If you would convince a man that he does wrong, do right. Men will believe what they see.
Henry David Thoreau

There are old heads in the world who cannot help me by their example or advice to live worthily and satisfactorily to myself; but I believe that it is in my power to elevate myself this very hour above the common level of my life.
Henry David Thoreau

Faith keeps many doubts in her pay. If I could not doubt, I should not believe.
Henry David Thoreau

I believe that if you show people the problems and you show them the solutions they will be moved to act.
Bill Gates

Things that I felt absolutely sure of but a few years ago, I do not believe now. This thought makes me see more clearly how foolish it would be to expect all men to agree with me.
Jim Rohn

Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.
W. Clement Stone

I can't believe that God put us on this earth to be ordinary.
Lou Holtz

If you want to be successful, it's just this simple. Know what you are doing. Love what you are doing. And believe in what you are doing.
Will Rogers

The fellow that can only see a week ahead is always the popular fellow, for he is looking with the crowd. But the one that can see years ahead, he has a telescope but he can't make anybody believe that he has it.
Will Rogers

Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

I, with a deeper instinct, choose a man who compels my strength, who makes enormous demands on me, who does not doubt my courage or my toughness, who does not believe me naive or innocent, who has the courage to treat me like a woman.
Anais Nin

The essence of competitiveness is liberated when we make people believe that what they think and do is important - and then get out of their way while they do it.
Jack Welch

People seldom do what they believe in. They do what is convenient, then repent.
Bob Dylan

I believe that it's better to be looked over than it is to be overlooked.
Mae West

I believe in censorship. I made a fortune out of it.
Mae West

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
Eleanor Roosevelt

It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it.
Eleanor Roosevelt

I can not believe that war is the best solution. No one won the last war, and no one will win the next war.
Eleanor Roosevelt

I believe that anyone can conquer fear by doing the things he fears to do, provided he keeps doing them until he gets a record of successful experience behind him.
Eleanor Roosevelt

The old believe everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young know everything.
Oscar Wilde