“The idea of freedom is quite in accord with a general, though vague, sentiment among us; it is an idea of fair play, of giving everyone a chance; and nothing arouses more general and active indignation among our people than the belief that some one or some class is not getting a fair chance.” PeopleGivingIdeasPlayBeliefChanceClassFairsActiveSentimentsVagueAccordIndignationFair Play Author:Charles Horton Cooley
“A politician will always tip off his true belief by stating the opposite at the beginning of the sentence. For maximum comprehension, do not start listening until the first clause is concluded. Begin instead at the word 'BUT' which begins the second, or active, clause. This is the way to tell a liberal from a conservative - before they tell you. Thus: 'I have always believed in a strong national defense, second to none, but...(a liberal, about to propose a $20 billion defense cut).” WayFirstsPoliticsBeliefStrongCuttingListeningPoliticianOppositesConservativeActiveSentencesDefenseBillionsMaximumAlways BelieveProposeComprehensionClausesNational Defense Author:Frank Mankiewicz
“The history of all times and nations teaches us that exactly in the naïve, unshakable belief, furnished by religion in active life of believers, originate the most intense motives for the most significant creative performance, not only in the field of arts and sciences but also in politics.” ArtBeliefNationsTeachCreativeAtheismFieldsPerformancesPositive AtheismActiveBelieverSignificantIntenseAll TimeMotiveArt And ScienceUnshakableActive Life Author:Max Planck
“It is not true that a man can believe or disbelieve what he will. But it is certain that an active desire to find any proposition true will unconsciously tend to that result by dismissing importunate suggestions which run counter to the belief, and welcoming those which favor it. The psychological law, that we only see what interests us, and only assimilate what is adapted to our condition, causes the mind to select its evidence.” MenMindBelieveRunningLawDesireCertainBeliefCausesInterestResultsConditionsEvidenceActiveFavorsPsychologicalWelcomeSuggestionsPropositionsSelectAdaptedImportunate Book:Problems of Life and Mind Source: Problems of Life and Mind
“Healing... is an active and internal process that includes investigating one's attitudes, memories and beliefs with the desire to release all negative patterns that prevent one's full emotional and spiritual recovery. This internal review inevitably leads one to review one's external circumstances in an effort to recreate one's life in a way that serves activation of will - the will to see and accept truths about one's life and how one has used one's energies; and the will to begin to use energy for the creation of love, self-esteem, and health.” WaySelfUseSpiritualUsedDesireBeliefEnergyProcessMemoriesEffortHealingAttitudeAcceptingSelf EsteemCreationEmotionalSelf LoveCircumstancesNegativePatternsActiveRecoveryEsteemReleaseInternalsReviewsInvestigatingAccepting The TruthActivation Book:Anatomy of the Spirit: The Seven Stages of Power and Healing Source: Anatomy of the Spirit: The Seven Stages of Power and Healing