Belief

Famous quotes containing the word belief:

“Your work is to keep cranking the flywheel that turns the gears that spin the belt in the engine of belief that keeps you and your desk in midair.”
—Annie Dillard (b. 1945)

“You must put fear out of your mind. Confront it with the belief that the past is over with, that a new life lies ahead.”
—Edward T. Lowe. Erle C. Kenton. Dr. Edelman (Onslow Stevens)

“An unlicked bear”
—Trans. by Johanna Prins.

Dutch expression meaning “a boor”: from the old belief that bear cubs are licked into shape by their mothers.