Quotes About Belief

A sense of humor...is superior to any religion so far devised.

If you believe in peace, act peacefully; if you believe in love, acting lovingly; if you believe every which way, then act every which way, that's perfectly valid - but don't go out trying to sell your beliefs to the system. You end up contradicting what you profess to believe in, and you set a bum example. If you want to change the world, change yourself.

You should never hesitate to trade your cow for a handful of magic beans.

There are two kinds of people in this world: Those who believe there are two kinds of people in this world and those who are smart enough to know better.

How difficult it is for any of us to listen to our own voice or maintain our own beliefs in the presence of others.

If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours

Hope is the belief we might get it done, and faith is the knowledge we will get it done.

Estaba asombrado de que le hubiera resultado tan fácil. Lo único que tenía que hacer era decirle a la gente lo que la gente quería oír, y te creían, por muy absurda que pudiera ser la historia que les explicaras. Y tres días y tres noches sin dormir habían aletargado los recelos y la capacidad de escepticismo del inspector Flint.

I spent a long time trying to come to grips with my doubts, when suddenly I realized I had better come to grips with what I believe. I have since moved from the agony of questions that I cannot answer to the reality of answers that I cannot escape, and it's a wonderful relief.

most religious people had given up their right to being human beings by claiming they had the God's truth and nobody else had any truth.

The way I figure it, we know we got this world, so live in this one while you're here. I figure the next one will take care of itself.

A person without her or his own truth ain't a person at all, Ida said. Anybody who tells you different—is a jackass, and no longer deserves to be called human being.

Have some fun while you wait for the will of heaven.

You can persuade a man to believe almost anything provided he is clever enough, but it is much more difficult to persuade someone less clever.

I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon.

Well I believe in the desirability of an optimal society.

From principles is derived probability, but truth or certainty is obtained only from facts.

For 10 years of my life, 3 times a day, I thanked the Lord for what I was about to receive and thanked him again for what I had just received, and then we lost touch and I suddenly thought, where is he now

Rosencrantz: I don't believe in it anyway. Guildenstern: What? Rosencrantz: England. Guildenstern: Just a conspiracy of cartographers, then?

The first guy who came up with the concept of religion was sitting out under a tree. I'm sure of that.

I have my own religion. I'm sort of one-quarter Baptist, one-quarter Catholic, one-quarter Jewish.

My theory is if you have a religion, it's a good one. Because some people don't have any at all.

The God Gone Mad.

Faith is the quiet assurance that everything will be okay.