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"It is my firm belief that I have a link with the past and a responsibility to the future. I cannot give up. I cannot despair. There's a whole future, generations to come. I have to keep trying."

"It is my firm belief that I have a link with the past and a responsibility to the future. I cannot give up. I cannot despair. There's a whole future, generations to come. I have to keep trying."

King Hussein, Jordanian Royalty

Belief, Despair, Future, Generations

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"The thing always happens that you really believe in; and the belief in a thing makes it happen."

"The thing always happens that you really believe in; and the belief in a thing makes it happen."

Frank Lloyd Wright, American Architect

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"It is not to be forgotten that what we call rational grounds for our beliefs are often extremely irrational attempts to justify our instincts."

"It is not to be forgotten that what we call rational grounds for our beliefs are often extremely irrational attempts to justify our instincts."

Thomas Huxley, English Scientist

Belief, Beliefs

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"Yoga has reinforced and grounded my own spiritual beliefs."

"Yoga has reinforced and grounded my own spiritual beliefs."

Christy Turlington, American Model

Belief, Beliefs, Spiritual, Yoga

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"If someone's beliefs are fixed and false, he or she can do anything to justify their beliefs."

"If someone's beliefs are fixed and false, he or she can do anything to justify their beliefs."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Belief, Falsehood, Justification, Mindset

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"Every man should believe in something.If not..he would doubt everything, even himself."

"Every man should believe in something.If not..he would doubt everything, even himself."

Toba Beta, Indonesian Author

Belief, Doubt, Faith, Self

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"Christopher Reeve understood that... everything begins with hope. His vision of walking again, his belief that he would be able to in his lifetime, towered over his broken body."

"Christopher Reeve understood that... everything begins with hope. His vision of walking again, his belief that he would be able to in his lifetime, towered over his broken body."

Patti Davis, American Celebrity

Belief, Hope, Vision, Body

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"Zen Buddhism is a discipline where belief isn't necessary."

"Zen Buddhism is a discipline where belief isn't necessary."

David Sylvian, English Musician

Belief, Discipline, Buddhism, Zen

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"It is my belief that we all have the need to feel special. It is this need that can bring out the best in us, yet the worst in us."

"It is my belief that we all have the need to feel special. It is this need that can bring out the best in us, yet the worst in us."

Janet Jackson, American Musician

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"Learned helplessness is the giving-up reaction, the quitting response that follows from the belief that whatever you do doesn't matter."

"Learned helplessness is the giving-up reaction, the quitting response that follows from the belief that whatever you do doesn't matter."

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austrian Actor

Belief, Giving, Quitting

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"What alarms me most is the fact that, even when God has now raised up a voice to speak on these issues, many sincerely believe that I am in error or at worst that I am doing something utterly wrong."

"What alarms me most is the fact that, even when God has now raised up a voice to speak on these issues, many sincerely believe that I am in error or at worst that I am doing something utterly wrong."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Belief, Voice, Truth, Faith

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"Belief gets in the way of learning."

"Belief gets in the way of learning."

Jeremy Collier, English Clergyman

Belief, Learning

7

"Magic is an ancient practice that has power over superstitious mind."

"Magic is an ancient practice that has power over superstitious mind."

Toba Beta, Indonesian Author

Belief, Power, Truth, Magic, Wisdom

6

"YOU HAVE TO START OUT LEARNING TO BELIEVE THE LITTLE LIES."So we can believe the big ones?"YES. JUSTICE. MERCY. DUTY. THAT SORT OF THING."

"YOU HAVE TO START OUT LEARNING TO BELIEVE THE LITTLE LIES."So we can believe the big ones?"YES. JUSTICE. MERCY. DUTY. THAT SORT OF THING."

Terry Pratchett, English Author

Belief, Justice, Mercy, Duty

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"When superstitions infect you, it controls your mind."

"When superstitions infect you, it controls your mind."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Belief, Superstition, Mindset, Control

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"The belief in some being who can be the judge of all human matters is a very comfortable one - all wrongs will be righted and all rights will be rewarded."

"The belief in some being who can be the judge of all human matters is a very comfortable one - all wrongs will be righted and all rights will be rewarded."

Eli Khamarov, American Author

Belief, Being, Rights, Will

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"Whether you believe you can do a thing or not, you are right."

"Whether you believe you can do a thing or not, you are right."

Henry Ford, American Businessman

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"Commencement speeches were invented largely in the belief that outgoing college students should never be released into the world until they have been properly sedated."

"Commencement speeches were invented largely in the belief that outgoing college students should never be released into the world until they have been properly sedated."

G. B. Trudeau, American Cartoonist

Belief, College, Students, World

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"If a belief is not realized immediately in open deeds, it is stored up for the guidance of the future."

