“You must start with desire, keeping in mind that with the magic of believing you can obtain what you picture in your mind's eye.” MindBelieveEyeDesireBeliefMagic Book:The Magic of Believing Source: The Magic of Believing
“As photographers, we must learn to relax our beliefs. Move on objects with your eye straight on, to the left, around on the right. Watch them grow large as they approach, group and regroup as you shift your position. Relationships gradually emerge and sometimes assert themselves with finality. And that's your picture.” SometimesEyeMovingBeliefLeftGrowsWatchesGroupsPositionObjectsApproachPhotographerRelaxFinality Author:Aaron Siskind
“Some devout Christians are among the most fervent advocates of the death penalty, contradicting Jesus Christ and justifying their belief on an erroneous interpretation of Hebrew Scriptures. "An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth," their most likely response, overlooks the fact that this was promulgated by Moses as a limitation- a prohibition against taking both eyes or all of an offender's teeth in retribution.” FactsEyeChristianJesusBeliefChristJesus ChristResponseScriptureTeethLimitationInterpretationPenaltiesDeath PenaltyMosesProhibitionRetributionHebrewOffendersFerventContradictingEye For An Eye Book:Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis Source: Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis
“I have a belief that if I wear my placenta in a necklace, there’s a possibility of me gaining second sight - like being psychic. I would be wearing it whether or not I was in the public eye.” IfsWould BeEyeBeliefPossibilitySightPsychicsPublic EyeNecklacesPlacenta Author:Kesha
“I feel like I am not an American in the eyes of my government because of their religious beliefs. I think that is un-American.” ThinkingFeelsGovernmentEyeBeliefReligiousAtheismPositive AtheismReligious Belief Author:Michael Newdow
“One of the major changes in attitude that occurred in the world of art as we moved from the nineteenth into the twentieth century was that the twentieth century artist became more involved with personal expression than with celebrating exclusively the values of the society or the church. Along with this change came a broader acceptance of the belief that the artist can invent a reality that is more meaningful than the one that is literally given to the eye. I subscribe enthusiastically to this.” WorldArtRealityEyeArtistValuesBeliefGivenChurchAttitudeCenturyAcceptanceExpressionInvolvedMajorsMovedPhotographerMeaningfulCelebrateTwentieth CenturyMajor ChangePersonal Expression Author:Jerry Uelsmann
“Belief in Yahweh doesn't come with your mind. It comes with your heart. When you only believe in things you can see with your eyes and touch with your hands, it is idolatry... To have faith in Yahweh is to know that there is a realm of the spirit beyond the comprehension of our minds... Trusting in Molech... or trusting in your own wisdom and intellect - there's no difference in God's eyes. It's all idolatry.” KnowsMindBelieveHeartHandsEyeSpiritBeliefDifferencesIntellectRealmsHave FaithComprehensionIdolatryYahweh Author:Lynn Austin
“The nephew revenges himself for this, by holding his breath and terrifying his kinswoman with the dread belief that he has made up his mind to burst. Regardless of whispers and shakes, he swells and becomes discoloured, and yet again swells and becomes discoloured, until the aunt can bear it no longer, but leads him out, with no visible neck, and with his eyes going before him like a prawn's.” MindMadeEyeFunnyBeliefBearsHumorousBreathsRevengeHis EyesVisibleNecksShakesDreadAuntNephewPrawns Book:Novels Source: Novels
“When life is so harsh that a man loses all hope in himself, then he raises his eyes to a shining rock, worshipping it, just to find hope again, rather than looking to his own acts for hope and salvation. Yes, atheism IS a redemptive belief. It is theism that denies man's own redemptive nature.” MenEyeLife IsBeliefLosesAtheismRocksRaisesSalvationShiningDenyHis EyesHarshTheism Author:Isaac Asimov
“An entrepreneur is someone who, almost artistically, designs a living entity which embodies the values, beliefs, and ambitions of the creator. It's impossible for a larger entity to swallow a smaller one without completely reshaping it. When this process begins, a wild visionary - the entrepreneur type - is the most toxic, indigestible actor imaginable. And this is why I roll my eyes when a new acquisition is announced: Because I don't see it as a triumphant graduation but a sacrifice to an industry that is afraid to dream big.” DreamBigsEyeValuesActorsBeliefProcessImpossibleSacrificeDesignTypeIndustryAmbitionEntrepreneurCreatorToxicEntityVisionariesAcquisitionTriumphant Author:Jake Lodwick
“It is the long term investor who will in practice come in for the most criticism. For it is the essence of his behaviour that he should be eccentric, unconventional and rash in the eyes of the average opinion. If he is successful, that will only confirm the general belief in his rashness; and if in the short run he is unsuccessful, which is very likely, he will not receive much mercy. Worldly wisdom teaches that it is better for reputation to fail conventionally than to succeed unconventionally.” IfsThinkingShouldLongEyeRunningBeliefTermOpinionTeachPracticeSuccessfulFailingSucceedCriticismMercyEssenceIndependentInvestingAverageReputationLong TermInvestorsBehaviourWorldlyEccentricUnsuccessfulUnconventionalIndependent ThinkingRashnessWorldly Wisdom Author:John Maynard Keynes
“You may pluck out my eyes, but that cannot kill me. You may chop off my nose, but that will not kill me. But blast my belief in God, and I am dead.” MayGodEyeBeliefNosesKill MeBlastBelief In GodPluck Book:Collected Works Source: Collected Works
“Throughout history, humankind has been resistant to change and to the acceptance of new ideas... When Galileo discovered the moons of Jupiter, the astronomers of that time refused to accept or even to look at these satellites because the existence of these moons conflicted with their accepted beliefs. So it is now with psychiatrists and other therapists, who refuse to examine and evaluate the considerable evidence being gathered about survival after bodily death and about past life memories. Their eyes are tightly shut.” LooksHas BeensIdeasEyePastBeliefMemoriesHealingExistenceAcceptingAcceptanceMoonSurvivalEvidenceRefuseAcceptedHumankindNew IdeasPsychiatristEvaluateTherapistsPast LifeSatellitesAstronomersJupiter Author:Brian Weiss
“We can look at any experience in two ways: through the eyes of lack, or the eyes of plenty. Fear sees limits, while love sees possibilities. Each attitude will be justified by the belief system you cherish. Change your allegiance from fear to love, and love will sustain you wherever you walk.” WayLooksTwoEyeBeliefWalksAttitudePossibilityLimitsAnd LovePlentyCherishJustifiedTwo WaysAllegianceBelief SystemsThrough The Eyes Author:Alan Cohen