There are certainly beliefs in traditional Buddhism that conflict with basic principles of scientific understanding, .. We can't make sense of those beliefs in any kind of scientific framework. (Quote by - Richard Davidson)

One's belief in truth begins with doubt of all truths one has believed hitherto. (Quote by - Friedrich Nietzsche)

We have no organ at all for knowledge, for ''truth'': we ''know'' (or believe or imagine) precisely as much as may be useful in the interest of the human herd, the species: and even what is here called ''usefulness'' is in the end only a belief, something imagined and perhaps precisely that most fatal piece of stupidity by which we shall one day perish. (Quote by - Friedrich Nietzsche)

Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them. (Quote by - George Orwell)

Laughing at someone else is an excellent way of learning how to laugh at oneself; and questioning what seem to be the absurd beliefs of another group is a good way of recognizing the potential absurdity of many of one's own cherished beliefs. (Quote by - Gore Vidal)

We can trust our doctors to be professional, to minister equally to their patients without regard to their political or religious beliefs. But we can no longer trust our professors to do the same. (Quote by - David Horowitz)

The price of seeking to force our beliefs on others is that someday they might force their beliefs on us. (Quote by - Mario Cuomo)

Power thinking is a method for changing our beliefs about aging. .. It's changing negative, limiting beliefs to positive beliefs, so our thinking and speaking reflect a positive approach and strong belief in what we're able to do and achieve as we age. (Quote by - Sandra Cusack)

Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around. (Quote by - Henry David Thoreau)

The World Trade Center is a living symbol of man's dedication to world peace.. a representation of man's belief in humanity, his need for individual dignity, his beliefs in the cooperation of men, and, through cooperation, his ability to find greatness. . (Quote by - Minoru Yamasaki)

Declaring victory without war .. the belief that India gave up the option of war under American pressure is totally wrong. (Quote by - Atal Behari Vajpayee)

Ghetto-dwellers are the great fantasists. There was an extraordinary vibrancy there, an imaginative life. When you are that poor, all you've got left is your belief in the imagination. (Quote by - Ben Okri)

All the great ages have been ages of belief. (Quote by - Ralph Waldo Emerson)

If you want to learn about a certain era, their morals, their ethics, their beliefs, look at their literature. (Quote by - Jacob Mahurien)

What terrible questions we are learning to ask! The former men believed in magic, by which temples, cities, and men were swallowed up, and all trace of them gone. We are coming on the secret of a magic which sweeps out of men's minds all vestige of theism and beliefs which they and their fathers held and were framed upon. (Quote by - Ralph Waldo Emerson)

You can change your beliefs so they empower your dreams and desires. Create a strong belief in yourself and what you want. (Quote by - Marcia Wieder)

There's strength in being able to be patient and persevere. You've got to know what your end goal is always. You map out how you go about business every day and you stay clearly focused on your end goal. When you have a belief in something you can't see, you really start to build momentum, and I would say that [through O'Dowd's and Hurdle's] leadership, we have some internal momentum around that belief. (Quote by - Kelli McGregor)

He has his beliefs. We have our beliefs. A lot of them cross over. He has other beliefs that are uniquely his. Gibson doesn't direct us. (Quote by - Shawn Boyle)

It is my belief that there is a tendency among the so-called 'modern' or 'hip' jazz musicians to consider styles other that their own, 'corny', and it is my contention that in actuality it is these musicians who are producing that which in future years perceptive critics will deem 'corny'. (Quote by - Don Ellis)

Your ability to live your dream is not based on your physical capabilities. I s determined by the belief and faith inside of your heart. (Quote by - John Di Lemme)

It's part of the buzz of the city among Christians. It wouldn't surprise me that it got to George Bush. He reads, he picks stuff up, he talks to people. And he's pretty serious about his own Christian beliefs. (Quote by - Charles W. Colson)

The SCLC remains steadfast in its belief that unlawful excessive force was used to detain and subdue Mr. Williams and directly caused his untimely death. (Quote by - Charles Steele)

As a matter of policy, the FBI does not target individuals or organizations for investigation because of any political belief. Somewhere, there has to be a crime attached. At the same time, the fact that you have ties to an organization or political beliefs does not make you immune from ending up in FBI files when you go and commit a crime. (Quote by - John Miller)

We find that people's beliefs about their efficacy affect the sorts of choices they make in very significant ways. In particular, it affects their levels of motivation and perseverance in the face of obstacles. Most success requires persistent effort, so low self-efficacy becomes a self-limiting process. In order to succeed, people need a sense of self-efficacy, strung together with resilience to meet the inevitable obstacles and inequities of life. (Quote by - Albert Bandura)

The word ''belief'' is a difficult thing for me. I don't believe. I must have a reason for a certain hypothesis. Either I know a thing, and then I know it -I don't need to believe it. (Quote by - Carl Gustav Jung)