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John Quincy Adams

Former President of the United States

America does not go abroad in search of monsters to destroy. She is the well-wisher to freedom and independence of all. She is the champion and vindicator only of her own. Sir Anthony Hopkins portrayal of me was adequate. I do believe that my sideburns were of substantially higher quality, however.

Adequacy - Belief - Monster - Wellness

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Walt Disney

Entrepreneur, Animator, Voice Actor, Film Producer

I believe in being a motivator.

Belief

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Augustine of Hippo

Theologian, Philosopher

For what is faith unless it is to believe what you do not see?

Belief - Faith - Inspiration - Religion

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Neil Young

Singer, Songwriter

I'm not into organized religion. I'm into believing in a higher source of creation, realizing we're all just part of nature.

Belief - Creativity - Organizing - Realization

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Michelle Obama

Former First Lady of the United States

The one thing I believe is that families are off-limits. And I think my husband said it, and he was clear on that. And I totally agree with him.

Agreeing - Belief

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Christopher Hitchens

Author, Columnist, Essayist, Orator, Journalist, Social Critic

In my life, the only certainty is to be uncertain. I'm an unbeliever who believes in skepticism. I'm only sure about being unsure.

Belief

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Katy Perry

Singer, Songwriter, Actress

I don't believe in a heaven or a hell or an old man sitting on a throne. I believe in a higher power bigger than me because that keeps me accountable.

Accountability - Belief - Heavens

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Thomas Jefferson

Former President of the United States

I believe from what I have lately seen that we should be substantially safe were our Citizens Armed, but we have not as many Arms as we have Enemies in the State.

Belief - Citizenry - Safety - State

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Ernest Shackleton

Explorer

I chose life over death for myself and my friends... I believe it is in our nature to explore, to reach out into the unknown. The only true failure would be not to explore at all.

Belief

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Lance Armstrong

Professional Road Racing Cyclist

Anything is possible, but you have to believe and you have to fight.

Belief

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Henry David Thoreau

Essayist, Poet, Philosopher, Critic, Historian

I would that our farmers when they cut down a forest felt some of that awe which the old Romans did when they came to thin, or letin the light to, a consecrated grove (lucum conlucare), that is, would believe that it is sacred to some god. The Roman made an expiatory offering, and prayed, Whatever god or goddess thou art to whom this grove is sacred, be propitious to me, my family, and children, etc.

Belief - Farming - Feelings - Making

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Maya Angelou

Poet, Singer, Writer, Civil Rights Activist

I don't believe an accident of birth makes people sisters or brothers. It makes them siblings, gives them mutuality of parentage. Sisterhood and brotherhood is a condition people have to work at.

Accident - Belief - Conditioning - Sister

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Matt Groening

Cartoonist, Writer, Producer, Voice Actor

You know, I've been thinking. Everyone makes peanut butter and jelly sandwiches but usually the jelly drips out all over the side and the guy's hands get all sticky. But your jelly stays right in the middle where it's supposed to. I don't know how you do it? You just got a gift, I guess. I've always thought so. I've just never mentioned it. But it's time you knew how I feel. I don't believe in keeping feelings bottled up. Goodbye, my wife.

Belief - Feelings

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Albert Einstein

Theoretical Physicist

I believe in intuition and inspiration...at times I feel certain I am right while not knowing the reason.

Belief - Certainty - Feelings - Knowledge

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Ralph Waldo Emerson

Essayist, Lecturer, Philosopher, Poet

I believe it is the conviction of the purest men, that the net amount of man and man does not much vary. Each is incomparably superior to his companion in some faculty. His want of skill in other directions, has added to his fitness for his own work.

Belief - Companion - Man - Wants

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Jay Leno

Comedian, Actor, Writer, Producer, TV Host

Rick Perry unveiled his new tax plan. He says he wants a flat tax. He believes that tax should be flat, just like the earth.

Belief - Earth - Plan - Tax - Wants

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Louis Pasteur

Biologist, Microbiologist, Chemist

My present and most fixed opinion regarding the nature of alcoholic fermentation is this: The chemical act of fermentation is essentially a phenomenon correlative with a vital act, beginning and ending with the latter. I believe that there is never any alcoholic fermentation without their being simultaneously the organization, development, multiplication of the globules, or the pursued, continued life of globules which are already formed.

