“Sometimes the truth has difficulty breaching the city walls of our beliefs. A lie, dressed in the correct livery, passes through more easily.” SometimesLyingBeliefCitiesWallDifficultyCity Walls Author:Rachel Hartman
“A firm belief atthracts facts. They come out iv holes in the ground an' cracks in th' wall to support belief, but they run away fr'm doubt.” FactsRunningReligionBeliefSupportDoubtWallHolesFirmCracksRunning AwayFirm Beliefs Book:Mr. Dooley Says Source: Mr. Dooley Says
“Belief in oneself is a crucial quality of leadership, because 'a house divided against itself cannot stand.' A leader who fluctuates back and forth sends a very wavery signal. Like the soprano who can shatter glass by finding that high note and holding it, a leader who can hold that high note, without wavering, can shatter walls.” HouseBeliefLeadershipQualityLeaderWallFindingsNotesGlassesOneselfDividedCrucialSignalsBack And ForthSopranosWaveringHigh NotesHouse Divided Book:Jesus, CEO: using ancient wisdom for visionary leadership Source: Jesus, CEO: using ancient wisdom for visionary leadership
“Thanks in large measure to the ACLU, the belief that there is a wall of separation between faith and state, not just church and state, is endemic. The exercise of religious faith in the public square is not prohibited; only the federal imposition of a particular faith. Hardly anyone any longer knows the difference.” KnowsStatesChristianBeliefDifferencesChurchReligiousParticularWallExerciseSeparationThanksSquaresReligious FaithChurch And StateImposition Author:F. LaGard Smith
“The opposite of humility is arrogance--the belief that we are wiser or better than others. Arrogance promotes separation rather than community. It looms like a brick wall between us and those from whom we could learn.” BeliefCommunityHumilityWallOppositesSeparationArroganceWiserBricksBrick Wall Author:John Templeton
“When we're believing, we're not really thinking, because the belief has walls: "This is what I believe." So what I believe is like a box, and we're taking the energy of our thinking and putting into a box of beliefs, pretending that we're thinking. But we're really stifling our own energy. We create these mental stresses and frustrations, because we're blocking our spirit, so to speak.” ThinkingBelieveSpiritBeliefEnergySpeakI BelieveWallStressBoxesBlockFrustrationPretendingStifling Author:John Trudell