| 单词 | belief |
| 例句 | He saw joy in those faces, and holy excitement, and belief—and they all looked up to him. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z It filled my heart to know that my story provided hope, and it confirmed my belief that there weren’t enough people like me in the public view for younger generations to find inspiration in. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “You know, Emerson had a strong belief in the power of the individual. He believed all people were important. No matter their race.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z The historian has to mediate between the past and the present, finding a language which will convey to present readers the beliefs and convictions of people who thought quite differently. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I look at the disbelief on her face, searching for one small possibility of belief. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Among other areas of interest, their political beliefs and religion—both were Jewish—meshed perfectly, and eventually they married and settled in England. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z His belief was that from time to time the Earth experienced global catastrophes in which groups of creatures were wiped out. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The beliefs are almost always the same; it’s just that the histories are different. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Some of the most vigorous defenders of segregation are sincere in their beliefs and earnest in their motives. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Initially, it just reinforced my belief that I was special, that I was chosen. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z And I realized that by holding on to his beliefs, he was holding on to his family. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z And when elected President of the Royal Society, in 1680, he expressed his regrets that he could not take up the post because his personal religious beliefs prevented him from swearing the necessary oaths. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z They had to investigate the charges against me, but the assignment was their unsentimental affirmation that their belief in me was unbroken. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your belief in Fort Mose, along with your strength and courage, is what has brought us this far.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s pride in your country, but with the belief that it is better than other nations,” Grandpa explains. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z In these cases the first belief has the facts on its side and the second doesn’t; one version of natural philosophy established itself over its opponent through the superiority of its grasp over nature. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z But such a belief is contrary to the deepest conviction of the human spirit, that good is stronger than evil. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She was finding out what I knew, what I thought, and somewhere in that day, I realized with a kind of shock, or stunned belief, that we were actually “talking.” This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z At least I had the reasonable belief she wasn’t trying to fail. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z The pay was abysmal, but the job appealed to Barack’s core beliefs. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Or maybe we’re just born with some beliefs in our bones. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Some of the stories were conjured by white plantation owners taking advantage of the long-held African belief that ghosts caused disease and death. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z In our day, beliefs about Indians’ inherent simplicity and innocence refer mainly to their putative lack of impact on the environment. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Belief in the cure, belief in the future that awaits. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z You belief a poem must be beautiful, or it is not a poem. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z "Your entire life— your beliefs . . . Why would you do that for me?" Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Bobby’s prediction was calm and direct, and reveals his belief in himself and his abilities. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The Autobiography of Malcolm X is evidence of one man’s will and belief in prayer and purpose. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He was quite outspoken in his belief that it was a mistake for guides to pamper their clients. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z In his nearly illegible longhand, he wrote and then tore up several drafts trying to find just the right words to convey his conflicted beliefs. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Hitler also spread hate by promoting the belief that Germans were a superior race of humans called Aryans. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z In communicating any religious belief, the operative word is faith, a concept illustrated by our very presence in that classroom. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z It was necessary to pare down faith to a set of core beliefs in order to make it defensible. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He and not Persephone became the center of the belief in immortality. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s outrageous, one woman said, but without belief. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Abu subscribed to the belief that playing sports would give us a competitive edge, making us winners on the field and in life. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I can still taste that festival: the tart air, caramel in the mouth, the hope at the door, the belief in something for nothing all children take for granted. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Fort, wild, home, rat, open, belief, she chanted to herself as she wandered among the bookshelves. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z All the belief—more belief than any person ever had in a god, Luke was sure—and they didn’t have the one part necessary to get that plane up in the air. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z It was something behind her eyes, something in the set of her jaw—a hope or belief or conviction—that a life is not a thing unalterable. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z But the supernatural beliefs of bands and tribes did not serve to justify central authority, justify transfer of wealth, or maintain peace between unrelated individuals. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z She went on to explain her belief that “women were the peace-loving half of the world and that by giving power to women we would diminish the possibilities of war.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Like my nanni’s voice endowed each of the words with the strength of her belief, like the words were tangible. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Each glistening eclair is a grenade aimed at Celia’s political beliefs, each strawberry shortcake proof—in butter, cream, and eggs—of Lourdes’s success in America, and a reminder of the ongoing shortages in Cuba. