Quotes About Belief

Anyone who endeavors to be a Christian will soon find his intelligence being sharpened. You are embarking on something that is going to take the whole of you, brains and all.

Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won't come in.

It is not that I believe that there are too many idiots in this world, just that lightning isn't distributed right.

I would prefer an intelligent hell to a stupid paradise.

Practical men who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influence, are usually the slaves of some defunct economist.

Intelligence must follow faith never precede it and never destroy it.

Those who believe in nothing are very, very jealous and angry at those who believe in something.

Trifles light as air are to the jealous confirmations strong as proofs of holy writ.

What frenzy dictates, jealousy believes

...his jaw tightening and his eyes closed on the tears. "I believe you. It's okay because I understand and I believe you.

I believe in kindness. Also in mischief. Also in singing, especially when singing is not necessarily prescribed.

When your dreams tire, they go underground and out of kindness that's where they stay.

Whether one believes in a religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or not, there isn't anyone who doesn't appreciate kindness and compassion.

Whether or not you believe in God, you can probably sign on to the idea that being kind to others is divine. Just remember to include yourself in that circle of kindness.

I believe in kindness. Also in mischief.

I do it because I want to exercise people's compassion and I do it because I really believe that for some reason what I do is important and meaningful.

The only obligation I recognize is to say what I believe to be true [ ] and to say it with kindness. I believe that is how a Christian conversation should proceed.

As a result of half a century of Soviet rule people have been weaned from a belief in human kindness.

There are people who...tell you that the light in your heart is a weakness. Don't believe it! It's an old tactic of cruel people to kill kindness in the name of virtue.

You either believe that people respond to authority, or that they respond to kindness and inclusion. I'm obviously in the latter camp. I think that people respond better to reward than punishment.

Always carry with you a little reasonable doubt, should you meet someone who needs to be found innocent.

If we choose to exercise faith, the Holy Ghost will bring God's kindnesses to our remembrance.

Our kindness may be the most persuasive argument for that which we believe.

That some good can be derived from every event is a better proposition than that everything happens for the best, which it assuredly does not.