"If a belief is not realized immediately in open deeds, it is stored up for the guidance of the future."

William Kingdon Clifford, English Mathematician

Belief, Deeds, Future, Guidance

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"For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don't believe, no proof is possible."

"For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don't believe, no proof is possible."

Stuart Chase, American Writer

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"Gods didn't mind atheists, if they were deep, hot, fiery, atheists like Simony, who spend their whole life hating gods for not existing. That sort of atheism was a rock. It was nearly belief."

"Gods didn't mind atheists, if they were deep, hot, fiery, atheists like Simony, who spend their whole life hating gods for not existing. That sort of atheism was a rock. It was nearly belief."

Terry Pratchett, English Author

Belief, Truth, Power, Wisdom, Regret

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"Part of God's work in his people is synchronizing the heart and the mind thus providing freedom from the deceit of emotion-based beliefs. Emotions are changing while truth is absolute. They don't believe simply because it sounds good, or deep, beautiful, happy, fun, cool, simple, or intelligent to them; but because it's true."

"Part of God's work in his people is synchronizing the heart and the mind thus providing freedom from the deceit of emotion-based beliefs. Emotions are changing while truth is absolute. They don't believe simply because it sounds good, or deep, beautiful, happy, fun, cool, simple, or intelligent to them; but because it's true."

Criss Jami, American Philosopher

Belief, Truth, Faith, Wisdom, Power

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"I didn't need to understand the hypostatic unity of the Trinity, I just needed to turn my life over to whoever came up with redwood trees."

"I didn't need to understand the hypostatic unity of the Trinity, I just needed to turn my life over to whoever came up with redwood trees."

Anne Lamott, American Author

Belief, Faith, Life, Nature, God

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"My belief about acting in one foot on a banana peel and the other one in the grave."

"My belief about acting in one foot on a banana peel and the other one in the grave."

Mark Ruffalo, American Actor

Belief, Acting, Grave

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"There is the potential for your beliefs to be infinite and limitless."

"There is the potential for your beliefs to be infinite and limitless."

Steven Redhead, British Author

Belief, Potential, Infinity, Limitless

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"We must believe that it is the darkest before the dawn of a beautiful new world. We will see it when we believe it."

"We must believe that it is the darkest before the dawn of a beautiful new world. We will see it when we believe it."

Saul Alinsky, American Activist

Belief, Dawn, Will, World

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"You don't believe things because they make your life better, you believe them because they're true."

"You don't believe things because they make your life better, you believe them because they're true."

Veronica Roth, American Author

Belief, Truth, Reality, Morality

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"So, your god is the only god? Okay, but then, so is my dog."

"So, your god is the only god? Okay, but then, so is my dog."

Fakeer Ishavardas, Indian Spiritual Leader

Belief, God, Faith, Humor

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"Some people think they are holier than othersSome religions think they are the only true onesSome gods think they are the most divineSome races think they are a superior breedThe war goes on to the grave and beyond."

"Some people think they are holier than othersSome religions think they are the only true onesSome gods think they are the most divineSome races think they are a superior breedThe war goes on to the grave and beyond."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Belief, Religion, God, Race

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"If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain dogs I have known will go to heaven, and very, very few persons."

"If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain dogs I have known will go to heaven, and very, very few persons."

James Thurber, American Comedian

Belief, Beliefs, Dogs, Immortality, Heaven

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"It has been demonstrated that no system, not even the most inhuman, can continue to exist without an ideology."

"It has been demonstrated that no system, not even the most inhuman, can continue to exist without an ideology."

Joe Slovo, South African Politician

Belief, Ideology, Southafrican

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"In like manner, if I let myself believe anything on insufficient evidence, there may be no great harm done by the mere belief; it may be true after all, or I may never have occasion to exhibit it in outward acts."

"In like manner, if I let myself believe anything on insufficient evidence, there may be no great harm done by the mere belief; it may be true after all, or I may never have occasion to exhibit it in outward acts."

William Kingdon Clifford, English Mathematician

Belief, Harm, May

5

"I played saxophone, so I was into jazz. I learned from each audience and each teacher that I had. I can't really tell you any rules or anything, but the way I develop my beliefs is really just by personally learning from different situations."

"I played saxophone, so I was into jazz. I learned from each audience and each teacher that I had. I can't really tell you any rules or anything, but the way I develop my beliefs is really just by personally learning from different situations."

Chad Hugo, American Musician

Belief, Beliefs, Jazz, Learning, Rules

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"The belief is growing on me that the disease is communicated by the bite of the mosquito... She always injects a small quantity of fluid with her bite - what if the parasites get into the system in this manner."

"The belief is growing on me that the disease is communicated by the bite of the mosquito... She always injects a small quantity of fluid with her bite - what if the parasites get into the system in this manner."