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Hosteen Mitchell also liked to talk with me about the similarities between our Indian beliefs and those of the Catholics. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z An archaeologist working 100,000 years from now could piece together a reasonable picture of Muslim belief and practice from the myriad objects he unearthed in a ruined mosque. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z For bin Laden, who despised the Western influence on the Middle East, his religion, Islam, influenced his political beliefs. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z “It doesn’t matter what I, the pastor, or anyone else thinks. What matters is what you believe. Do you have faith in your beliefs?” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z In England scientists and clergymen still inhabited a common culture, and there was no division between them when it came to belief or disbelief in magic and witchcraft. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Harry felt frustrated beyond belief; Malfoy might be just feet away from him, and there was still not the tiniest shred of evidence as to what he was doing in there. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Their belief in white supremacy made it possible for them to think it was acceptable to enslave or eradicate those other peoples. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z It seemed strange beyond belief that he had ever lain so long in the room. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Could my religious beliefs be based on such convoluted history? Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z His coach had forbidden him to run hills on the mistaken but common belief that it would damage his heart, but Louie didn’t buy the warnings. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z She had her own set of beliefs, of course, including the conviction that all whites were simply and unalterably bad. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Terryl gave a lot of credit to her religion, support from the Church, her abiding belief. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z This belief that the disease was brought in resurfaced wherever the fever struck. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z James Martineau preached that the gospels could transform an individual into a believer just through their beauty, not through strict, traditional belief in every word of the Bible. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z A moderate interpretation of the Duhem-Quine thesis leads to a mixed constructivism, in which evidence and culture each have a part to play in the construction of scientific beliefs. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “Someone who allows themselves to be killed because of their beliefs.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z But at the core of Descartes’ philosophy there was this set of arguments in favour of belief. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z She tried to school herself to the belief, and, manifestly for her husband’s sake, tried to seem content. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z What he was planning was beyond belief, a mass murder that would destroy Britain for generations to come. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z The belief that this is wrong is a widespread misconception concocted by nineteenth- century newspaper editors. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “A word scramble, maybe? Open wild rat home...Rat fort belief...” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z ‘Our Knowledge’, in Locke’s phrase, which must conform to observation, experience and testimony, is knowledge as acquaintance, but Locke still hankers over justified true belief. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He discredited both the Old and New Testaments of the Bible, the very book that had been so much a part of his belief system. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Leaping by association to something concrete and trying to make belief real. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He did not, however, share our belief that Pauling’s model-building game would quickly solve the structure, at least not until further X-ray results were obtained. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z I was told to ignore anyone who held such ridiculous beliefs. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z By this argument, belief in demonic magic ought not to have declined until there was a general improvement in living standards, and perhaps not until the development of the welfare state. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z We had to show them that we were not everyday criminals but political prisoners being punished for our beliefs. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Parents are supposed to pass down physical traits to their children, but it’s my belief that all sorts of other things get passed down, too: motifs, scenarios, even fates. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z His replacement, a man in tune with Palmer’s beliefs, wasted no time in granting him a warrant for the arrest of three thousand aliens, most of whom Palmer suspected of being Communists. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z He offered his famous ransom in the naive belief that, once paid off, the Spaniards would release him and depart. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z As an ethnomusicologist or researcher for your classroom, however, it is important to be able to articulate the culture’s beliefs about music by observing people’s behavior and thoughts about music. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z In the late fifteenth century, as European explorers sailed to unfamiliar places, their actions and beliefs were guided by the Doctrine of Discovery—the idea that European nations could claim the foreign lands they “discovered.” An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z The belief was that a nation could deter a "first strike," in the parlance of nuclear strategists, by making sure that the enemy understood that their strike would never succeed. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Papa’s gone, and he took with him my belief in everything he promised. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The first scientists appear, as far as their religious beliefs are concerned, to be a more or less random sample of the intellectuals of seventeenth-century Europe. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Their belief in him seemed ironic, perhaps even crazy. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I often wonder if the bright benefit of belief outweighed the darkness its abuse could bring. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Pacifism is the belief that any violence, including war, is wrong under any circumstances. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z To entertain such a belief would have been to entertain madness. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z I can only explain the scientific mania that overtook my father during that spring of ’59 as a symptom of the belief in progress that was infecting everyone back then. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z This is not a belief in prophecy but in the seductiveness of cheap gasoline. