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- Nov 07, 2020
Believe Quotes
On conviction, faith and holding a belief through doubt.
The quotes gathered here move between technical foresight, early confidence in where computing was headed, and deeply personal conviction about politics, work and society's assumptions. For more on faith, see our Faith quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
People who look for the first time through a microscope say, 'Now I see this, and then I see that,' and even a skilled observer can be fooled. On these observations I have spent more time than many will believe, but I have done them with joy, and I have taken no notice of those who have said, 'Why take so much trouble,' and, 'What good is it?'
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am something of a contrarian, I suppose. I feel less comfortable when everybody agrees with me. I say, 'I better reexamine my position!' I probably believe that the worst opinions in my court have been unanimous. Because there's nobody on the other side pointing out all the flaws.
- Children
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- Nov 07, 2020
Many Americans do not want persons who openly engage in homosexual conduct as partners in their business, as scoutmasters for their children, as teachers in their children's schools, or as boarders in their home. They view this as protecting themselves and their families from a lifestyle that they believe to be immoral and destructive.
- Fundamentalism
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't believe in any kind of fundamentalism.
- Boy
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was a beach boy, and I believe I learned my songs from the birds of the Brazilian forest.
- Together
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is necessary to get a lot of men together, for the show of the thing, otherwise the world will not believe. That is the meaning of committees. But the real work must always be done by one or two men.
- I Believe
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- Nov 07, 2020
I believe in God, absolutely.
- Democracy
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- Nov 07, 2020
If we did not have the impulse and ability to believe in the impossible, we would not have religion, democracy, or marriage.
- Mirror
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'll never believe I'm any older than 18. I get angry when my body can't do what an 18-year-old's does. And looking in the mirror is really a tragic sight. There are many consolations to getting older, but physically, it's quite unkind. I find that I have as much mobility, but it takes longer to get pretty.
- Death
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- Nov 07, 2020
I hope that America will do away with the death penalty. I truly believe we are better than that.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't believe that man was built to be put in a 5-by-7 for 30 years and have his sanity when he comes out if he doesn't find something to escape.
- God
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- Nov 07, 2020
I just didn't believe the God that I served would allow me to die for something I didn't do.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I believe in laughter. I believe laughter is good for the soul. I believe in making other people laugh to make them feel good.
- Finished
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't believe a player is ever a finished product.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wrote a best-selling book, and if you don't believe me, you can come into my basement; I'll show you every copy.
- Lot
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- Nov 07, 2020