Belief in God is apparently a psychological artifact of mammalian reproduction. Votes: 3
Arthur C. ClarkeBelief systems provide a programme which relieves the necessity of thought. Votes: 3
Bertrand RussellBelief creates its own experience; therefore, such an experience is not true. Votes: 3
Jiddu KrishnamurtiBehavior is the substance of religion. Belief is the substance of relationship. Votes: 3
Charles StanleyTo believe is to be strong. Doubt cramps energy. Belief is power. Votes: 3
Frederick William RobertsonBelief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; unbelief in denying them. Votes: 3
Ralph Waldo EmersonBelief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; unbelief, in denying them. Votes: 3
George EliotBelief compelled through fear is not belief, it is blind and forced obedience. Votes: 3
Carlton PearsonBelief is knowing what you believe. Conviction is knowing why you believe it. Votes: 3
Josh McDowellBelief is a form of infantilism. There is no ground for believing anything. Votes: 3
Terence McKennaBelief in God, without belief in the Prophet (SAWW), would still be unbelief. Votes: 3
Wasif Ali WasifBelief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; unbelief, in denying them. Votes: 3
Ralph Waldo EmersonBelief is a good thing in principle, but an annoying thing in human beings. Votes: 3
Elizabeth WurtzelBelief is the cornerstone of all the great achievements since the beginning of time. Votes: 3
Robert AnthonyBelief was never mentioned at home, but right actions were taught by daily example. Votes: 3
Terry PratchettBelief in form, but disbelief in content - that's what makes an aphorism charming. Votes: 3
Friedrich NietzscheBelief in mysteries, any manner of mysteries, is the only lasting luxury in life. Votes: 3
Zilpha Keatley SnyderBelief and knowledge are considered to be two different things. But they are not. Votes: 3
Stanley FishI always prefer to believe the best of everybody, it saves so much trouble. Votes: 3
Rudyard KiplingBelief is as necessary to the soul as pleasures are necessary to the body. Votes: 3
Elsa SchiaparelliFaith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase. Votes: 3
Martin Luther King, Jr.Faith is much better than belief. Belief is when someone else does the thinking. Votes: 3
R. Buckminster FullerBelief fuels our decisions - even when we are not clearly aware of those beliefs. Votes: 3
Mary Anne RadmacherBelief in truth begins with doubting all that has hitherto been believed to be true. Votes: 3
Friedrich NietzscheBelief in oneself is one of the most important bricks in building any successful venture. Votes: 3
Lydia M. ChildBelief in God? An afterlife? I believe in rock: this apodictic rock beneath my feet. Votes: 3
Edward AbbeyUnderlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself. Votes: 3
Milton FriedmanBelief is half of all healing. Belief in the cure, belief in the future that awaits. Votes: 3
Patrick NessBelief in ourself is like a muscle - it is strengthened by constant and careful use. Votes: 3
Catherine DeVryeAll I have seen teaches me to trust the creator for all I have not seen. Votes: 3
Ralph Waldo EmersonAnother belief of mine; that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise. Votes: 3
Margaret AtwoodIt's not the events of our lives that shape us, but our beliefs as to what those events mean. Votes: 3
Tony RobbinsThe fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd. Votes: 3
Bertrand RussellCredulity is belief in slight evidence, with no evidence, or against evidence Votes: 1
Tryon EdwardsDemocracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance. Votes: 1
H. L. MenckenFrisbeetarianism is the belief that when you die, your soul goes up on the roof and gets stuck. Votes: 1
George CarlinThe statesman cannot govern without stability of belief, true or false. Votes: 0
George Bernard ShawI'm not particularly fond of kissing strange men-contrary to popular belief. Votes: 0
Madonna CicconeFaith is a devout belief in what one does not understand. Votes: 0
Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise du DeffandFaith means belief in something concerning which doubt is theoretically possible. Votes: 0
