Famous Quotes & Sayings

We have a greater responsibility to our beliefs than we do to the federal government.

You are buying into what other people's beliefs are without looking at ourselves.

Peter Jackson

I like to keep an open mind, but I do think there is some form of energy that exists separate to our flesh and blood. I do think that there's some kind of an energy that leaves the body when it dies, but I certainly don't have religious beliefs particularly.

David Silverman

Wherever that examination goes is good. Examination of your religious beliefs is always a good thing.

Change can either challenge or threaten us. Your beliefs pave your way to success or block you.

Mark Takano

Those life experiences that helped shaped my political beliefs are with me in every position I take and every vote that I cast - whether it be in favor of comprehensive immigration reform, strengthening Social Security and Medicare, or improving our nation's education system.

Jeb Bush

I have a voice: I want to share my beliefs about how the conservative movement and the Republican party can regain its footing, because we've lost our way.

Adlai E. Stevenson

What do I believe? As an American I believe in generosity, in liberty, in the rights of man. These are social and political faiths that are part of me, as they are, I suppose, part of all of us. Such beliefs are easy to express. But part of me too is

He considered himself an anarchist, and his core beliefs were developing and supporting people's right to freedom.

He talks of relativism ... the smorgasbord of beliefs he sees unfolding, and he is concerned the church will be assimilated if there is not an effort to resist it. That effort may not fill up churches right away, or win popularity contests. ... I don't know if it's right or wrong, but it's the framework he's operating under.

Billy Donovan

He has a great passion and vigor for life. He has great respect for people - where they come from, what their heritage is and what their beliefs are.

He died for what he believed in, but his beliefs were different from mine.

Alan Lee

He must teach evolution exclusively observable scientific fact, not beliefs or religion. I fully believe he will comply. He just stepped over the line.

Christopher Paolini

I don't discuss my own beliefs in public, but I will say the beliefs I've given my characters do not necessarily represent what I myself believe.

John Raese

I coincide with much of his beliefs -- low taxes, low regulation and a support for a free enterprise.

My beliefs encompass all religions. But I never show my religious inclination in my films. My characters have dark sides; they aren't the god-fearing characters. It wasn't a conscious decision. I'm a very lazy and emotional person who connects with the common man.

Empedocles

Happy is he who has gained the wealth of divine thoughts, wretched is he whose beliefs about the gods are dark.

Eric Kripke

Religion and gods and beliefs - for me, it all comes down to your brother. And your brother might be the brother in your family, or it might be the guy next to you in the foxhole - it's about human connections.

Virginia Postrel

Most of us cluster somewhere in the middle of most statistical distributions. But there are lots of bell curves, and pretty much everyone is on a tail of at least one of them. We may collect strange memorabilia or read esoteric books, hold unusual religious beliefs or wear odd-sized shoes, suffer rare diseases or enjoy obscure movies.

We worked together to show where the foundation of Reagan's beliefs (about evil regimes) came from. It came from his understanding of history in the developments of communism, fascism, and nazism.

Beliefs about how lying looks are plentiful and often contradictory: depending on whom you choose to believe, liars can be detected because they fidget a lot, hold very still, cross their legs, cross their arms, look up, look down, make eye contact or fail to make eye contact.

The Democrats won't do themselves any favors if they give Roberts a free pass. They have to put down some markers, contrast their beliefs with Roberts' beliefs, demonstrate where they stand, and frame the debate over the long-term direction of the court.

Prince Charles

Our beliefs and values call out for peace and not conflict.

E. B. White

Our attitudes, opinions, beliefs and judgments are, simply put, our attitudes, opinions, beliefs and judgments. They are not universal truths.

I think we have the common beliefs that you have to have a solid run game - you have to run the football to be effective. The bottom line on offense is when we step on the field, we have to maximize scoring opportunities and you've got too minimize mistakes. If we can, then we should be able to put points on the board.

Respect for other religions and for their beliefs is enjoined upon Muslims,

Sufjan Stevens

It's hard to reconcile my personal beliefs with an entire institution like the Church or the Republicans. Or with people within those political persuasions who have such different ideologies but confess the same things I confess spiritually.

One of our biggest risks is to hand over our brand name to a company or owner and hope they carry the torch, ... Our customers look at us as a chain ? as if we had complete control of hiring, firing and standards ? all things that make a brand. (Superior Air) was an easy fit in that their attitudes, beliefs system and values are equal to what we believe.

Odds are the findings are significantly related to the underlying religious beliefs of this population.

My guess is we have people who have these beliefs here but they are not going to publicly demonstrate here as much as they would somewhere else.

John Roberts

My faith and my religious beliefs do not play a role.

Emeril Lagasse

Now that years have gone by and I look back at it and I can put one and two together, it was my childhood memories and cultural feelings and beliefs in the whole tie-in of the French Canadian/Portuguese thing.

David Rudolf

When the jury came in, it didn't just disappoint me; it shook the foundations of my beliefs, it shook the foundations of my beliefs in the justice system, in human beings, in my abilities and judgement; and in my sense of reality. It just blew me away emotionally and psychologically.