At the tattoo parlor, my friend worked with needle and ink applying a design to the skin on his client's back, as the three of us sat discussing our spiritual desires and ambivalence about religion. In the midst of our conversation, the man under the...
So. If this was some normal fictional young-adult book, this is the part of the story where after the film, the entire high school would rise to their feet and applaud, and Earl and I would find True Acceptance and begin to Truly Believe in Ourselves...
Do you see this lantern? cried Syme in a terrible voice.'Do you see the cross carved on it, and the flame inside? You did not make it. You did not light it. Better men than you, men who could believe and obey, twisted the entrails of iron and preserv...
I still find my corrupt heart longing for tomorrow's bread. I can make a good argument to the Lord about how effective I can be if He would supply me with enough advance funds. It's a little frightening to pray for TODAY's bread. That means I must pr...
John Keating: They're not that different from you, are they? Same haircuts. Full of hormones, just like you. Invincible, just like you feel. The world is their oyster. They believe they're destined for great things, just like many of you, their eyes ...
Spock: I will go with you, Captain. James T. Kirk: No, I need you on the bridge. Spock: I can not allow you to do this. It is my function aboard the ship to advise you in making the wisest decisions possible, something I firmly believe you are incapa...
The life spills over, some days. She cannot be at rest, Wishes she could explode Like that red tree— The one that bursts into fire All this week. Senses her infinite smallness But can’t seize it, Recognizes the folly of desire, The folly of withd...
I believe it is the mark of a great leader to question the decisions that came before him.
You might not believe in the devil, but do you believe evil lurks in this world?
I would rather believe God doesn't exist than believe he doesn't care.
I believe in justice, as long as I'm holding a knife at the throat of the judge.
Magic is all about words and believing. If you believe then anything is possible.
At an early age, my mother gave me this feeling that anything is possible, and I believe that.
I'm very much a romantic. I'm highly attuned to an older sensibility, which I believe is alive and well. We're not that far ahead of the Romantic Age in society.
I'll tell you, there is nothing better in life than being a late bloomer. I believe that success can happen at any time and at any age.
I believe if the white and colored people could get together and be let alone, they would understand each other and consequently love each other.
I believe that no man who holds a leader's position should ever accept favors from either side. He is then committed to show favors. A leader must stand alone.
I believe art has to take responsibility but it should not give up being art.
It doesn't matter that you didn't believe in us," said Mr. Ibis. "We believed in you.
...trapped in limbo, believing in a lack of belief, but not necessarily lacking the belief to believe.
I believe, Messieurs, in loyalty---to one's friends and one's family and one's caste.