William JamesSuperstition is only the fear of belief, while religion is the confidence. Votes: 0
Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of BlessingtonFriendship is a common belief in the same fallacies, mountebanks and hobgoblins. Votes: 0
H. L. MenckenWhen you legislate personal belief, you're in violation of freedom of religion. Votes: 0
John IrvingCredulity is belief in slight evidence, with no evidence, or against evidence. Votes: 0
Tryon EdwardsSuperstition is only the fear of belief, while religion is the confidence. Votes: 0
Marguerite GardinerPhilosophy's power to blunt all the blows of circumstance is beyond belief. Votes: 0
Seneca the YoungerChange your thought, change your mind.Change your belief, change your action. Votes: 0
Lailah Gifty AkitaGreat unhappiness is incompatible with the belief that it will ever end. Votes: 0
Barbara Grizzuti HarrisonFaith isn't absence of doubt. It's belief without proof, not without question. Votes: 0
Rosemary Clement-MooreWithout self belief nothing can be accomplished. With it, nothing is impossible. Votes: 0
Felix DennisMy personal belief is that everything is always happening all at once. Votes: 0
Joseph Gordon-LevittWith most men, unbelief in one thing springs from blind belief in another. Votes: 0
Georg C. LichtenbergThe people that I admire have a wonderful balance of self-belief and humility. Votes: 0
Mahershala AliWe must abandon the prevalent belief in the superior wisdom of the ignorant. Votes: 0
Daniel J. BoorstinI wish to weepbut sorrow isstupid.I wish to believebut belief is agraveyard. Votes: 0
Charles BukowskiWikipedia represents a belief in the supremacy of reason and goodness of others. Votes: 0
Daniel H. PinkLike those crabs which dress themselves with seaweed, we wear belief and custom. Votes: 0
Cyril ConnollyFreedom of belief and worship is the most important guarantee of social peace. Votes: 0
Ahmet Necdet SeznerYou hold your future in your own hands. Never waver in this belief. Votes: 0
Sir Frederick Treves, 1st BaronetFreedom of belief and worship is the most important guarantee of social peace. Votes: 0
Ahmet Necdet SezerThe belief in charms for protecting newborn infants is very strong in Greece." Votes: 0
James Theodore BentMy belief is that communication is the best way to create strong relationships. Votes: 0
Jada Pinkett SmithI don't want them (religious followers) trying to inflict their belief on me. Votes: 0
Christopher HitchensThe belief in charms for protecting newborn infants is very strong in Greece. Votes: 0
James Theodore BentHistory is nothing more than the belief in the senses, the belief in falsehood. Votes: 0
Friedrich NietzscheIn a universe that defies description, all systems of belief can only be false. Votes: 0
Austin Osman SpareA belief in God is fundamental; upon it rest the influences that control life. Votes: 0
William Jennings BryanWith discipline, belief, and the right knowledge, we become the best we can be. Votes: 0
Georges St-PierreNo human beings are more dangerous than those who have suffered for a belief Votes: 0
Emile M. CioranScience at its best is an open-minded method of inquiry, not a belief system. Votes: 0
Rupert SheldrakeFreedom of belief is pernicious, it is nothing but the freedom to be wrong. Votes: 0
Robert BellarmineYour belief that you can do the thing gives your thought forces their power. Votes: 0
Robert CollierHope is optimism plus a belief there is a path out of your adversity. Votes: 0
Santiago "Jimmy" MelladoEvery concept of reality is all in our head, belief is what makes truth. Votes: 0
Christy Leigh StewartWhether you are really right or not doesn't matter; it's the belief that counts. Votes: 0
Robertson DaviesThough as he'd say, what is 'belief' but a willingness to suspend the negatives? Votes: 0
Margaret AtwoodWho can separate his faith from his actions, or his belief from his occupations? Votes: 0
Khalil GibranIt's my belief we developed language because of our deep inner need to complain. Votes: 0
Jane WagnerAvoid all doubtful ideas and put your mind into the realms of true belief. Votes: 0
Israelmore AyivorMy belief is that most of the limitations people have or face are self-imposed. Votes: 0
Rush LimbaughI have a great belief in not doing anything unless I'm passionate about it. Votes: 0
