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Namely, we have no right to believe a thing true because everybody says so unless there are good grounds for believing that some one person at least has the means of knowing what is true, and is speaking the truth so far as he knows it. ↗

— William Kingdon Clifford

#believe #believing #everybody #far #good

The challenge is to practice politics as the art of making what appears to be impossible, possible. ↗

— Hillary Clinton

#art #challenge #impossible #making #politics

I'm not saying that love always takes you to heaven. Your life can become a nightmare. But that said, it is worth taking the risk. ↗

— Paulo Coelho

#become #heaven #i #life #love

Strictly speaking, my interest is not in legal rights for animals but in a change of heart towards animals. ↗

— J. M. Coetzee

#heart #interest #legal #legal rights #rights

We're making far too big a deal out of our sexual preferences. It's just another form of narcissism, and I think it can be a big problem and a tremendous obstacle. ↗

— Andrew Cohen

#big #big problem #deal #far #form

The source and center of all man's creative power... is his power of making images, or the power of imagination. ↗

— Robert Collier

#creative #his #images #imagination #making

Your chances of success in any undertaking can always be measured by your belief in yourself. ↗

— Robert Collier

#any #belief #chances #measured #success

I never get the accountants in before I start up a business. It's done on gut feeling, especially if I can see that they are taking the mickey out of the consumer. ↗

— Richard Branson

#before #business #consumer #done #especially

A large part of acting is just pretending. You get to work with these other great make-believers, all making believe as hard as they can. ↗

— Jeff Bridges

#believe #get #great #hard #just

I have hesitation making any kind of decision, really in my life. I'm really slow at it. ↗

— Jeff Bridges

#decision #hesitation #i #kind #life