Alcohol - Belief - Chemistry - Fixing - Phenomena - Pursuit

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Jean-Paul Sartre

Philosopher, Writer, Political Activist

I do not understand! I understand nothing! I cannot understand nor do I want to understand! I want to believe! To Believe!

Belief - Wants

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Nick Cave

Musician, Singer, Songwriter, Author

I'm a believer. I don't go to church. I don't belong to any particular religion, but I do believe in God. I couldn't write what I write about and be creative without a certain form of belief.

Belief - Certainty - Creativity - Writing

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Friedrich Nietzsche

Philosopher, Philologist, Cultural Critic, Scholar

It is only because man believes himself to be free, not because he is free, that he experiences remorse and pricks of conscience.

Belief - Man

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Francis Bacon

Philosopher

The Scripture saith, The fool hath said in his heart, there is no God; it is not said, The fool hath thought in his heart; so as he rather saith it, by rote to himself, as that he would have, than that he can thoroughly believe it, or be persuaded of it....It appeareth in nothing more, that atheism is rather in the lip, than in the heart of man.

Atheism - Belief - Fools - Man

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Jorge Luis Borges

Philosopher, Poet, Writer, Critic

If a writer disbelieves what he is writing, then he can hardly expect his reader to believe it.

Belief - Reading

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Colin Powell

Former United States Secretary of State

You can't just have slogans, you can't just have catchy phrases. You have to have an agenda. And I think what the Republican Party has to do, if it's going to incorporate the tea party efforts in it, is to come up with an agenda that the American people can see, touch, and actually believe in, and something they believe in.

Belief

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Ronald Reagan

Former President of the United States

Don't let anyone tell you that America's best days are behind her - that the American spirit has been vanquished. We've seen it triumph too often in our lives to stop believing in it now.

Belief - Spirits

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Noam Chomsky

Linguist, Philosopher, Cognitive Scientist, Social Critic, Political Activist

Some innate capacity - some part of the human genetic endowment - enters into language acquisition. That much is uncontroversial among those who believe that humans are part of the natural world. If it were not true, would be a miracle that my granddaughter reflexively identified some elements of the blooming buzzing confusion as language-related and went on to acquire capacities of the kind that you and I are now exercising, while her pet kitten (chimp, songbird, bee...), presented with exactly the same data, could not take the first step, let alone the later ones.

Acquiring - Belief - Human - Kindness - Linguistics - Pets

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George Harrison

Musician, Singer, Songwriter, Producer

If there's a God, I want to see Him. It's pointless to believe in something without proof, and Krishna consciousness and meditation are methods where you can actually obtain God perception.

Belief - Wants

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John D. Rockefeller

Business Magnate, Industrialist

I believe that every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty.

Belief - Implications - Obligations

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George Lucas

Filmmaker, Entrepreneur

George Orwell was right. There's no greater genius as far as I'm concerned in terms of understanding human nature. I think that a lot of people just believe anything you tell them, and no matter what it is, they just go along with the program. They're perfectly happy to take their pill every day and do what they're told, and work and buy things, and work and buy things, and stay out of any complex emotional situations. And whatever the authorities tell them to do, they do, and whatever the authorities say is the truth, they believe is the truth.

Belief - Emotions - Human - Programming

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Martin Luther

Theologian, Professor, Monk

We are not to look upon our sins as insignificant trifles. On the other hand, we are not to regard them as so terrible that we must despair. Learn to believe that Christ was given, not for picayune and imaginary transgressions, but for mountainous sins; not for one or two, but for all; not for sins that can be discarded, but for sins that are stubbornly ingrained.

Belief - Giving

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Jimmy Carter

Former President of the United States

Jesus never mentions abortion. But I think that Jesus did care for the unborn child, I think that Jesus did care for people who were completely helpless, who depend on others for their life and livelihood. I just believe that this should be minimized if possible.

Belief - Dependence

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Malcolm X

Human Rights Activist

Any time you know you're within the law, within your legal rights, within your moral rights, in accord with justice, then die for what you believe in. But don't die alone. Let your dying be reciprocal. This is what is meant by equality. What's good for the goose is good for the gander.

Belief - Death - Judging - Morals - Right

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Lady Gaga

Singer, Songwriter, Actress

I believe in a passion for inclusion.

Belief

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