Belief Systems Quotes - Page 3

In my experience ideology is a lot like religion; it's a belief system and most people cling to it long after it becomes clear that their ideology doesn't describe the real world.

Maureen F. McHugh

Real, Long, People

Maureen F. McHugh (1997). “China Mountain Zhang”, p.29, Macmillan

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Animism is not a belief system, but a worldview: The world is a sacred place and we are part of it. The factuality of this statement is not the issue. To say that the world is a sacred place is to make a statement about values, not facts. It’s a statement about what you mean by ‘sacred,’ just as ‘Money can’t buy happiness’ is a statement about what you mean by ‘happiness.’ To put it all very simply, animism isn’t a belief system, it’s a value system.

Daniel Quinn

Mean, Issues, World

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Those who see what's obvious aren't necessarily brighter than others. They're just more likely to observe that the emperor is naked. Like children, they see what's actually there. Their perceptions are less clouded by belief systems, taboos, habits of thought. One responsibility of management--an important one--is to call attention to the invisible obvious, pointing it out as a child does (sometimes to the embarrassment of adults). Doing so also requires supporting employees who take that risk, too, and other risks as well.

Richard Farson

Children, Responsibility, Risk

Richard Farson, Ralph Keyes (2003). “Whoever Makes the Most Mistakes Wins”, p.76, Simon and Schuster

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My religious point of view is something I can't talk about. It goes against my belief system to talk publicly about my own spiritual beliefs.

John Frusciante

Spiritual, Religious, Views

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... the major rule in the American belief system - that anyone can do anything ... is a lie that we have perpetuated, and it fosters mediocrity. Knowing what you're good at and doing even more of it creates excellence.

M. J. Ryan

Lying, Knowing, Excellence

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I tend to vacillate between belief systems. Right now I'm kind of checking out the whole buffet, you know, and maybe in a little while I'll decide on what I want to put on my plate and chow down on.

Kevin Hearne

Want, Littles, Buffets

Kevin Hearne (2014). “The Iron Druid Chronicles 6-Book Bundle: Hounded, Hexed, Hammered, Tricked, Trapped, Hunted”, p.412, Del Rey

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I think any belief system that says to a person, "I don't need Jesus because I have my ritual" is a problem.

Greg Laurie

Jesus, Thinking, Needs

"Greg Laurie: Watered-Down Mainline Christianity Is a Sign of the End Times". Interview with Maxwell Barnor, greenpasturesministriesghana.org. August 30, 2016.

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Living as if the world out there were somehow separate from us opens the door to the belief system of judgement and the chemical expressions of that judgment in our bodies. Thus we tend to see our world in terms of good germs and bad germs, and use words such as toxins and waste to describe the by-products of the very functions that give us life. It is in such a world that our bodies may become a combat zone for forces at odds with one another, creating the biological battlegrounds that play out

Gregg Braden

Our World, Odds, Doors

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You can't judge Islam by those people any more than you can judge Christians by abortion clinic bombers or white separatists. Love turn to hate at the fringes of any belief system.

Chris Crutcher

Christian, Hate, White

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The Bible gives no hint that a Christian "belief system" might be isolated from the life of the Church, subjected to scientific analysis, and have its truth compared with competing "belief systems".

Peter Leithart

Christian, Giving, Church

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Almost All Problem Areas Of Your Life Are Caused By Faulty Belief Systems. You Are The Cause Of Your Problems And You Are The Solution To Your Problems.

John Kehoe

Causes, Belief, Problem

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I've got this theory that human beings are innately religious; we have a belief system. It doesn't have to be a theist form, necessarily. But we need a belief system, some framework on which to hang our behavior.

Tana French

Religious, Needs, Belief

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I just hate one-dimensional portrayals of religion; it's too cheap and easy to do, and ignores the nuances that go into having a belief system.

Vera Farmiga

Hate, Nuance, Belief

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In college, in the early 1950s, I began to learn a little about how science works, the secrets of its great success, how rigorous the standards of evidence must be if we are really to know something is true, how many false starts and dead ends have plagued human thinking, how our biases can colour our interpretation of evidence, and how often belief systems widely held and supported by the political, religious and academic hierarchies turn out to be not just slightly in error, but grotesquely wrong.

Carl Sagan

Religious, College, Thinking

Carl Sagan (2011). “Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark”, p.98, Ballantine Books

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Our belief systems are the glasses through which we each view the world and anticipate what is likely to unfold. Our behavior is always loyal with our beliefs.

Margo Adair

Glasses, Views, World

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To me, the Craft is what Christianity was 2,000 years ago. It was a religion that was not corrupted. I personally think Jesus was a Crafter. We believe in all the things that he spoke of. The early Christians believed in reincarnation, and that was later removed from the belief system. Early Christians had a female Divinity, and that was taken out of their belief system, or as with Catholicism, replaced with Mary. Look at how incredible the growth in devotion of Mary is. It's amazing. The desire for a female Divinity is not just Wiccan. It speaks of a global need.

Silver RavenWolf

Christian, Jesus, Believe

"The Truth about Witchcraft with Silver RavenWolf". Interview with Tim Miejan, www.edgemagazine.net. November 1, 1997.

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... circles of trust ... are a rare form of community - one that supports rather than supplants the individual quest for integrity - that is rooted in two basic beliefs. First, we all have an inner teacher whose guidance is more reliable than anything we can get from a doctrine, ideology, collective belief system, institution, or leader. Second, we all need other people to invite, amplify, and help us discern the inner teacher's voice.

Parker J. Palmer

Teacher, Integrity, Circles

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If we base our belief systems on the humble assumption that the complexities of the world are ontologically beyond our understanding, then maybe our belief systems will make more sense and end up causing less suffering.

Moby

Humble, Understanding, Suffering

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Since - in my belief system - we each get only one go-round here on planet Earth, it is the task of the writer to interpret, examine, and reflect on the specifics of their one and only life experience.

Merrill Markoe

Tasks, Earth, Belief

Interview with AVC, tv.avclub.com. November 1, 2011.

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I dropped out of college and I'm pretty much a self-educated person, so a lot of my core belief system comes from life.

Lizz Winstead

College, Self, Belief

Source: www.avclub.com

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Any belief system that is based on fear, encourages weakness, sanctions intolerance threatens vengeance, promotes passivity and requires you to relinquish your personal power is doing you a disservice.

Walt F. J. Goodridge

Weakness, Doing You, Belief

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The Self is infinite. The Self is eternal. You are that Self. Beyond words, thoughts, ideas, forms and belief systems. There is nothing but the Self.

Frederick Lenz

Yoga, Self, Ideas

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If people maintain the belief systems that empower them, they'll keep coming back with enough action and enough resourcefulness to succeed eventually.

Tony Robbins

People, Empowering, Succeed

Tony Robbins (2008). “Unlimited Power: The New Science Of Personal Achievement”, p.66, Simon and Schuster

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An extremely important part of our work toward emotional growth and change will come from examining our belief systems regarding all areas of life. To gain the courage to be yourself, you need to address the beliefs that are keeping you stuck where you are. What beliefs, assumptions, and attitudes are you holding onto even though they no longer enhance your life? It is possible to free yourself from worn-out beliefs and acquire ones that bring happiness, strength, and self-esteem. What we believe we may become.

Sue Thoele

Being Yourself, Attitude, Self Esteem

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Nothing will infect you with a negative view of the world faster than hanging around people with harmful belief systems.

Randy Gage

Views, People, Marketing

Randy Gage (2006). “Why You're Dumb, Sick and Broke...And How to Get Smart, Healthy and Rich!”, p.24, Internet Profit Kit

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