The three phases of Santa belief: (1) Santa is real.(2) Santa isn’t real.(3) Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.

Naked I came into the world, naked I shall go out of it! And a very good thing too, for it reminds me that I am naked under my shirt, whatever its colour.

I also learned that a person was not necessarily bad just because you did not agree with him, and that if you believed in something, you had better be prepared to defend it.

Rewriting the negative beliefs you have learned is the essence of becoming the director of your life.

Never dare to turn your subconscious mind into a shelter for thoughts or beliefs that aren’t working in your favor.

The master in us all lives behind the masks and roles and wounds and beliefs. It calls us to live deep, full, radical lives. It asks us not to wait until we are told by...

You don’t always have to follow the rules. You have to stand for what you believe.

We can either emphasize those aspects of our traditions, religious or secular, that speak of hatred, exclusion, and suspicion or work with those that stress the interdependence and equality of all human beings. The choice...

Total Enlightenment is ‘Vision without Purpose’.

A primary reason that people believe that life is getting worse is because our information about the problems of the world has steadily improved. If there is a battle today somewhere on the planet, we...

A belief is nothing more than a repeated thought which you have chosen to embrace and implement in your life.

I have always found the hardest mind to change is one that is religious.

But I will tell you in all honesty that there is no Deity or Messiah, no Jesus or Muhammad, no angel or mythical spirit who can save you. Not even Buddha can save you, even...

Some only follow the holy man while others only follow the warlord. But the truth is, both sides are within all of us, and if people could only see that, they wouldn’t have to wear...

There was no need for a term like ‘magical thinking’ in the Golden Age of Man…there was only genuine everyday magic and mysticism. Children were not mocked or scolded in those days for singing to...

Your beliefs will be the light by which you see, but they will not be what you see and they will not be a substitute for seeing.

Environment provides us with many cultures. From each we identify our beliefs that give us our values. From our values we pick up our choices and our choices bring out our character. Our characters make...

Look everywhere. There are miracles and curiosities to fascinate and intrigue for many lifetimes:the intricacies of nature and everything in the world and universe around us from the miniscule to the infinite; physical, chemical and...

You can’t continue to complain about the lack of happiness in your life, but at the same time holding on to the thoughts that produce unhappiness. Consistent negative thoughts and the feeling of happiness can...

Blessed are you, who mediate and believe in God’s Holy Scriptures.

Are your consistent beliefs serving you or are they holding you back?

Scientists gladly accept any new truth demonstrated by evidence, that is, proved by the very law of the cosmos. Not so with any new conceptions of religion; these are fought by the use of persecution...

When people have invested their identities into clichés, the only counter argument they have is ‘being offended’.

It is more substantial to represent a purpose, rather than just a title.

Faith requires following the power of a whisper.

I grew up believing that I’m not allowed to make life decisions. What I only can do, is to confirm and go with the decisions that my fate has chosen for me.

Do not make the mistake of thinking that you have to agree with people and their beliefs to defend them from injustice.

It would be difficult to convince me that leaning has no effect whatsoever on the outcome of my bowling.

Elder mocked me for praying once, and i spent an hour berating him for that. He ended up throwing up his hands, laughing, and telling me i could believe whatever i wanted if i was...

Senses of humor define people, as factions, deeper rooted than religious or political opinions. When carrying out everyday tasks, opinions are rather easy to set aside, but those whom a person shares a sense of...

People always say that in England we lead shallow lives. Our lives must be shallow because we live in a country where nobody believes in anything any more. My whole life, I’ve been told: ‘Western...

What sets science and the law apart from religion is that nothing is expected to be taken on faith. We’re encouraged to ask whether the evidence actually supports what we’re being told – or what...

When they find what they don’t like , they destroy it. Because it scares them-and you girls would scare them as much as anything they’ve ever seen.’ ‘Why?’ asked Isobel. ‘Because . . . because...

Hope is a belief in a better tomorrow.,

If you are noticing your desires are not coming to fruition, it is time to dive into the unconscious world to discover what other belief may be stronger.

I often asked Laplace what he thought of God. He owned that he was an atheist.

When you take the time to really know yourself—know your values, know your beliefs, know what is important to you—you can make the right choice, even when it’s hard.We all have choices. We can choose...

Insanity is everyone expecting you not to fall apart when you find out everything you believed in was a lie.

I’m kind of an evangelical atheist.

A person speaks more about his character through his shared images or uploaded profile picture than with his words or deeds, but only a leader who is always true to himself correctly reads them.

Humanity does not suffer from the disease of wrong beliefs but humanity suffers from the contagious nature of the lack of belief. If you have no magic with you it is not because magic does...

So the question becomes, If you are ever faced with this choice are you willing to die for what you believe in? For that is the only way you will deny him. […] It’s a...

I would rather have strong enemies than a world of passive individualists. In a world of passive individualists nothing seems worth anything simply because nobody stands for anything. That world has no convictions, no victories,...

Your choice is to be active or passive in your responses.

I refuse to permit anything or anyone to steal my joy regardless of how dire the circumstance is. Happiness is now a way of living for me because I decided a decade ago that it...

The possibilities far outweigh the disappointments. Keep learning, keep believing and keep seeking.

The foundation of my beliefs is the same as it was when I was 10. Non-violence.

The less evidence we have for what we believe is certain, the more violently we defend beliefs against those who don’t agree.

Guilt, fear, sin, doubt. Guilt, fear, sin, doubt. Guilt, fear, sin, doubt. That’s what religion is all about.

That whole environment was just incompatible with my beliefs and my personality. It was a dark time for me.