Quotes About Belief

The only basis for living is believing in life, loving it, and applying the whole force of one's intellect to know it better.

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

People with a psychological need to believe in marvels are no more prejudiced and gullible than people with a psychological need not to believe in marvels.

There can be miracles when you believe.

I realized that conservatism was the philosophy that best suited me, with its emphasis on individual liberty, personal responsibility, and merit.

Christianity is not a theory or speculation, but a life; not a philosophy of life, but a life and a living process.

I'm a big believer that you can try to change the world based on philosophy, doctrine, and belief. But I think the thing that really drives the world is hedonism, the pleasure factor.

If a man who can't count finds a four leaf clover, is he lucky?

Knowledge is justified belief.

Atheism leads a man to sense, to philosophy, to natural piety, to laws, to reputation: all of which may be guides to an outward moral virtue.

Religion is doing; a man does not merely think his religion or feel it, he 'lives' his religion as much as he is able, otherwise it is not religion but fantasy or philosophy.

I think when I was two years old in the sandbox. I think I formulated my basic philosophy there, and I haven't really had to alter it very much ever since

The atheist is cheating whenever he makes a moral judgment, acting as though it has an objective reference, when his philosophy in fact precludes it.

Initial response illustrates a great deal about someone's personal philosophy.

Optimism is my best defense.

My basic life philosophy is Harry Potter

I rather doubt that life has a meaning. If I thought perhaps it did, and I wanted to find out what its meaning is, I don't imagine I'd ask someone whose credentials consist of a PhD in philosophy.

Making miracles is hard work, most people give up before they happen.

We live in the best of all possible worlds

There are two conflicting philosophies that I love: "Everything happens for a reason," as well as "you can change everything that you have control over."

You know, you have to have some inner philosophy to deal with adversity.

There is no heresy or no philosophy which is so abhorrent to the church as a human being.

Superstition sets the whole world in flames, but philosophy douses them.

I don't master my craft or my style enough to have any philosophy or dogma to which I feel I belong.