Quotes About Belief

And yet there is something there. People of faith share a camaraderie that is hard to reproduce in other social circumstances, and they often display a cheerful, albeit oddly naïve, attitude.

The irony of having had such a secular upbringing is that I now live in Texas. Oh, the irony. Here in Texas, it is not only acceptable to go to church and have the mythic belief structure of an eleven-year-old—no, we are considered the odd ones out because we don't go to church... at least that was how it seemed to us in the beginning.

Our generation may be able to listen to sermons in a Joseph Campbellish way, treating Bible stories as instructional myths pointing to a deeper communal reality—that is, if we haven't replaced them with Star Wars myths or their equivalent—but don't ask us to believe with our heart and soul.

Being spiritual-but-nonreligious sounds good in theory—at least it's better than attending antiquated religious institutions. We can do that. And we have. A growing number of us identify as spiritual-but-nonreligious.

Prior to postmodernism, it was all but impossible to claim that one was a cultural Christian, Jew, or Muslim. There was no such thing. Now, being culturally religious is a widely accepted stance.

By exclaiming that "there are no absolute truths" the postmodern stance is also claiming that the statement it just made is an absolute truth—trying to have it both ways, rejecting absolutism with absolutism.

Saying, "I don't agree with you," or going so far as to say, "I think your belief structure is childish," does not amount to persecution. Insensitivity is not the same as harassment or oppression.

It is almost impossible to get anyone with a postmodern slant to say "I think" and stand by what follows, without making sure that the person listening understands, "Of course, there are other things to consider.

This tendency to defend a belief structure is true in all cases, even the rational. Never underestimate our ability to convince ourselves of what we wish to be true, especially if we have invested time and money in our beliefs.

One myth that has become established in the self-development arena is that it only takes 21 days to form a new habit. This simply isn't true in all cases. Sometimes it takes a shorter time, sometimes a longer time, and sometimes old habits are so hard to break that new ones never take hold.

Self-confidence is built from the inside out and has little or nothing to do with outside circumstances.

Walk into any mosque, temple, church, or synagogue and you will find differing examples, different ways of interpreting God. The One True God is hard to find when a mishmash of human traits is constantly being projected.

Mi avvicinai a Spinoza perché mi sembrava che avvicinasse Dio; me ne sono allontanato, scoprendo che lo allontanava. Ora non so più.

Se con Dio non si lotta, Dio è morto.

Nijedno od njih dvoje ne vjeruje u sudbinu.Vjeruju samo u slu?ajnost,koja je barem ovaj put u?inila nešto dobro.

Aussi terrible que puisse paraître, je pense que l'heure de notre mort est inscrite quelque part et qu'on ne peu rien faire pour y échapper.

Quelquefois l'avenir habite en nous sans que nous le sachions, et nos paroles qui croient mentir dessinent une réalité prochaine.

Le destin, ça n'existe pas, trancha froidement Shino. Le destin, c'est l'excuse de ceux qui ne veulent pas être responsables de leur vie.

U svakom slu?aju, on je bio tog uverenja da ništa nije zauvek i definitivno završeno.

Valjda je pakao tamo gde više ne postoji nada.

In life there are three elements: mission, vision and values,' adds the prestigious Argentinian sports psychologist Liliana Grabín.

We have to transmit trust and security in all the decisions we make. 'That trust, security and sincerity are the fundamental pillars for a good coach. The players have to believe in the manager's message. He must always speak to the player fearlessly, sincerely and tell him what he thinks. Without deceiving him.

In the end, Pep won most of the doubters over with a clever ploy, a few well-chosen words and a single bold decision.

From his very first day in the job as coach, Pep went out of his way to appeal to the feelings of his players: demanding solidarity and effort from everyone. Those values represent a reflection of himself. He knew that in order to lead the group he must be consistent, manage the little details and big egos – and convince everyone, not only to do as he asked, but to believe in what he was asking them to do.