“Believe me, I love commerce as much as the rest of the readers of 'Businessweek.' But in art, you have to be true to yourself and your musical vision. People have known me well for a long time, so if I was chasing a trend and doing something that wasn't authentic to who I am, they would know it in just a few seconds.” PeopleIfsKnowsBelieveWellsLongArtKnownVisionReaderLong TimeMusicalWho I AmBeing TrueTrendsSecondsBelieve In MeCommerceChasingBe True To YourselfTrue To YourselfE Commerce Author:Lionel Richie
“I was an only child. I've known only children. From this experience, I do believe that the children should outnumber the parents.” ShouldBelieveChildrenParentKnownOnly Child Author:Jane Smiley
“I believe there are two sides to the phenomenon known as death, this side where we live, and the other side where we shall continue to live. Eternity does not start ith death. We are in eternity now.” BelieveDoeTwoDeathI BelieveSidesKnownEternityLife And DeathPhenomenonAfter DeathTwo SidesLife After DeathDying DeathLove And DeathLove DeathSpiritual DeathComforting DeathHeaven And Death Book:The Power of Positive Thinking Source: The Power of Positive Thinking
“Shame, I do believe, is the most powerful emotion known to man; most discoveries and journeys of importance have been accomplished because of the ignominy that would be the result if the attempt was abandoned.” IfsMenBelieveHas BeensWould BeResultsPowerfulEmotionKnownJourneyDiscoveryImportanceShameAccomplishedMost PowerfulAbandonedIgnominyPowerful Emotions Book:An Instance of the Fingerpost Source: An Instance of the Fingerpost
“I want evangelicals to be known not for what they're against, but what they're for. Yes, there are some things that I believe are flat out wrong. There is no doubt about it, and I'm not wishy-washy about it. But my agenda is bigger than simply those issues. My agenda is to be as big as the agenda of Jesus.” WantBelieveBigsJesusI BelieveKnownIssuesDoubtBiggerNo DoubtAgendasFlats Author:Rick Warren
“The truly apocalyptic view of the world is that things do not repeat themselves. It isn't absurd, e.g., to believe that the age of science and technology is the beginning of the end for humanity; that the idea of great progress is delusion, along with the idea that the truth will ultimately be known; that there is nothing good or desirable about scientific knowledge and that mankind, in seeking it, is falling into a trap. It is by no means obvious that this is not how things are.” WorldBelieveMeanIdeasEndsAgeHumanityFallViewsKnownTechnologyProgressMankindObviousSeekingAbsurdRepeatsDelusionTrapsDesirableScience And TechnologyApocalypticScientific KnowledgeGreat Progress Author:Ludwig Wittgenstein
“If people had gavels, there would be no wars. If every person in the world had a gavel and could bang it and get everyone's attention right away and make their displeasure known, I believe the level of actual violence in the world would just disappear to practically nothing.” PeopleIfsWorldBelievePersonsWarWould BeI BelieveLevelsAttentionKnownViolenceDisappearBangsNo WarDispleasureGavel Author:Fran Lebowitz