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By isolating ourselves from those with whose opinions we disagree, we lose the ability to defend our beliefs.
I came from a mother and father who always made me secure in my beliefs, and that's where the love came from.
Jesus showed us how to be courageous and sacrificial while we die for our beliefs, not while we kill for them.
Customs form us all, our thoughts, our morals, our most fixed beliefs; are consequences of our place of birth.
Do FBI Agents and FBI directors have political beliefs? Sure they do. But they're not supposed to act on them.
I understand that not everyone shares my faith and some find it difficult to reconcile with their own beliefs.
Happy is he who has gained the wealth of divine thoughts, wretched is he whose beliefs about the gods are dark.
The beliefs concerning reincarnation have great ethical impact on human life and our relationship to the world.
I am perfectly clear in my mind and in my conscience in respect of freedom of religious principles and beliefs.
Human cultural diversity is vast; the range of cultural practices, beliefs, and languages that we speak is vast.
Knowledge of other people's beliefs and ways of thinking must be used to build bridges, not to create conflicts.
It's important for me to write songs that feel good to sing every night and remind me of my core, truest beliefs.
Life is very, very simple and easy to understand, but we complicate it with the beliefs and ideas that we create.
No one in the American Enterprise imposes their beliefs. We clash, and I think that's what the West is all about.
We can't assign beliefs to people who don't have a voice to express them. And we can't assume what someone thinks.
I identify as a feminist. I have so many feminist beliefs - and then I'm so mean to myself about my body sometimes.
If you need help, look to clergy who do not spout their own beliefs but direct you in sincerity by using the Bible.
Exploring an ever-expanding world of diverse cultures and beliefs is at the very heart of the 'Dragonships' series.
I always say be humble but be firm. Humility and openness are the key to success without compromising your beliefs.
Once Ptolemy and Plato, yesterday Newton, today Einstein, and tomorrow new faiths, new beliefs, and new dimensions.
There's nothing that can help you understand your beliefs more than trying to explain them to an inquisitive child.
Canada's extraordinary success is that we have bound together a vast country with a set of shared ideas and beliefs.
It is easier for a libertarian to attack the science of global warming than to alter one's core libertarian beliefs.
I love this country and I am very vocal about my thoughts and beliefs. America is the greatest nation on the planet!
No one individual vote, no one individual quote or no one individual statement defines me, my beliefs, or my record.
Racial prejudice, anti-Semitism, or hatred of anyone with different beliefs has no place in the human mind or heart.
My core beliefs revolve around the idea that we should live to the best of our abilities-we should live and let live.
The domination of western values, beliefs and way of life has angered many from the east and in developing countries.
Don't make the mistake of thinking that you have to agree with people and their beliefs to defend them from injustice.
In times of crisis, you just have to bear down and lean on your own instincts and your own beliefs and make decisions.
We all have fundamental beliefs of one sort or another, and it is very threatening if somebody is saying they're wrong.
Champions invariably have fervent philosophical beliefs. Philosophy, in its simplest terms, means 'the love of wisdom.'
I have personal beliefs and they are sometimes reflected in the movies I make, but I also reflect other points of view.
The most effective way to preach the gospel is through example. If we live according to our beliefs, people will notice.
Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one's own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others.
I can easily hold two opposing beliefs at the same time without any problem, which I find - well, mind-expanding, really.
It's a struggle for anybody to take their paradigms and set of beliefs and understandings and completely flip the script.
Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them.
I'd like Muslims to look at their religion as a set of beliefs that they can appraise critically and pick and choose from.
I consider myself a non-denominational Christian. I grew up in a Bible church and still hold those beliefs very close to me.
This is a free country, and nobody should be criticized for their political beliefs. We're all allowed to have our opinions.
If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain dogs I have known will go to heaven, and very, very few persons.
A lot of people have questioned how yoga and their own spiritual beliefs can come together. Yoga actually pre-dates religion.
When I worked at the White House in the mid-1990s, I would not have dreamed of sharing my beliefs on faith with my colleagues.
Ultimately, the core premise of 'American Gods' is, 'What do you believe?' And how your beliefs can be manifested into reality.
Everyone has the right to practice their religious beliefs in private but expect that people might publicly reject said beliefs.
In documentary, mostly, people are going to say untoward things; people are going to have gnarly beliefs. People aren't perfect.
By temperament and disposition and emotions, I'm a liberal; but in my beliefs about what's best for the country, I'm a centrist.
The entrenched beliefs many westerners profess about Islam often reveal more about the West than they do about Islam or Muslims.
We have all had the experience of finding that our reactions and perhaps even our deeds have denied beliefs we thought were ours.