#beliefs

These maxims and the art of interpreting them may be said to constitute the premisses of science but I prefer to call them our scientific beliefs. These premisses or beliefs are embodied in a tradition, the tradition of science. ↗

— Michael Polanyi

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Therefore the vast majority of the people who affirm leftist beliefs think of their views as the only way to properly think about life. ↗

— Dennis Prager

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[Men] prefer the foolish belief and the passions of the earth [to the enlightenment of their souls]. They believe the absurd and shrink from the truth." "No, they do not. They are afraid, that is all. And they must remain on earth until they come to the way of leaving it." "And how do they leave? How is the ascent made? Must one learn virtue?" Here she laughs. "You have read too much, and learned too little. Virtue is a road, not a destination. Man cannot be virtuous. Understanding is the goal. When that is achieved, the soul can take wing. ↗

— Iain Pears

#enlightenment #fear #mankind #philosophy #soul

I am a Christian. I haven't really talked about that before. It is something very private. But I do pray and my beliefs are very important to me. ↗

— Christina Ricci

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I have personal beliefs and they are sometimes reflected in the movies I make, but I also reflect other points of view. ↗

— Tim Robbins

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That said, your values will not always be the object of public admiration. In fact, the more you live by your beliefs, the more you will endure the censure of the world. ↗

— Mitt Romney

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I know that some of the spiritual beliefs that I have are that if I come from a place of love, and I try to get out of my ego and my desire to want more and be selfish in any shape or form, then whatever I'm doing is not good. ↗

— Amber Valletta

#beliefs #come #desire #doing #ego

If the Labour party goes back to reasserting its socialist and democratic beliefs, that's where I belong. ↗

— Shirley Williams

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Conservatism clings to what has been established, fearing that, once we begin to question the beliefs that we have inherited, all the values of life will be destroyed. ↗

— Morris Raphael Cohen

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Frankly, my fundamental beliefs have not changed. ↗

— Leon Panetta

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