belief influence Quotes

Does a firm persuasion that a thing is so, make it so?

Nor is it that truly a belief at all which has not some influence upon the actions of him who holds it.

We see only what we know.

Knowing about authors' beliefs helps you understand how those beliefs influence their writing, and things you thought meant one thing, once you've got enough information about that writer, you suddenly realize mean an entirely different thing. That makes a difference.

Realizing that our actions, feelings and behaviour are the result of our own images and beliefs gives us the level that psychology has always needed for changing personality.

We choose what and how we believe, and our beliefs are tools that we then use to make things happen ... or not.

What a people believes, even if untrue, has the same influence over their lives as if it were true.

In the province of the mind, what one believes to be true either is true or becomes true.

We don't just respond to things as we see them, or feel them, or hear them. Rather, our response is conditioned on our beliefs, about what they really are, what they came from, what they're made of, what their hidden nature is.

There is a force that controls all your decisions. It influences how you think and feel every moment you're alive. It determines what you will do and what you will not do. It determines how you feel about anything that occurs in your life. That force is your beliefs.

Most people buy not because they believe, but because the sales person believes.

Men can be attracted but not forced to the faith. You may drive people to baptism, (but) you won't move them one step further in religion.

It’s been very well demonstrated that our belief system effects how we behave and how we perform. . . It also effects our lifestyle, so that if we don’t believe that we can help ourselves, we probably cannot. If we don’t believe that positive information is useful to our health and well being, it probably won’t be.

If all those around you believe some particular thing, you will soon be tempted to share in that belief.

You can persuade a man to believe almost anything provided he is clever enough, but it is much more difficult to persuade someone less clever.

Whether your beliefs are true or totally insane, if you accept them, then that's what your life will be about.

I don't say you're self-censoring - I'm sure you believe everything you're saying; but what I'm saying is, if you believed something different, you wouldn't be sitting where you're sitting.

It is time we recognized that belief is not a private matter; it has never been merely private. In fact, beliefs are scarcely more private than actions are, for every belief is a fount of action in potential.

Many Things That Are True Are True Because You Believe Them.