Quotes of: Common-belief Keyword

Of the contributions made during the essayist period three call for notice: Weismann deserves mention for his useful work in asking for the proof that "acquired characters" or, to speak more precisely, parental experience can really be transmitted to...

Mendel's Principles of Heredity

First, however, I must deal with the matter of Jesus, the so-called savior, who not long ago taught new doctrines and was thought to be a son of God. This savior, I shall attempt to show, deceived many and caused them to accept a form of belief harmf...

On the True Doctrine: A Discourse Against the Christians

That churchgoers do the lion's share of the charitable work in our communities is simply untrue. They get credit for it because they do a better job of tying the good works they do to their creed. But according to a 1998 study, 82% of volunteerism by...

Parenting Beyond Belief: On Raising Ethical, Caring Kids Without Religion

Let me speak plainly: The United States of America is and must remain a nation of openness to people of all beliefs. Our very unity has been strengthened by this pluralism. That's how we began; this is how we must always be. The ideals of our country...

Ronald Reagan

Faith belongs to the human spirit. Faith is faith. Humanity is divided by religion, religion is the divider of humanity. If every human could be removed of their blindfolds and see that faith is in itself faith and that this is something which belong...

C. JoyBell C.

It is of immense importance, that first and foremost, people identify themselves as human beings, rather than as a believer in a spiritual belief system. Any spiritual belief system. There is such a preoccupation with where a person will be after he/...

C. JoyBell C.

Dr. Barringer, Clinic Director: There is one outside chance for a cure. I think of it as shock treatment - as I said, it's a very outside chance... Have you ever heard of exorcism? Well, it's a stylized ritual in which the rabbi or the priest try to ...

The Exorcist

People need to believe in more than what they see in everyday life. Somewhere inside, we all know that there is more out there than we experience normally. A belief in the other world can help explain why things happen to us. It can give us hope. I f...

Wendy Froud

We have really everything in common with America nowadays, except, of course, language.

The Canterville Ghost

To love is easy and therefore common - but to understand - how rare it is!

Emily of New Moon

Our thoughts are mainly controlled by our subconscious, which is largely formed before the age of 6, and you cannot change the subconscious mind by just thinking about it.

Bruce Lipton

On the Net, the bell curve reclaims its tails. The uncommon is as accessible as the common. The very fragmentation of the Internet allows us to find ourselves in other people - and to know that we are not alone.

Virginia Postrel

Emotions are like a virus, a common cold, disrupting the flow of logic in people's minds.

Memories With Maya

Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard.

A Little Book in C Major

We've got a bond in common, you and I. We are both alone in the world.

Rebecca

Rare-book people have this in common with poets: they too are born, not made.

Rare People and Rare Books

But the best teams I've encountered have one important thing in common: their team structure and processes cover a full range of distinct competencies necessary for success.

Jesse James Garrett

Sincere and generous collaboration is the best way to fulfil the legitimate aspirations of each person and achieve great collective goals for the common good and the general interest.

King Felipe VI

When the common soldiers are too strong and their officers too weak, the result is INSUBORDINATION.

The Art of War

It is a common enough case, that of a man being suddenly captivated by a woman nearly the opposite of his ideal.

George Eliot

A toddling little girl is a centre of common feeling which makes the most dissimilar people understand each other.

George Eliot