Quotes About Belief

Mr Greenleaf was such a decent fellow himself, he took it for granted that everybody else in the world was decent, too. Tom had almost forgotten such people existed.

His stories were good because he imagined them intensely, so intensely that he came to believe them.

She envied him. She envied him his faith there would always be a place, a home, a job, someone else for him. She envied him that attitude.

She envied him. She envied him his faith that there would always be a place, a home, a job, someone else for him. She envied him that attitude. She almost resented his having it.

It was a kind of arrogance, perhaps, to believe so in one's destiny. But, on the other hand, who could be more genuinely humble than one who felt compelled to obey the laws of his own fate?

Era fácil decirlo. Era muy fácil creérselo todo. Pero también era muy fácil no creer en nada en absoluto.

Egyptians built pyramids; Americans, skyscrapers; the megalithic Irish, mountain cairns. And while I admit it is impossible to be certain what Danu's people believed, the obsessive topping of Munster Hills with navel and nipples suggest they saw the land as a woman's body, the earth as feminine. And if so, what then? Did they imagine the earth acting like a woman, laughing, singing, weeping, taking a lover, nursing a child?

I continued up the stairs, this time on wings, suspecting for the first time that Louisa's book might outlive us all.

The way to develop self-confidence, he said, is to do the thing you fear to do and get a record of successful experiences behind you.

You are not," said Norman Vincent Peale, "you are not what you think you are; but what you think, you are.

Give them a fine reputation to live up to, and they will make prodigious efforts rather than see you disillusioned.

A mere man alone can easily be defeated, but a man alive with the power of God within him is invincible.

to let them know that your faith in them is unwavering.

The world-famous scientist, Dr Alexis Carrel, said: "Prayer is the most powerful form of energy one can generate." So why not make use of it? Call it God or Allah or Spirit—why quarrel with definitions as long as the mysterious powers of nature take us in hand?

Trust me.... You are important

Despite what you've been told, you matter and you can accomplish something great.

Our mental attitude is the X factor that determines our fate.

Gostamos de continuar a acreditar naquilo que nos habituamos a aceitar como verdade, e os ressentimentos despertos quando lançam dúvidas sobre qualquer um dos nossos pressupostos levam-nos a procurar todo o tipo de desculpas para nos agarrarmos a eles.

You may then hurl at them all the logic of a Plato or an Immanuel Kant, but you will not alter their opinions, for you have hurt their feelings.

Os padrões psicológicos são muito claros. Quando uma pessoa diz "Não" e acredita realmente no que está a dizer, ele ou ela estão a fazer muito mais do que simplesmente pronunciar uma palavra de três letras. Todo o organismo – glandular, nervoso, muscular – se congrega numa condição de rejeição.

Aici zace corpul Iui William Jai. El muri ap?rându-ÅŸi cu ardoare opiniile. El avea dreptate, toat? viaÅ£a a avut dreptate. Dar nu a murit mai puÅ£in. Decât dac? nu ar fi avut

In short, if you want to improve a person in a certain respect, act as though that particular trait were already one of his or her outstanding characteristics. Shakespeare said, "Assume a virtue, if you have it not." And it might be well to assume and state openly that other people have the virtue you want them to develop. Give them a fine reputation to live up to, and they will make prodigious efforts rather than see you disillusioned.

adopté, en lugar de ellas, 'creo', 'entiendo', o 'imagino

Carry your chin in and the crown of your head high. We are gods in the chrysalis.