#belief

The final upshot of thinking is the exercise of volition, and of this thought no longer forms a part; but belief is only a stadium of mental action, an effect upon our nature due to thought, which will influence future thinking. ↗

— Charles Sanders Peirce

#belief #due #effect #exercise #final

Learn from what's behind you but look forward to what's ahead. It would be a sad, sad existence if you believed your best had already come and gone. Believe instead the truth...that the best is yet to be because that part's up to you. ↗

— Toni Sorenson

#attitude

Dangers lurk in all systems. Systems incorporate the unexamined beliefs of their creators. Adopt a system, accept its beliefs, and you help strengthen the resistance to change ↗

— Frank Herbert

#systems #change

Success is most often achieved by those who don't know that failure is inevitable. ↗

— Coco Chanel

#belief #confidence #failure #self-confidence #success

I don't think my spirituality has affected my character. I feel like my character is much more cynical about his beliefs, and I think I have to kind of drop what I believe in order to play him. ↗

— Jason Ritter

#affected #beliefs #believe #character #cynical

Our philosophy precedes from the belief that sport is an inalienable part of the educational process and a factor for promoting peace, friendship, cooperation and understanding among peoples. ↗

— Juan Antonio Samaranch

#belief #cooperation #educational #factor #friendship

All money is a matter of belief. ↗

— Adam Smith

#belief #matter #money

Neither, I must say with all due respect, is it the power of teachers and students. Basically the true and real power is with working people of all colors, of all beliefs, of all national origins. ↗

— Harry Bridges

#beliefs #colors #due #i #must

Intelligence with Deity can lead to greatness; Intelligence without Deity, partners with the twins, ignorance and arrogance. ↗

— Damon Thueson

#belief #deity #god #ignorance #intelligence

Once Ptolemy and Plato, yesterday Newton, today Einstein, and tomorrow new faiths, new beliefs, and new dimensions. ↗

— Albert Claude

#dimensions #einstein #faiths #new #newton