Nor is it that truly a belief at all which has not some influence upon the actions of him who holds it. - William Kingdon Clifford
The commune movement is part of a reawakening of belief in the possibilities for utopia that existed in the nineteenth century and exist again today, a belief that by creating the right social institution, human satisfaction and growth can be achieved. - Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Against my will, in the course of my travels, the belief that everything worth knowing was known at Cambridge gradually wore off. In this respect my travels were very useful to me. - Bertrand Russell
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
The journey of your first movie is not just beyond belief it can be truly beyond satire. - Yahoo Serious
Our belief is that it is a basket of well-diversified companies that are playing the Internet, but are not direct Internet companies. - John Zimmerman
When the intensity of emotional conviction subsides, a man who is in the habit of reasoning will search for logical grounds in favour of the belief which he finds in himself. - Bertrand Russell
It's beyond belief that any Australian could be so stupid as to carry drugs into any country in Asia. - John Howard
The belief may be too often mistaken, but the illusion of coming into direct contact with the past is intoxicating and persuasive, and can result in an interpretation that carries conviction. Sometimes confidence is all that's needed. - Charles Rosen
Realizing full well that fine condition and confidence will not in themselves make a champion, it is my belief, however, that they are essential factors. - Major Taylor
I know there has long been a great frustration among the African Americans in Nevada over their belief that we have not adequately responded to their desires to become more educated and more productive citizens. - James E. Rogers
Do not fall prey to the false belief that mastery and domination are synonymous with manliness. - Kent Nerburn
The same tools that make any writer good, plus a cheerful willingness to suspend belief. - Fred Saberhagen
The want of belief is a defect that ought to be concealed when it cannot be overcome. - Jonathan Swift
Both now and for always, I intend to hold fast to my belief in the hidden strength of the human spirit. - Andrei Sakharov
Because I would just tell everyone it was going to be great and just put that belief in them. - Jim Capaldi
Give up the belief that mind is, even temporarily, compressed within the skull, and you will quickly become more manly or womanly. You will understand yourself and your Maker better than before. - Mary Baker Eddy
Optimism - the doctrine or belief that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly. - Ambrose Bierce
Learned helplessness is the giving-up reaction, the quitting response that follows from the belief that whatever you do doesn't matter. - Arnold Schwarzenegger
The thing always happens that you really believe in; and the belief in a thing makes it happen. - Frank Lloyd Wright
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