Anthony HorowitzMust be nice to have that kind of unshakable belief in a merciful higher power. Votes: 0
Ellen HopkinsI personally subscribe to the belief that normal is just a setting on the dryer. Votes: 0
Jodi PicoultI believe that your religion should be between you and whoever your belief is in. Votes: 0
Zayn MalikI've caught belief like a disease. I've fallen into belief like I fell in love. Votes: 0
Graham GreeneWhat we say we believe makes very little difference until we act on our belief Votes: 0
Joshua HarrisThe cure is as simple as this: Live your words and live your belief system. Votes: 0
Shannon L. AlderI believe a man is better anchored who has a belief in the Supreme Being. Votes: 0
James Cash PenneyReligion is the belief in future life and in God. I don't believe in either. Votes: 0
Clarence DarrowWe can give up belief in God while not losing touch with a treasured heritage. Votes: 0
Richard DawkinsThe more sincere we are in our belief, as a rule, the less demonstrative we are. Votes: 0
Henry Ward BeecherI mean, as an athlete, as a competitor, you have to have that belief in yourself. Votes: 0
Tiger WoodsMy basic belief is you need to ride the horse in the direction that it's going. Votes: 0
Tim O'ReillyThe only thing we need to heal is the belief that we are not already whole. Votes: 0
Eric Micha'el LeventhalA belief which leaves no place for doubt is not a belief; it is a superstition. Votes: 0
Jose BergaminThe way to belief is short and easy, the way to knowledge is long and hard. Votes: 0
Ernst StuhlingerOne should never fall in the belief that you can find someone to pick you up. Votes: 0
Niccolo MachiavelliMost evil comes from the belief that one is a victim, or one's group is a victim Votes: 0
Dennis PragerAll wrong doing is done in the sincere belief that it is the best thing to do. Votes: 0
Arnold BennettThe belief of our Reason is an Exercise of Faith, and Faith is an Act of Reason. Votes: 0
Joseph GlanvillIt is not our ability that limits us but our view/belief of what we can achieve. Votes: 0
John O'CallaghanOur actions are the evidence of our belief and become the substance of our faith.
L. Whitney ClaytonOur belief is often strongest when it should be weakest. That is the nature of hope.
Brandon SandersonThe fact that there is a general belief in a future life is no evidence of its truth
Clarence DarrowWhat you need is a fundamental humility - the belief that you can learn from anyone.
Clayton ChristensenAny faith in Him, however small, is better than any belief about Him, however great.
George MacDonaldPersuasion occurs when trust and confidence meet belief, risk tolerance, and safety.
Jeffrey GitomerNothing is permanent about our behavior patterns except our belief that they are so.
Moshe FeldenkraisThe heresy of one age is the orthodox belief and "only infallible rule" of the nest.
Theodore ParkerRUIN, v. To destroy. Specifically, to destroy a maid's belief in the virtue of maids.
Ambrose BierceReasons for declaring belief is not are not the same as reasons for believing in god.
Daniel DennettThe lack of belief is a defect that ought to be concealed when it cannot be overcome.
Jonathan SwiftOften my characters have some kind of idealism or grand belief that they're pursuing.
Joshuah BearmanI still have great faith in democracy. I have great belief in the power of community.
Terry Tempest WilliamsCats do not keep the mice away; it is my belief that they preserve them for the chase.
Oswald BarronAtheism, the absence of belief in gods, is a comparatively late phenomenon in history.
Chapman CohenMy belief also is that Marilyn Monroe passed away long before she should have left us.
Debbie Reynoldsbelief is necessarily something false that diverts and suffocates effective production
Gilles DeleuzeI think I'm innocently representing a certain belief in motion pictures, and, well OK.
Jean-Luc GodardI'm of the belief that dating "potential" is almost always an exercise in frustration.
Mallory OrtbergActions themselves form no bondage. Bondage is only the false belief,"I am the do-er."
Ramana MaharshiWe are far too willing to reject the belief that much of what we see in life is random.
