#belief

The only thing more dangerous than an idea is a belief. And by dangerous I don't mean thought-provoking. I mean: might get people killed. ↗

— Sarah Vowell

#morality #religion #religious-extremism #religion

I have nowhere claimed nor even implied that unbelief is a guarantee of good conduct or even an indicator of it. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#conduct #even #good #guarantee #i

Money motivates neither the best people, nor the best in people. It can move the body and influence the mind, but it cannot touch the heart or move the spirit; that is reserved for belief, principle, and morality. ↗

— Dee Hock

#best #body #cannot #heart #influence

Prayer is a thought, a belief, a feeling, arising within the mind of the one praying. ↗

— Ernest Holmes

#belief #feeling #mind #prayer #praying

One of the things that drives me crazy is the belief in Hollywood that bittorrent exists solely for stealing things. ↗

— Wil Wheaton

#crazy #drives #exists #hollywood #me

Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New. ↗

— Benjamin Whichcote

#denomination #fear #new #old #old testament

A belief in God helps provide a foundation to arbitrate our decisions. Without this foundation, we are condemned to live essentially formless lives. ↗

— Armstrong Williams

#belief #condemned #decisions #essentially #formless

In the context of interfaith encounter, we need to bring to the surface how our actual beliefs shape what we do - not simply to agree that kindness is better than cruelty. ↗

— Rowan D. Williams

#agree #beliefs #better #bring #context

I'm boring. My beliefs are neither here nor there. ↗

— A. N. Wilson

#boring #here #i #neither #nor

I'm very much a Christian in ideals and ethics, especially in terms of belief in fairness, a deep set obligation to others, and the virtues of charity, tolerance and generosity that we associate with traditional Christian teaching. ↗

— E. O. Wilson

#belief #charity #christian #deep #especially