Believe - Belief Quotes

The credulity of dupes is as inexhaustible as the invention of knaves.

Men will not believe because they will not broaden their minds.

Conviction brings a silent, indefinable beauty into faces made of the commonest human clay; the devout worshiper at any shrine reflects something of its golden glow, even as the glory of a noble love shines like a sort of light from a woman’s face.

It is always easier to believe than to deny. Our minds are naturally affirmative.

I believe in getting into hot water; it keeps you clean.

People only think a thing’s worth believing in if it’s hard to believe.

I think if you know what you believe, it makes it a lot easier to answer questions. I can’t answer your question. (In response to a question about whether he wished he could take back any of his answers in the first debate. Reynoldsburg, Ohio, Oct. 4, 2000)

There’s nothing that can help you understand your beliefs more than trying to explain them to an inquisitive child.

Basic atheism is not a belief. It is the lack of belief.

I know what I believe. I will continue to articulate what I believe and what I believe – I believe what I believe is right. (Rome, July 22, 2001)