Daniel KahnemanThis is the belief of the Left: You negotiate with evil, and get tough with your allies
Dennis PragerThere is a naive belief that injustice only had to be pointed out in order to be cured.
Gloria SteinemA belief is something you will argue about. A conviction is something you will die for.
Howard G. HendricksSelfishness comes from poverty in the heart, from the belief that love is not abundant.
Miguel Angel RuizWhat really keeps me going is the constant belief that it could all disappear tomorrow.
Phil DonahueAli's belief in himself was something I picked up on, and it's become my own philosophy
Sugar Ray LeonardBelief needs something terrible to make it work, I find--blood, nails, a bit of anguish.
Anne EnrightBeing constantly surprised about what nature can create, that inspires me beyond belief.
Benjamin StoneStress is an indicator of our belief in the value and validity of our worries and fears.
Bill CrawfordMy belief is, you know, certain things have to be explained that's never been explained.
Dick GregoryBelief is self-knowing. Even Yoda out of Star Wars said, do or do not. There is no 'try'
Gene SimmonsSooner or later a false belief bumps up against solid reality, usually on a battlefield.
George OrwellThe stories that spread today empower us and give us belief in our own heroic potential.
Jonah SachsNo; he could be ruined again and again by hope, but he would never be capable of belief.
Michael ChabonIn comparing religious belief to science, I try to remember that science is belief also.
Robert Breault...my basic belief about the making of stories is that they pretty much make themselves.
Stephen KingThere is always a ..belief that by destroying the thing that we love we destroy our needs
Adam Phillips"Belief in the truth commences with the doubting of all those "truths" we once believed."
Friedrich NietzscheReligion is based on dogma and belief, whereas science is based on doubt and questioning.
Jerry A. CoyneYou can never have too much butter " that is my belief. If I have a religion, that's it,
Nora EphronA belief is not merely an idea the mind possesses; it is an idea that possesses the mind.
Robert BoltPerhaps the belief in God is the belief that the universe is intelligible, but not to us.
Thomas NagelSkepticism is not a denial of belief, but rather a denial of rational grounds for belief.
William Pepperell MontagueBelieving is such a comfort that it's hard to give up a belief just because it isn't true.
Andy RooneyWe need to learn how to give a defense for our belief in Christ without getting defensive.
Beth MooreWhat people really believe doesn't feel like a BELIEF, it feels like the way the world IS.
Eliezer YudkowskyAs far as I'm concerned, humans have not yet come up with a belief that's worth believing.
George CarlinI think the deepest belief I have . . . is that love really is the answer to all problems.
Jack CanfieldI will give up my belief in evolution if someone finds a fossil rabbit in the Precambrian.
John B. S. HaldaneLiberalism is part of a religious disorder that demands a belief that life is controllable.
Ann CoulterI think itâs better to have ideas. You can change an idea; changing a belief is trickier.
Chris RockReligion is not the belief there is a god. Religion is the belief god tells you what to do.
Christopher HitchensIt stems from my Australianisms and belief that everyone is a fundamental cog in the wheel.
Janet Holmes a CourtThe Hollywood sirens are shrieking, while down some search lit alley runs some lost belief.
Joni MitchellHappiness is not the belief that we don't need to change; it's the realization that we can.
Shawn AchorThe biggest thing is to have a mind-set and a belief you can win every tournament going in.
Tiger WoodsI don't know what I believe. I think there's a belief system, I'm just not sure what it is.
Tom BradyIt is my belief that the only power which can resist the power of fear is the power of love.
Alan PatonAn official man is always an official man, and he has a wild belief in the value of reports.
Arthur HelpsSpeaking with passion born of your own authentic experience and belief is always persuasive.
Charlotte Beersyearning n. and adj. At te core of this desire is the belief that everything can be perfect.
David LevithanIt is comfortable to live in the belief that you are great, though your greatness is latent.
Italo SvevoWhat separates an ordinary woman from an extraordinary one? The belief that she is ordinary.
Jody WilliamsI'm not claiming I'm a saint, but I have a genuine, genuine belief in trying to help others.
