Quotes About Belief

One of the most striking proofs of the personal existence of Satan is found in the fact, that he has so influenced the minds of multitudes in reference to his existence and doings, as to make them believe that he does not exist.

Her father had taught her that trust is the foundation of any relationship.

I was shown, not told, the workingman's belief in hard labor,

Indeed, I have found that confidence is one of the most consistent traits exhibited by the successful traders I have interviewed.

I succeeded because I didn't know that I couldn't.

Unlike some other gurus, he doesn't believe he is predicting the future; he is simply observing what is happening and making rational bets.

I took religion much too seriously, however, and its overall effect was depressing. I would have really liked to discard it, but somehow I couldn't.

The psychiatrist marveled at Rosenberg's one-track mind, which could turn a conversation on any topic into a discourse on racial purity. "I was more than casually interested as a psychiatrist to find in Rosenberg an individual who had developed a system of thought differing greatly from known fact, who absolutely refused to amend his theories, and who, moreover, firmly believed in the magic of the words in which he had expressed them.

If we believe that we are just animals, without immortal souls, we are already but one step removed from pod people.

Henry Ford agreed: "Whether you think you can or can't, you're right.

Henry Miller once wrote: "No man is great enough or wise enough for any of us to surrender our destiny to. The only way in which anyone can lead us is to restore to us the belief in our own guidance."3

You will treat yourself and others according to the way you think God feels about you.

Remember, if you believe a lie long enough it will become truth to you. As it becomes your reality, you are faced with life choices that can lead you into a lifestyle of sin and disobedience. Sin left unrepented creates a place of darkness in your life, in your mind, and, worst of all, finds its place into your heart, causing you to respond to your pain by either hurting others or refusing to allow others access to your heart.

I was always a liar. But one thing I failed to realize about being a liar is that you know when you are deceiving someone else, but when you deceive yourself you believe you are telling the truth.

believed them to be aggressors. He would also roam the castle at night, howling like a wolf, and often hid in corners due to his belief that he was made entirely out of glass and

You're not going to be a writer someday. You're a writer today.

When I went off to the army when I was 17 years old, I believed in America and the rights of freedom. But today I believe my government is lying to the American people and that my president, George Bush, is a criminal.

The trouble with life is that the moment someone tells you something is impossible, someone else promptly proves that it isn't

A world at war is crazy enough for anything to be believable.

Once religion sanctions a belief, our ordinary notions of what distinguishes the insane from the sane are thrown out the window.

wisdom? As the Zen texts explain, "To live in trusting

We have so many ideas and beliefs about ourselves. We told ourselves story about what we want and who we are, smart or kind. Often these are the unexamined and limited ideas of others that we have internalized and then gone on to live out

never hurts to think too highly of a person; often they become ennobled and act better because of it.

Our belief in a limited and impoverished identity is such a strong habit that without it we are afraid we wouldn't know how to be.