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Bertrand Russell Philosopher, Mathematician
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"Belief in God and a future life makes it possible to go through life with less of stoic courage than is needed by skeptics."

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"Contrary to popular belief, I'm not promiscuous. There does seem to be a mistaken belief out there that I am sexually available somehow — which is not to say that I'm not open-minded about sex."

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"We live alone in our cluttered psyches, possessed by our entrenched beliefs, our fatuous desires, our endless contradictions - and like it or not we have to put up with this in one another."

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Wayne Dyer Author, Motivational Speaker
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"A woman asked me recently, "What are the blocks to my happiness?" I said, "The belief that you have blocks.""

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Swami Vivekananda Spiritual Leader, Philosopher
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"Perfection does not come from belief or faith. Talk does not count for anything. Parrots can do that. Perfection comes through the disinterested performance of action."

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Margaret Thatcher Politician
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"Socialists have always spent much of their time seeking new titles for their beliefs, because the old versions so quickly become outdated and discredited."

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Friedrich Nietzsche Philosopher, Writer
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"A very popular error: having the courage of one's convictions; rather it is a matter of having the courage for an attack on one's convictions."

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