#believe

What is faith? If you believe something because you have evidence for it, or rational argument, that is not faith. So faith seems to be believing something despite the absence of evidence or rational argument for it. ↗

— Peter Singer

#argument #because #believe #believing #despite

The Chinese have certain advantages. The fact that it's a single party government. But I do believe in the long run the fact that India is a functioning democracy committed to the rule of law. Our system is slow to move but I'm confident that once decisions are taken they are going to be far more durable. ↗

— Manmohan Singh

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I think a man becomes less than a man when he begins to compromise on what he believes is right. ↗

— Mike Singletary

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The fact that I was a believer, a Christian, everybody immediately thought this guy's a minister, he's so nice and, oh by the way, he can play a little bit. The other thing for me is being undersized. What a great story, what an overachiever, kind of like Rudy. ↗

— Mike Singletary

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We look at the world and see what we have learned to believe is there. We have been conditioned to expect... but, as photographers, we must learn to relax our beliefs. ↗

— Aaron Siskind

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Actors have to make you believe that it's happening for the first time and all that jazz and make it human and at the same time entertain you. ↗

— Tom Sizemore

#entertain #first #first time #happening #human

I do not subscribe to the doctrine that the people are the slaves and property of their government. I believe that government is for the use of the people, and not the people for the use of the government. ↗

— Gerrit Smith

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If we have a heart for the magnitudes of life, it will not seem vain to believe that God Himself should guard it. ↗

— George A. Smith

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I believe that government is for the use of the people, and not the people for the use of the government. ↗

— Gerrit Smith

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There is a spell in mediaeval Art which has had power to bewitch some people into trying, or wishing to try, or fancying that they wish to try or making believe to fancy that they wish to try, to bring back the Middle Ages. ↗

— Goldwin Smith

#art #back #believe #bring #fancy