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Fort, wild, home, rat, open, belief, she chanted to herself as she wandered among the bookshelves. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Unlike lying, an imagined reality is something that everyone believes in, and as long as this communal belief persists, the imagined reality exerts force in the world. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Such beliefs made Boyle the perfect target for the sophisticated con artist. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z But I hold fast to my belief that each one of us can effect change in whatever ways are open to us. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z This belief is articulated in the slogan, “We must secure the existence of our people and a future for white children.” 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z He concluded, therefore, that in Christian belief, “the fretfulness of a child is an infinite evil!” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It hits him: Melo’s drunk beyond belief in the backseat of a car she fully intended to drive, yet Jus is the one in handcuffs. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I knew my parents respected other people's beliefs, but they also considered religion a way to comfort oneself from the inevitable: the eternal abyss of nothingness, obviously. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Boyle never discussed garlic and magnets, but he did address the old belief that it was impossible to crush a diamond unless it had first been softened in goat’s blood. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z But the first death we saw shattered this belief. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z And it’s my belief, though she never admitted to this, that the great red bird I shot was another witch’s daemon, in pursuit. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z But it could also have been that she was just content to be quiet about her beliefs and not impose them on others, including Charles. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z To insist that the issue of validity must be separated from the issue of credibility is to insist that well-founded beliefs be treated as if they are unfounded beliefs. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Many of the beliefs and attitudes demanded of him are never plainly stated, and could not be stated without laying bare the contradictions inherent in Ingsoc. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z There is a persistent myth, incidentally–and one propounded in many serious books–that Ussher’s views dominated scientific beliefs well into the nineteenth century, and that it was Lyell who put everyone straight. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z She gives the impression that we do this on purpose, because we’re from outside the city; that it’s a belief of ours. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Your entire sense of self-worth is predicated upon your belief that you matter, that you matter to the universe. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z He envied Grace’s belief that someone would wonder about her. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Emily took over the keyboard and typed, Do you know what fort, wild, home, rat, open, and belief mean? Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z They tried the sentence again, reading together out loud: “‘For the most wild yet most homely narrative which I am about to pen, I neither expect nor solicit belief.’” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Kepler had long seen which way the wind was blowing and sought an appointment at his old University, Tübingen, but was rejected out of hand because of his unorthodox religious beliefs. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z He knew she was religious, and he was consumed by the fear that his secret idea would go against her beliefs. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Our interest arises no doubt from the remnant of a primitive belief that an image captures not merely the likeness but also the soul of a sitter. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Ports of call in Africa and Southeast Asia were already forging his beliefs about racial IQ levels. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z One of their main reasons for choosing to walk to the parade site was their belief that it would capture considerable publicity for the suffragists’ cause. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Cobbett hated Rush because of Rush’s prominent connection to the Revolution and his belief in representative government. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Instead, they have kept their traditionalist beliefs, and their churches have even attracted new members from among the well-off. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z It left American Muslims to fight for their Americanness and their beliefs. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z In almost every case, each side believed itself to be superior—ethnocentrism seems to be a near- universal human quality—and from this belief was convinced that it could control the encounter to its advantage. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Only cultural beliefs can explain why they received such an extravagant burial. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Men like Swart, Gregory, and Warrant Officer Brand reinforced my belief in the essential humanity even of those who had kept me behind bars for the previous twenty-seven and a half years. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Departing from Goedart’s example, she also included eggs, declaring boldly that eggs were the source of every caterpillar despite widespread public belief in spontaneous generation of insects. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Now those specks in the distance, almost too small to be seen, were coming inexorably toward them to attempt to dismantle their world, and what tatters remained of Sarai’s belief deserted her. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Though related to these abstract considerations, the mistaken belief in the mechanical nature of mathematics generally takes more prosaic forms. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Second, there is the decline of belief in magic and witchcraft, already hinted at in Lafeu’s speech, if we take ‘modern’ to mean something more than just ‘ordinary’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z It subverted the belief held by most whites, and even by many blacks, that the race brought over from Africa in chains could prosper outside of slavery only as laborers. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z A belief in God and the rituals surrounding that belief— church every Sunday, grace before meals, prayers before bed— were an important part of the Deweys’ existence. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z It was Sourmelina’s belief that the soul didn’t enter the body until a child started speaking. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Heisenberg’s belief that Germany would lose was another piece of evidence suggesting that Hitler was not about to unleash atomic bombs. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Zero conflicted with the fundamental philosophical beliefs of the West, for contained within zero are two ideas that were poisonous to Western doctrine. