#eli

Americans have been remarkably devoted to the capacity for belief, to idealism. That's why we get into trouble all the time. We're always viewed as naive. ↗

— A. Bartlett Giamatti

#been #belief #capacity #devoted #get

Existentialism is about being a saint without God; being your own hero, without all the sanction and support of religion or society. ↗

— Anita Brookner

#being #god #hero #own #religion

The petty man is eager to make boasts, yet desires that others should believe in him. He enthusiastically engages in deception, yet wants others to have affection for him. He conducts himself like an animal, yet wants others to think well of him. ↗

— Xun Zi

#animal #believe #boasts #conducts #deception

I don't think we're as divided as many in the elite would have us believe. ↗

— Ed Gillespie

#divided #elite #i #many #think

There's a difference between knowing what's on the page in a history book and actually feeling that page have curves and valleys. ↗

— Garth Brooks

#between #book #curves #difference #feeling

If I'd have went on the ice when this thing happened, someone would have speared me or something. It's a great feeling of accomplishment and pride. They had to do it; it was their moment. ↗

— Herb Brooks

#feeling #great #great feeling #had #happened

I don't believe in this business of being behind, better to be in front. ↗

— Mel Brooks

#being #believe #better #business #front

I believe this with all my heart: The greatest coach of all time in my eyes is my mom. She's instilled in me a toughness and a perseverance and just a never-quit mentality, and I thank her every day for providing me, for what she sacrificed her life for. ↗

— Scott Brooks

#coach #day #every #every day #eyes

I believe that the average guy in the street will give up a great deal, if he really understands the cost of not giving it up. In fact, we may find that, while we're drastically cutting our energy consumption, we're actually raising our standard of living. ↗

— David R. Brower

#average #average guy #believe #consumption #cost

I like television. I still believe that television is the most powerful form of communication on Earth - I just hate what is being done with it. ↗

— Alton Brown

#being done #believe #communication #done #earth