People only think a thing’s worth believing in if it’s hard to believe.
Believe - Belief Quotes
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.
Fantastic doctrines (like Christianity or Islam or Marxism) require unanimity of belief. One dissenter casts doubt on the creed of millions. Thus the fear and hate; thus the torture chamber, the iron stake, the gallows, the labor camp, the psychiatric ward.
If on the other hand he went to pay his respects to The Door and it wasn’t there… what then? The answer, of course, was very simple. He had a whole board of circuits for dealing with exactly this problem, in fact this was the very heart of his function. He would continue to believe […]
I don’t believe it. Prove it to me and I still won’t believe it.
There are many great truths which we do not deny, and which nevertheless we do not fully believe.
The outer conditions of a person’s life will always be found to reflect their inner beliefs.
A belief is not true because it is useful.
Understanding is the reward of faith. Therefore seek not to understand that thou mayst believe, but believe that thou mayst understand.
