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A dogmatic belief in objective value is necessary to the very idea of a rule which is not tyranny or an obedience which is not slavery.
Even if we don't have any knowledge in this life, we have and tend to rely on relevant true beliefs; and that's sufficient for inquiry.
The spirit of adventure to embrace the new and the incredible belief in the power of invention attracted me to the Russian avant-garde.
The reformative effect of punishment is a belief that dies hard, chiefly I think, because it is so satisfying to our sadistic impulses.
Truth is inseperable from the illusory belief that from the figures of the unreal one day, in spite of all, real deliverance will come.
I don't believe there is such a thing as 'moderate Islam.' I think it's better to talk about degrees of belief and degrees of practice.
I think the attempt to defend belief can unsettle it, in fact, because there is always an inadequacy in argument about ultimate things.
If young women were not deceived into a belief that affectation pleases, they would scarcely trouble themselves to practise it so much.
Learned helplessness is the giving-up reaction, the quitting response that follows from the belief that whatever you do doesn't matter.
I once wrote a book on courage and what made people courageous. I found it was a strength of belief matched by a strength of willpower.
I taught Bible Study, and there was period where I thought all of my beliefs were right, and everybody who disagreed with me was wrong.
It were better to have no opinion of God at all than such a one as is unworthy of him; for the one is only belief - the other contempt.
Faith means intense, usually confident, belief that is not based on evidence sufficient to command assent from every reasonable person.
My own belief is that the way we grow the economy, create jobs, create wealth is in the private sector. The government doesn't do that.
Education is a bubble in a classic sense. To call something a bubble, it must be overpriced, and there must be an intense belief in it.
I am willing to release old negative beliefs. They are only thoughts that stand in my way. My new thoughts are positive and fulfilling.
Some critics of my work took the view that a satirist should defer to the finer feelings of his readers and respect widely held beliefs.
It is better to be true to what you believe, though that be wrong, than to be false to what you believe, even if that belief is correct.
Values must be demonstrated through behaviors, but they are truly significant when they represent the beliefs of an entire organization.
I find this a fascinating phenomenon: the ability we have to manipulate ourselves so that the foundation of our beliefs is never shaken.
Belief is so important in everything. You need to believe in magic. You need to believe in yourself. You need to believe in your family.
As it is, plain reasoning assures me I am not indispensable to the universe: but with this reasoning, somehow, does not travel my belief.
Crime fiction confirms our belief, despite some evidence to the contrary, that we live in a rational, comprehensible, and moral universe.
In a general way, a major goal of the propagandist is to seek some kind of authoritative backing for the belief he or she is propagating.
The scientific and scholarly community is marked by the belief that the truth is to be found in all; none can claim it as their monopoly.
There's plenty about God that I don't understand and can't explain. But I come back to my core belief that God is good, that He's for us.
What we do in every other area of our lives (other than religion), is, rather than respect somebody's beliefs, we evaluate their reasons.
I'm not very interested in myself. I do have a deep moral belief that you should always look out at other things and not be self-centred.
I've found that I can only change how I act if I stay aware of my beliefs and assumptions. Thoughts always reveal themselves in behavior.
You have to create your self-belief by going to your core to find the probable reasons for the negativity in you, and then demolish them.
The essential element in personal magnetism is a consuming sincerity - an overwhelming faith in the importance of the work one has to do.
There is no way that you can ever really repeat something. I have this great belief that the magic of the moment can never be recaptured.
Sometimes all it takes to change a life is to decide which beliefs do not serve you and to literally change your mind about those beliefs.
When I was growing up in Iraq, there was an unbroken belief in progress and a great sense of optimism. It was a moment of nation building.
In my view, all that is necessary for faith is the belief that by doing our best we shall succeed in our aims: the improvement of mankind.
No one who is in business for profit can foist his or her beliefs on a workforce that includes many people who do not share those beliefs.
Hitler repeatedly stressed that one could not get at the masses with arguments, proofs, and knowledge, but only with feelings and beliefs.
We cannot preserve philanthropic and charitable values if we detach them completely from our fundamental personal beliefs and convictions.
Our differences in beliefs do not truly separate us, or elevate us over others. Rather, they highlight the rich tapestry that is humanity.
In spite of all the yearnings of men, no one can produce a single fact or reason to support the belief in God and in personal immortality.
Self-efficacy is the belief in one's capabilities to organize and execute the sources of action required to manage prospective situations.
We're in danger of losing an even more foundational belief of Christianity: that salvation is only possible through faith in Jesus Christ.
My core belief is to seek peace in the world, helping people eliminate certain malevolent attitudes through education as much as possible.
In science, a healthy skepticism is a professional necessity, whereas in religion, having belief without evidence is regarded as a virtue.
Capitalism is the astounding belief that the most wickedest of men will do the most wickedest of things for the greatest good of everyone.
If you grew up in a lower-income community, or less well-off, the belief is that the way to change that circumstance is through education.
We are as great as our belief in human liberty - no greater. And our belief in human liberty is only ours when it is larger than ourselves.
We simply want to follow God because we knows of the happiness it will bring, that's the reason that we chose to be open about our beliefs.
It is easier to argue that something nobody believes in actually exists than it is to argue that something everybody believes in is unreal.