There are those who argue that the public celebration of festivals such as Christmas should be discouraged, in the questionable belief that it might somehow offend those of other religions or none. – Pope Benedict XVI
I think that if you are a resolute, unswerving atheist, you have that sense that you are conscious of the God-shaped hole that has been left in the wake of any religious belief, and in a way, one is much more drawn to articulate why it is that certain places, or certain experiences, have a kind of power. – Geoff Dyer
The thing always happens that you really believe in; and the belief in a thing makes it happen. – Frank Lloyd Wright
The Miss America Pageant reinforces a belief that women are merely how they look and how they please. – Gloria Steinem
From my early school days, I was brought up with the belief that we have a duty to use our talents, to volunteer and to make a contribution. – Michael Hintze
I have an unexplainable belief that I will never cause harm or be harmed while at sea. Because of this, I feel secure at sea: I feel secure in the ice, I feel secure in the storms, and I feel secure in confrontations. – Paul Watson
My parents immigrated to the United States with $10 in their pocket and a belief that the America they had heard about really did exist as the land of opportunity. – Mia Love
The egoism which enters into our theories does not affect their sincerity; rather, the more our egoism is satisfied, the more robust is our belief. – George Eliot
My belief is that if you start a film all the way up at level 10, you’ve got nowhere to go. – Neil Marshall
When I was running across the country, I was doing 40 or 50 miles a day in sleeting snow with zero visibility for five or six days in a row. Ten to 12 hours of running in that is monotony beyond belief. – Dean Karnazes
When you are up close to an opera singer, hearing this incredible volume of noise coming from a human being – it’s beyond belief. – Eve Best
In the latter case life rests upon a thousand presuppositions which the individual can never trace back to their origins, and verify; but which he must accept upon faith and belief. – Georg Simmel
48 frames per second is something you have to get used to. I’ve got absolute belief and faith in 48 frames… it’s something that could have ramifications for the entire industry. ‘The Hobbit’ really is the test of that. – Peter Jackson
I’ve just always been fascinated by what our belief can do, and what happens when we misuse that. – M. K. Hobson
It isn’t just that Obama’s policies have failed; it’s that he has essentially given up and is asking us to accept a lesser America going forward, as if resigned to the fatalistic belief that America has begun an inevitable and unavoidable decline. – David Limbaugh
We’re constantly told that all cultures are equal, and that every belief system is as good as the next. And it led to a kind of – and generally, that America was to be known for its flaws rather than its virtues. – Frank Miller
Man has not really vanquished Shamanism and its spooks till he possesses the strength to lay aside not only the belief in ghosts or in spirits, but also the belief in the spirit. – Max Stirner
I stand by my belief that individual performances are the most important part of baseball. – Earl Weaver
A well-written novel, the most immersive of all forms of storytelling, should command your full attention and belief. – Dave Morris
Suggesting a married Jesus is one thing, but questioning the Resurrection undermines the very heart of Christian belief. – Dan Brown
If you ask three people what it means to be Christian, you will get three different answers. Some feel being baptized is sufficient. Others feel you must accept the Bible as immutable historical fact. Still others require a belief that all those who do not accept Christ as their personal savior are doomed to hell. – Dan Brown
