We see around us every day the growth of new beliefs, which think themselves new, and which are yet but the old, which pretend to be young, like the fine ladies at the opera. – Bram Stoker Dracula, Chapter 14. Professor Van Helsing sees great value in old beliefs. He says that many beliefs that are put forward as modern are really old ideas dressed up.
What distinguishes the majority of men from the few is their ability to act according to their beliefs. – Henry Miller
Moralities, ethics, laws, customs, beliefs, doctrines – these are of trifling import. All that matters is that the miraculous become the norm. – Henry Miller
It’s not mere extremism that makes folks at the fringes so troubling; it’s extremism wedded to false beliefs. Humans have long been dupes, easily gulled by rumors and flat-out lies. – Jeffrey Kluger
There is a class, moreover, by whom all these scientific theories, and more are held as ascertained facts, and as the basis of philosophical inferences which strike at the root of theistic beliefs. – Asa Gray
I’m a Buddhist, so one of my biggest beliefs is, ‘Everything changes, don’t take it personally.’ – Alan Ball
David Cameron can change the branding of the party, but he can’t change the beliefs. – Douglas Alexander
All business proceeds on beliefs, or judgements of probabilities, and not on certainties. – Charles William Eliot
If organized religion has become less relevant, it’s not because churches have held fast to their creedal beliefs – it’s because they’ve held fast to their conventional structures, programs, roles and routines. – Gary Hamel
Religious beliefs evolved by group-selection, tribe competing against tribe, and the illogic of religions is not a weakness but their essential strength. – E. O. Wilson
Jesus showed us how to be courageous and sacrificial while we die for our beliefs, not while we kill for them. – Frederica Mathewes-Green