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Many Osage had given up their traditional beliefs, but Lizzie had held on to them. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z What belief did I ever hold in my father, whose daily life I so often ridiculed and looked upon with such abject shame? Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z If you have a homogeneous class, exposing them to ideas and beliefs of others only helps to expand their worldview in a 21st century classroom. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z I found myself being drawn into the world of politics because I was not content with my old beliefs. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She knew that belief in God was not something he was just tossing out the way the maids at Maer tossed out the dirty water. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z At the same time, artists often play an important role as the articulators of our shared beliefs and values, which they express through an ongoing tradition to us, their audience. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Faber's would be the place where he might refuel his fast draining belief in his own ability to survive. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z And although he did not for a minute believe this herd of thundering clowns was going to flush Joe Mondragon, he never let that belief disturb his concentration on the job at hand. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Contrary to popular belief, not all traveling performers are of the Ruh. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Rousseau’s disparagement of the English as “a nation of shopkeepers” persists as a belief that a concern with numbers and details numbs one to the big questions, to the grandeur of nature. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d always associated belief in heaven with, frankly, a kind of intellectual disengagement. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z He bristled at the persistent belief that John Root deserved most of the credit for the beauty of the fair. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I was growing tired of spending time and money trying to cobble together a wardrobe that satisfied my aesthetic and my religious beliefs. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Barack was writing what would become The Audacity of Hope—thinking through his beliefs and his vision for the country, threshing them into words on his legal pads late at night. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Many others had paid the price of their beliefs before me, and many more would do so after me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Although many could not share his Muslim religious beliefs, they found in Malcolm’s puritanism a standing reproach to their own lives. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The fact that I am writing the letter at all is an expression of faith—faith both in her and in die belief that trust can lead to trust, and truth can lead to truth. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z High school is neither a democracy nor a dictatorship—nor, contrary to popular belief, an anarchic state. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z First, Galileo lived in a culture where even the most authoritative beliefs could be questioned—this was the legacy of Columbus. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The Mobile Press Register headline was “DA: TV Account of McMillian’s Conviction a ‘Disgrace’”; the article quoted Chapman: “For them to hold themselves up as a reputable news show is beyond belief, and irresponsible.” Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Why do anything else when your lifestyle feeds you amply and supports a rich world of social structures, religious beliefs and political dynamics? Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z On the last page her handwritten corrections spelled out the word belief. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z But despite the relatively small size of the black population in the North, the pattern of racial segregation there suggested that most northern whites shared Jefferson’s belief that “incorporation” was unlikely. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z They cannot shoot my dreams, they cannot kill my beliefs, and they cannot stop my campaign to see every girl and every boy in school. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He never taught me that they made no judgments about what people believed, but designed things for them within the confines of those beliefs. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Their singing caused him to believe in the presence of the Lord; indeed, it was no longer a question of belief, because they made that presence real. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Although set in his beliefs and ways, he was kind to others, gentle, and exceptionally generous. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “Some will say you were saints, martyred for your beliefs. But we will know the truth.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z He had always admired his wife’s idealism, her belief that the world could be made better, could be made orderly, could perhaps even be made perfect. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Because of my grandfather’s bragging, and his firm belief in my dogs and me, a terrible thing happened. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The ANC’s leaders, we said, had to be willing to violate the law and if necessary go to prison for their beliefs as Gandhi had. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He says they certainly didn't poison her, or anything like that, but his personal belief is that there was some funny business—that she died as the result of neglect on their part. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z My life in Johannesburg, my exposure to men like Gaur Radebe, my experiences at the law firm, had radically altered my beliefs. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She thought of her mom back home in her art studio in Providence, scarred and shorn and still beautiful, full of fierce belief in the rightness of her daughter. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z But in Memphis, on Beale Street, how could there be such hope, belief, faith in others? Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Although Descartes followed the ancient atomists in their distinction between primary and secondary qualities, he rejected their belief in empty space, the void. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Because even while I clung to this belief, I waited to feel his hands on my neck. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z A few days ago I might have disagreed with her, unsure how influential their belief in genetic damage was on their behavior. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The quiet he beheld reinforced his belief in his decision to hold the militia at bay. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “It is my belief God sends the solution first and the problem later,” replied Dr. Javid. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She has spun her words to fit her beliefs. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z It’s unlikely that C.P. would have been drawn to the racial mythologies of the Klan if “respectable” society hadn’t mirrored many of these same beliefs. