The belief in charms for protecting newborn infants is very strong in Greece.
It is my belief that the most challenging photographs are those that create a tension between what we refer to as the real and the imaginative.
I had therefore to remove knowledge, in order to make room for belief.
Was it probably true that reasoning beings were equal? It seemed more like a belief than a fact, even if I agreed with it. If you followed logic all the way back to its origin, did you inevitably end up at point of illogic, an article of faith?
When I see two owls and then two more owls and conclude that I see four owls, I am responding to reasons, and it better not be my choice to believe that two plus two always equals four. If I am a rational person, I will have that belief by necessity, whether I wanted to or not. So it's not that strange to discuss responding to reasons out of necessity.
It's for each of us to look at what we really do believe - what our belief system really consists of.
What we sincerely believe regarding ourselves is true for us.
We can all learn from every text. Reading the work that disgusts you can only strengthen your core beliefs. I could teach a semester-long course based only on reading the local telephone book. All stories can be taught in valuable ways.
Language is the source of misunderstandings.
Belief fuels our decisions - even when we are not clearly aware of those beliefs.
Faith is walking face-first and full-speed into the dark. If we truly knew all the answers in advance as to the meaning of life and the nature of God and the destiny of our souls, our belief would not be a leap of faith and it would not be a courageous act of humanity; it would just be. . . a prudent insurance policy.
When we have learned something, there's this thing called belief perseverance. Having learned something, we tend to cling to that belief, even in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary.
And I know that the younger generation is doing things that are so ingenious. And for them it's not a matter of a political belief or an environmental stance. It's really just common sense
Do not get angry because others question what you believe, be calm and loving, for anger is the root of a faulty belief.
Even the smallest act of discipleship or the tiniest ember of belief can become a blazing bonfire of a consecrated life.
The only way to know something absolutely is to experience it for yourself; anything less is theory, speculation, and belief. .
We can never give up the belief that the good guys always win. And that we are the good guys.
No one can change your beliefs for you, nor can they be forced upon you from without.
if you want to create art, you'd best have a deep belief in yourself and no ulterior motives.
My biggest fear is death, because I don't think I'm going anywhere. And since I don't think that, and I don't have a belief. . . I'm married to someone who has the belief, so she knows she's going somewhere.