her the boat rocked so gently that she could hardly feel it's motion. Looking up at the sky, she felt as if she were floating in space, completely untethered. She could not believe that anything was impossible.

Even the younger Richardsons had it, this sureness in themselves.

world without PACT; it is as axiomatic as gravity, or Thou shalt not kill. He didn't understand

Our peace of mind lies in our ability to trust the process,

?nanmayan insan?n, sevemeyen insan?n, ac?yamayan, k?zamayan insan?n köpek le?inden fark? yok.

?nsanlar, do?u?tan e?ittirler: kullukta, fanilikte e?itlik. Sonra, iman sayesinde yeni bir e?itlik kazan?rlar, karde? olurlar.

I believe in integrity. Dogs have it. Humans are sometimes lacking it.

The art of living is the art of knowing how to believe lies.

It is not that the child lives in a world of imagination, but that the child within us survives and starts into life only at rare moments of recollection, which makes us believe, and it is not true, that, as children, we were imaginative?

Così questo paese, dove non sono nato, ho creduto per molto tempo che fosse tutto il mondo. Adesso che il mondo l'ho visto davvero e so che è fatto di tanti piccoli paesi, non so se da ragazzo mi sbagliavo poi di molto.

L'arte di vivere è l'arte di credere alle menzogne, il tremendo è che, non sapendo quid sit veritas , sappiamo però che cos'è la menzogna.

Bir ÅŸeyi yapabileceÄŸimizi bilmek bize yetiyor, bu yüzden belki onu yapmaktan bile vazgeçiyoruz.

Chi è veriterio, si accontenta. Non sospetta nemmeno che potranno non credergli.

É difícil dizer onde acaba o pavor e começa a fé.

Religion consists of believing that everything that happens is extraordinarily important. It can never disappear from the world, precisely for this reason.

I don't know" is not a phrase for the insecure.

You know, it's sort of common wisdom among New York publishers that short story collections don't make money.

It is time to realize, however, that the real dangers to America today come not from the newly rich people of East Asia but from our own ideological rigidity, our deep-seated belief in our own propaganda.

Americans believe their ideas are universal—the supremacy of the individual and free, unfettered expression. But they are not. Never were . . .

One can be certain that every generally held idea, every received notion, will be an idiocy, because it has been able to appeal to a majority.

God is not present in idols. Your feelings are your god. The soul is your temple.

I know someone who believes that Hugo Boss scents constitute proof that God does not exist.