I don’t differentiate much, except in degree, between people who believe in religion from those who believe in astrology, magic or the supernatural.

[When a religious couple wrote to Sagan about fulfilled prophecies, he wrote back in May 1996:]If ‘fulfilled prophecy’ is your criterion, why do you not believe in materialistic science, which has an unparalleled record of...

There’s a lot of pre-Fed buying. There’s this insane belief that the Fed’s going to move more than a half-point and that’s what’s powering the Dow, because you have a lot of cyclicality in that...

It is not by believing but by doubting that one can attain to the truth, which is ever changing form and condition.

Of course the cat will growl and spit at the operator and bite him if she can. But the real question is whether he is a vet or a vivisector.

They think that if they had more belief they would pray more, so keep them lacking. Never let them realize that the opposite is true: If they prayed more, they would have more belief.

Imagine the people who believe such things and who are not ashamed to ignore, totally, all the patient findings of thinking minds through all the centuries since the Bible was written. And it is these...

It is the philosophers, theologians, and evangelists who are said to be filled with pride and bigotry due to the strong convictions that they represent. On the contrary, teachings can be either taken or dismissed;...

The fatal effects of sin can be removed only by the provision that God has made. The Israelites saved their lives by looking upon the uplifted serpent. That look implied faith. They lived because they...

Nobody wants to look like a fool. Nine times out of ten, thatreason alone keeps people from allowing themselves to believe.

Behavior precedes belief – that is, most people must engage in a behavior before they accept that it is beneficial; then they see the results, and then they believe that it is the right thing...

If we are to believe he is really alive with all that that implies, then we have to believe without proof. And of course that is the only way it could be. If it could...

Be consistent with what you believe and do. Persist and insist that you will do it till it’s done and done well.

Our God and soldiers we alike adore ev’n at the brink of danger; not before: After deliverance, both alike requited, Our God’s forgotten, and our soldiers slighted

I’m not a believer in predetermined fates, being rewarded for one’s efforts. I’m not a believer in karma. The reason why I try to be a good person is because I think it’s the right...

Sometimes it is worth taking a risk, no matter what the consequences.

I ask you to believe nothing that you cannot verify for yourself.

With drug use related harms, explanatory models are often presented as predictive tools, even though they ‘are [rarely if ever] predictive of consequent behavior’ or outcomes. Hence, we feel confident in asserting at outset, that...

I can’t say I can’t say can’t, because I can. I believe I don’t believe.

When confronted by a ‘believer’ it is easy for me to contrast the views of the skeptic with those of the rationalist. I simply reach into my pocket and pull out my change.Holding a quarter...

Blessed is the person who desired to read the Holy Scriptures. It’s brings great reward to those who believe, trust and obey the Holy instructions.

God is a life-giving light.

Weak people believe what is forced on them. Strong people what they wish to believe, forcing that to be real.

And if there is no god?You act as if there is, and it’s the same thing.

You have to believe in your dreams, to reach out for your dreams.

The love of God knows no end.Lord may your boundless and unfailing love surround us.

Great God of wonders, the Creator of all dreams.

Prayer is sustenance of life.

There are opportunities for all of us, we just have to open our eyes and hold ourselves completely accountable

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.

Nothingness…there in this placewhere nothingness takesbut for the glimmera steadfast shimmerall would be consumed…

You can change your beliefs so they empower your dreams and desires. Create a strong belief in yourself and what you want.

At the core of all well-founded belief lies belief that is unfounded.

I know that people who don’t believe in God might scoff at the idea that the creator of the universe has the time or inclination to try incessantly (and with not much long-term success) to...

The idea of atomic energy is illusionary but it has taken so powerful a hold on the minds, that although I have preached against it for twenty-five years, there are still some who believe it...

We’ve got to believe that God is sane, Davie boy. We’d be lost indeed if we didn’t do that.

Doctor, you are on the team”. I say.He smiles.

People are raised to believe that happiness is the land to which they are destined to travel. But that belief, which one so easily accepts as true, might just as well be a mirage.

While believing strongly, without evidence, is considered a mark of madness or stupidity in any other area of our lives, faith in God still holds immense prestige in our society. Religion is the one area...

I have been lately introduced to the famous Thomas Paine, and like him very well. He is vain beyond all belief, but he has reason to be vain, and for my part I forgive him....

Its all about perception, that is how you look at. Your own thoughts and outlook defines whether it is good or bad. And your definition determines your response.

I discuss my beliefs less because I bed my atheist, who cannot believe in much more sacred than our kisses.

If we don’t fight for what we ‘stand for’ with our passionate words and honest actions, do we really ‘stand’ for anything?

A promise is something that has been given but not yet realized.

The more you believe, the more you doubt. The more you doubt, the more you ask questions. Knowing that questions left unanswered is the best proof for your belief.

To believe in God for me is to feel that there is a God, not a dead one, or a stuffed one, but a living one, who with irresistible force urges us towards more loving

If you stumble about believability, what are you living for? Love is hard to believe, ask any lover. Life is hard to believe, ask any scientist. God is hard to believe, ask any believer. What...

As more good comes your way, your belief will increase, until you move past it into the realm of conviction.

When the great ship containing the hopes and aspirations of the world, when the great ship freighted with mankind goes down in the night of death, chaos and disaster, I am willing to go down...

Some like to understand what they believe in. Others like to believe in what they understand