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A lot of people don't give much thought to what they believe, and it's easy for them to hold what often are two conflicting ideas in their head at the same time.

And so it's inescapable and people who proclaim scrupulous honesty can only proclaim that if they don't examine closely the things they believe.

Everyone realizes that one can believe little of what people say about each other. But it is not so widely realized that even less can one trust what people say about themselves.

It is always easier to believe than to deny. Our minds are naturally affirmative.

When a person is determined to believe something, the very absurdity of the doctrine confirms them in their faith.

A belief may be larger than a fact.

The word 'belief' is a difficult thing for me. I don't believe. I must have a reason for a certain hypothesis. Either I know a thing, and then I know it - I don't need to believe it.

You have to hear from people who believe something different from you. That's why you go to college.

Belief is a very peculiar thing: we tend to put more store in a belief we like than a fact we hate.

Your perceptions are often far more accurate than you are willing to believe.