“When my children were born, I didn't have them baptized because I felt baptism was about erasing Original Sin - something the Church said children got from their mother - and I absolutely refused to believe women carry Original Sin.” BelieveChildrenSaidMotherFeltBornChurchSinOriginalsMy ChildrenBaptismOriginal SinBaptizedBaptized In Author:Olympia Dukakis
“It seems difficult, sometimes, to believe that there was a time when sentiments now become habitual, sentiments that imply not only the original imperative of conduct, but the original metaphysic of living, were by no means altogether habitual.” BelieveMeanSometimesSeemsDifficultOriginalsSentimentsMetaphysicsImperativesHabitual Author:Lascelles Abercrombie
“Philosophical argument, trying to get someone to believe something whether he wants to believe it or not, is not, I have held, a nice way to behave towards someone; also it does not fit the original motivation for studying or entering philosophy. That motivation is puzzlement, curiousity, a desire to understand, not a desire to produce uniformity of belief. Most people do not want to become thought-police. The philosophical goal of explanation rather than proof not only is morally better, it is more in accord with one's philosophical motivation.” PeopleWayWantTryingBelieveDoePhilosophyDesireMotivationBeliefGoalStudyNiceProduceFitArgumentPhilosophicalPoliceOriginalsProofBehaveExplanationEnteringAccordUniformityCuriousityThought Police Book:Philosophical Explanations Source: Philosophical Explanations
“Were you somebody different a thousand years ago? Will you be somebody different a thousand years from now? What is this One Self that is forever your own deepest being? Must you believe the lies of time? Must you swallow the insanity that One Spirit does not exist? Can you show me your Original Face, of which there is One and Only One in all the entire World?” WorldYearsBelieveDoeDifferentSelfShowsFacesSpiritLyingForeverThousandYears AgoOriginalsUnityInsanityThousand YearsShow Me Book:One Taste Source: One Taste
“Liberal gardeners are people who feel that, through gardening, we can alleviate our sense of alienation from nature; and that, through good gardening, we can repair some of the damage we have done to our environment. The most extreme liberals believe that there is an original or a natural state in which the environment would be if we hadn't shown up on the scene, and that we have not only the ability but also a moral imperative to help nature return to this state.” PeopleIfsFeelsBelieveArtStatesDoneHelpingWould BeNaturalAbilityMoralEnvironmentDesignReturnSceneOriginalsExtremesDamageGardeningAlienationImperativesOur EnvironmentGardenerAlleviate Author:Deborah Needleman
“This thing is but a puny imitation of a much grander system whose laws you know, and I am not able to convince you that this mere toy is without a designer or maker; yet you profess to believe that the great original from which the design is taken has come into being without either designer or maker! Now tell me by what sort of reasoning do you reach such an incongruous conclusion?” KnowsBelieveAbleLawTakenDesignOriginalsMereConclusionDesignerReasoningConvinceMakersToysImitation Author:Isaac Newton
“The original question, 'Can machines think?' I believe to be too meaningless to deserve discussion.” ThinkingBelieveI BelieveDeserveMachinesOriginalsDiscussionMeaningless Author:Alan Turing
“It may be conceit, but I believe the subject will interest the public, and I am sure that the views are original.” BelieveMayScienceBeliefI BelieveInterestViewsSubjectsOriginalsOriginalityConceit Book:Autobiography and Selected Letters Source: Autobiography and Selected Letters
“Don't look for someone in whom to believe. Believe in yourself. The only authentic authority is your own original nature.” BelieveLooksBeliefAuthorityOriginalsBelieve In YourselfBelieve In You Author:Vernon Howard