John KeyWhen people believe that what you believe is what they believe, they turn you into a belief.
Michael BasseyYou see everything is about belief, whatever we believe rules our existence, rules our life.
Miguel Angel RuizIn that moment of salvation, of belief, they are opening their lives to the person of Jesus.
Paul WasherFaith is in the soul. Belief is thought. Faith is so rich. Faith gives me my spiritual self.
Ram DassIf memory survived eternally, then indeed there might be justification for a belief in hell.
Stacy AumonierScientists are stuck in this belief that we tell people probabilities, not absolute answers.
Stephen SchneiderIf you believe you are plenty, you will validate that belief and create plenty of abundance.
T. Harv EkerBe a good human being, a warmhearted, affectionate person. That is my fundamental belief.
Dalai LamaWe can never give up the belief that the good guys always win. And that we are the good guys.
Faith PopcornOur security is assured by our perseverance and by our sure belief in the success of liberty.
George W. BushA belief is a question we have put aside so we can get on with what we believe we have to do.
James RichardsonA red-hot belief in eternal glory is probably the best antidote to human panic that there is.
Phyllis BottomeThey say: Belief is important. I say: No, actions are important. Judge by deed, not by creed.
Robert Green IngersollIt's my belief that sanity lies in realizing that reality is not exactly what we had in mind.
Roy Blount, Jr.Nothing can shake my belief that this world is the fruit of a dark god whose shadow I extend.
Umberto EcoAction will furnish belief,-but will that belief be the true one? This is the point, you know.
Arthur Hugh CloughWe have no borders. Our vets are being treated horribly. Illegal immigration is beyond belief.
Donald TrumpZero, zero belief in myself. And it's changed somewhat, but there's still a lot of that in me.
Larry DavidThe human capacity for self-delusion is boundless, and the effects of belief are overpowering.
Michael ShermerWe are reluctant to let go of the belief that if I am to care for something I must control it.
Peter BlockThe man who comes to a right belief about God is relieved of ten thousand temporal problems ...
Aiden Wilson TozerIt is my strong belief that Israel has not just the right but the obligation to protect itself.
Barack ObamaAnyone can heal who believes that he can and will take the time to put that belief into motion.
Ernest HolmesThe thing always happens that you really believe in; and the belief in a thing makes it happen.
Frank Lloyd WrightIt is the Buddhist belief that at every moment the universe is not only dying but being reborn.
Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount CherwellThe essence of all religion is to be willing to risk your life for a belief - not for survival.
Helen Foster Snowreligion's for those who believe in hell and a spiritual belief is for those who've been there.
M.C. BeatonLeadership is much more an art, a belief, a condition of the heart, than a set of things to do.
Max de PreeCarried by light, images remain while sensation is so evanescent as to be always beyond belief.
Rae ArmantroutOn the court, I'm not afraid of anything. I try to have confidence and have a belief in myself.
Stephen CurryOne of my core beliefs is that belief itself is a choice that can be made of our own free will.
Steve PavlinaDoes a man become a revolutionary out of the belief he's entitled to joy rather than submission?
Barbara KingsolverThe shuffle only demonstrated people's fatuous belief in a political cure for a human condition.
Brian AldissOutstanding leaders have a sense of mission, a belief in themselves and the value of their work.
Brian TracyA lie is a lie... unless your friends and family are in on it. Then it's a commonly held belief.
Christopher TitusLooking Backward was written in the belief that the Golden Age lies before us and not behind us.
Edward BellamyMass movements can rise and spread without belief in a God, but never without belief in a devil.
Eric HofferContrary to popular belief, it's not the legs that go first; it's remembering the word for legs.
Larry GelbartHope is the belief in the probability of the possible rather than the necessity of the probable.
Marshall GanzChristianity was never meant to be a belief system, it's meant to be an encounter with a person.
Mike DoneheyThe first belief we must have if we're going to create change quickly is that we can change now.
Tony RobbinsNo one who has studied Western history can cling to the belief that the Nazis invented genocide.
