"I do not believe he believes what he is saying."

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"I believe it's yogurt, but I refuse to believe it's not butter."

— Stephen Colbert

Literature1964

#faith

"In my individual heart I fully believe my faith is as robust as yours. The trouble with your robust and full bodied faiths, however, is, that they begin to cut each others throats too soon, and for ge…"

— William James

Psychology1842–1910

#faith

"…thence to Oudee , 50 cos. Not far from this city may be seen the ruins of the fort and palace of Ramchand, whom the Indians regard as God Most High: they say that he took on him human flesh that he m…"

— Joannes de Laet

Entertainment1581–1649

#nature

"I have absolutely no difficulty in coming out and saying Bach and Beethoven are great composers. You must school young people into great classical music, but you must also allow them to hear other mus…"

— Joanna MacGregor

Music1959

#education