#lievin

My parents shared not only an improbable love, they shared an abiding faith in the possibilities of this nation. They would give me an African name, Barack, or blessed, believing that in a tolerant America your name is no barrier to success. ↗

— Barack Obama

#america #barack #barrier #believing #blessed

The data, however, do indicate that Christians who see Jews through a 17th-century lens, believing that most are thoroughly religious, are thoroughly wrong. ↗

— Marvin Olasky

#christians #data #however #indicate #jews

Find the good. It's all around you. Find it, showcase it and you'll start believing in it. ↗

— Jesse Owens

#believing #find #good #showcase #start

When I was a boy, I always saw myself as a hero in comic books and in movies. I grew up believing this dream. ↗

— Elvis Presley

#believing #books #boy #comic #comic books

Honest people, mistakenly believing in the justice of their cause, are led to support injustice. ↗

— Elihu Root

#cause #honest #honest people #injustice #justice

I know most people always thank people for believing in them - I actually want to thank people that didn't believe in me. ↗

— Tori Spelling

#always #believe #believing #i #know

When I was young I had a moment of believing in the Communist doctrine. I wanted to save the world through Communism. Quite soon I understood that it doesn't work, but I've never pretended it didn't happen to me. ↗

— Wislawa Szymborska

#communism #communist #doctrine #had #happen

Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believing as we already do. ↗

— James Robinson

#believing #consists #finding #going #most

Why don't you start believing that no matter what you have or haven't done, that your best days are still out in front of you. ↗

— Joel Osteen

#best #days #done #front #haven

People everywhere enjoy believing things that they know are not true. It spares them the ordeal of thinking for themselves and taking responsibility for what they know. ↗

— Brooks Atkinson

#enjoy #everywhere #know #ordeal #people