Wallace StegnerThe true measure of our belief in the validity of our values is our willingness to act upon them.
Bill CrawfordA belief may be comforting. Only through your own experience, however, does it become liberating.
Eckhart TolleBelief in the resurrection is not an appendage to the Christian faith. It is the Christian faith.
George CareyReally, contrary to popular belief, I like to have a good time and not take myself too seriously.
Jake GyllenhaalThe giving up of (a belief in) witchcraft is in effect the giving up of (a beilief in) the Bible.
John WesleyViolence comes from the belief that other people cause our pain and therefore deserve punishment.
Marshall B. RosenbergWhen you go through abuse - the behavior - what happens is all behavior stems from faulty belief.
Paula WhiteAn old belief is like an old shoe. We so value its comfort that we fail to notice the hole in it.
Robert BreaultBelief cannot be reckoned with in terms of science, for science and faith are mutually exclusive.
Rudolf VirchowA person can do other things against his will, but belief is possible only in one who is willing.
Saint AugustinePoverty on both a personal and worldwide level is supported by our collective belief in scarcity.
Shakti GawainI want to see a new system. I believe that the credit scoring system is broken. That's my belief.
Suze OrmanA Christian is committed to the belief that Love and Mercy are the most powerful forces on earth.
Thomas MertonWhen you develop a game plan to get what you want, you will develop a belief that you can get it.
Zig ZiglarMasonry is not a religion. He who makes of it a religious belief, falsifies and denaturalizes it.
Albert PikeThere's the belief that we can't be smart enough to write. And certainly censorship of women, too.
Alice MattisonRational argument does not create belief, but it maintains a climate in which belief may flourish.
Alister E. McGrathSurrealism is based on the belief in the omnipotence of dreams, in the undirected play of thought.
Andre BretonWhat is your religion? I mean-not what you know about religion but the belief that helps you most?
George EliotIn the nature of the use of chance operations is the belief that all answers answer all questions.
John CageSelf-confidence is nothing more than belief in oneâs ability to decide and in oneâs decisions.
L. Ron HubbardIt only confirms me in my belief that there is no Swaraj without a settlement with the Mussalmans.
Mahatma GandhiIt is certain my belief gains quite infinitely the very moment I can convince another mind thereof
NovalisThe shackles of belief, when reinforced by fear, are difficult to break free from and rarely done.
Richard Paul EvansPeople's belief in their own local reality-tunnels keep us all far stupider than we ought to be...
Robert Anton WilsonImplication is thus the very texture of our web of belief, and logic is the theory that traces it.
Willard Van Orman QuineIt's our nature to be free, and until we're stuck in a stressful belief system, we're pretty happy.
Byron KatieLet`s choose each day and every day to keep an attitude of faith and joy and belief and compassion.
Charles R. SwindollOblivion is full of people who allow the opinions of others to overrule their belief in themselves.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAs cities grow and technology takes over the world, belief and imagination fade away, and so do we.
Julie KagawaIn the end, it is my belief, words are the only things that can construct a world that makes sense.
Kate AtkinsonShe had no images of this love. She could offer no anecdotes. It was a belief rather than a memory.
Margaret AtwoodWith accomplishments comes confidence and with confidence comes belief. It has to be in that order.
Mike KrzyzewskiPart of Christian belief is to find out what's true about Jesus and let that challenge our culture.
N. T. WrightIt's been my belief that learning how to do something in your hometown is the most important thing.
Pete SeegerThus through half-belief, we are often doomed to repeat that very past we should have learned from.
Ray BradburyFaith is belief without evidence and reason; coincidentally that's also the definition of delusion.
Richard DawkinsBelief is a very peculiar thing: we tend to put more store in a belief we like than a fact we hate.
Stephen TobolowskyIf we would destroy the Christian religion, we must first of all destroy man's belief in the Bible.
VoltaireBelief in a Divine mission is one of the many forms of certainty that have afflicted the human race.
Bertrand RussellThere is a vast difference between intellectual belief and the total conversion that saves the soul.
Billy Graham