Ronald Ross, Scottish Scientist

Belief, Disease, Quantity

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"A likely impossibility is always preferable to an unconvincing possibility. The story should never be made up of improbable incidents, there should be nothing of the sort in it."

"A likely impossibility is always preferable to an unconvincing possibility. The story should never be made up of improbable incidents, there should be nothing of the sort in it."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Belief, Impossibility, Story, Realism, Possibility

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"Your level of self-confidence is not something you are born with, though it is influenced by the circumstances into which you were born and grew up."

"Your level of self-confidence is not something you are born with, though it is influenced by the circumstances into which you were born and grew up."

Stephen Richards, British Author

Belief, Confidence, Circumstances, Growth, Self

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"Do not believe in a god who is as silly, and meaner than you. For, that would surely be your higher-self, and your stupid alter-ego."

"Do not believe in a god who is as silly, and meaner than you. For, that would surely be your higher-self, and your stupid alter-ego."

Fakeer Ishavardas, Indian Spiritual Leader

Belief, God, Ego, Faith, Satire

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"Whatsoever things are true...think on these things."

"Whatsoever things are true...think on these things."

Elizabeth George, American Author

Belief, Truth, Focus, Positivity, Thought

5

"By simply and profoundly giving love to yourself everyday in every way you are saying to the Universe you are worthy of attaining any dream, vision or goal. Feel worthy of it."

"By simply and profoundly giving love to yourself everyday in every way you are saying to the Universe you are worthy of attaining any dream, vision or goal. Feel worthy of it."

Stephen Richards, British Author

Belief, Love, Self, Universe, Worth

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"We are spiritual children of God the Father. We preach it. We sing it. But do we really understand it? Sometimes it's easy to tell others they are loved, but not so easy to believe it of ourselves - not because we don't think God loves His children, but because we may feel undeserving of His love. The adversary loves to remind us who we are not. Not pretty. Not smart. Not strong. But God would not have sacrificed His Son to save us if we aren't worth saving."

"We are spiritual children of God the Father. We preach it. We sing it. But do we really understand it? Sometimes it's easy to tell others they are loved, but not so easy to believe it of ourselves - not because we don't think God loves His children, but because we may feel undeserving of His love. The adversary loves to remind us who we are not. Not pretty. Not smart. Not strong. But God would not have sacrificed His Son to save us if we aren't worth saving."

Toni Sorenson, American Author

Belief, Faith, God, Love, Values

5

"This is a free country, and nobody should be criticized for their political beliefs. We're all allowed to have our opinions."

"This is a free country, and nobody should be criticized for their political beliefs. We're all allowed to have our opinions."

Shannen Doherty, American Actress

Belief, Beliefs, Country, Opinions

5

"When I finally applied logic to Religion that was when I quit paying after life insurance and quit going."

"When I finally applied logic to Religion that was when I quit paying after life insurance and quit going."

Stanley Victor Paskavich, American Politician

Belief, Religion, Logic, Decision

5

"He does not believe who does not live according to his belief."

"He does not believe who does not live according to his belief."

Thomas Fuller, English Clergyman

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"Because I would just tell everyone it was going to be great and just put that belief in them."

"Because I would just tell everyone it was going to be great and just put that belief in them."

Jim Capaldi, British Musician

4

"Yeah, I think the common denominator - and this is probably going to sound like Acting 101 - but the common denominator is belief in the character in the moment."

"Yeah, I think the common denominator - and this is probably going to sound like Acting 101 - but the common denominator is belief in the character in the moment."

Jenna Elfman, American Actress

Belief, Character, Acting, Sound

4

"I'm not religious, but I believe that what I have is a gift, and I respect it and live up to it."

"I'm not religious, but I believe that what I have is a gift, and I respect it and live up to it."

Sugar Ray Leonard, American Athlete

Belief, Religious, Respect

4

"Your desires and true beliefs have a way of playing blind man's bluff. You must corner the inner facts."

"Your desires and true beliefs have a way of playing blind man's bluff. You must corner the inner facts."

David Seabury, American Psychologist

Belief, Beliefs, Blind, Facts, Man

4

"Superstitions are habits rather than beliefs."

"Superstitions are habits rather than beliefs."

Marlene Dietrich, American Actress

Belief, Beliefs, Habits

4

"A man must now swallow more belief than he can digest."

"A man must now swallow more belief than he can digest."

Henry Brooks Adams, American Author

Belief, Man, Now

4

"The commendable efforts of preachers to Europe is that Superstition regarding work and wealth was broken. Everybody now knows that wealth comes only from hard work, not from some superstitious beliefs."

"The commendable efforts of preachers to Europe is that Superstition regarding work and wealth was broken. Everybody now knows that wealth comes only from hard work, not from some superstitious beliefs."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Belief, Wealth, Hard Work, Faith

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