971 Quotes About Beliefs

Our life stories are at one and the same time reality, fallacy and fantasy...

Edward, maybe you're seeking the wrong answer? You are asking the wrong question. It's not what you believe, but how you choose to believe. Everyone believes something. Even nothing is something.

Cultures have norms that reflect centuries of shared beliefs and ideals. Do not expect to scoff at such things with impunity. You will be punished somehow, even if just through isolation — a position of real powerlessness.

It takes irrationality to hold, but intelligence to profit from, conflicting beliefs and attitudes.

Our decisions are influenced by our beliefs and this is why we say our reality is what we believe in.

Our cultural interpretations, our scientific and psychosocial beliefs and points of view, should be open to growth and change. Our viewpoints are not designed to be coveted. They are not property to be defended and maintained. They are only interpretations, mediators of our experience.

You can choose to believe whatever you wish; just remember that your beliefs drive your behavior.

Our behaviors reflect what we believe. If we want to change our behavior, we have to change our beliefs.

My mother always says that the story you believe depends on the body you're in. What you believe will depend on the color of your hair, your word for god, how many times you've been born, your zip code, whether you have health insurance, what your first language is, and how many snakes you have known personally.