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z But it wasn’t just your beliefs, her father had said many times, it was your behavior. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z Emily took over the keyboard and typed, Do you know what fort, wild, home, rat, open, and belief mean? Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “You have seen things that defy belief, have you not?” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z But when they experienced others’ violent deaths—both American and Vietnamese—their belief system shattered. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to use my newfound platform as an Olympian to talk about my religious beliefs, but that didn’t stop the flurry of attention I received because of my hijab. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Set atop these odd beliefs and quirky traits, however, was the mind of a supreme genius–though even when working in conventional channels he often showed a tendency to peculiarity. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The realm of belief around here is breeding morons. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Finally Ben was able to drop the rock and I retained my firm belief that it wouldn’t fall despite evidence to the contrary. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He later cultivated ties with Nazis who shared his beliefs. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Inward light, understanding and joy, similarly, function as if they were testimony: to Parsons, it is as if they speak to the truth of our beliefs. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z It is a generic name for thousands of very different religions, cults and beliefs. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He was from India, and his beard and turban were signs of his Sikh religious beliefs. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z It was horrible beyond belief—sweet, sickly and pungent—so that they did not fed the least wish to swallow a particle of it The real temptation was, to run away. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The depressing thing is that so many of the ideas on which our psychologists base their beliefs about human intelligence, memory, and learning are all wishful thinking. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z The term ‘relativism’ is contentious, but I use it, rather than ‘constructivism’, because I want to refer to those who hold that reality does not constrain the beliefs we can hold about the real world. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The world of thought, belief and feeling is by definition far more difficult to decipher. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z It has always been my belief that I, too, will die by violence. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “But that belief will not keep it from happening.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z I know my parents had their reasons to raise us without religion, but it still upsets me to hear my grandmother's peaceful beliefs denigrated. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z In order to understand the way in which the physical world enters the negotiations that produce beliefs, we must look at the ways in which we communicate with and about it. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z It’d be nice to have belief, but it’s likely gone for good. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z There we were, two girls from vastly different backgrounds and belief systems, born on opposite sides of the globe, and yet, in that moment, none of that mattered. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z With their wisdom and patience and steady belief in God, they were a source of stability in my turbulent life. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Bentley is thus an advocate of the Thomas thesis: an improved technology for dealing with disease, combined with better scientific knowledge, undermined belief in magic and witchcraft. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z "You don't inherit belief like you do religion, Anu," she tells me. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z And should Howard decide to scratch the horse, he knew that it would only confirm the long-standing belief that his horse was a “cripple.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “She’s right, you know. What good is a belief in peace if it doesn’t change the ways we live?” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Flora felt a shiver of belief, of possibility, pass through her. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z Finally leaving behind ancient Aristotelian beliefs, insect scholars had begun to agree with Goedart that direct observation was the only reliable approach to studying natural processes. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I used to dismiss her criticisms as just more of her Chinese superstitions, beliefs that conveniently fit the circumstances. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I could not refute the general Communist analysis of the world; the only drawback was that their world was just too simple for belief. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He was unconcerned with making the people who believed they were white comfortable in their belief. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Mordred shrugged his shoulders, flicking his coat sleeve, and made belief to yawn. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He stamped me with a belief in justice, then drenched me in culpability, and I wouldn’t wish such torment even on a mosquito. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Ismail and Monty, however, were disturbed by my belief that the ANC needed to take the lead among the Congress Alliance and make statements on its own concerning affairs that affected Africans. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Point taken, Albert, but I do like that people are all different. What if we all looked the same, thought the same, had the same beliefs?” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z The idea was simple: Christianity depended on belief in a spiritual world beyond the material world. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z When supernatural beliefs gained those functions and became institutionalized, they were thereby transformed into what we term a religion. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “It is my belief that it is accurate. And I am willing to stake my life upon that belief.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z It arose from discordant beliefs about the nature and purpose of architecture. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He began to grow actually proud of his body, and to cherish an intermittent belief that his face also was growing back to normal. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z If the Gospels were not true, then where did that leave belief in Jesus as savior? Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Jackie had a general belief in God, tempered by a scientist’s view of the world. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The medical literature of this and other countries contains many significant cases that support Dr. Hargraves’ belief in a cause-and-effect relation between these chemicals and leukemia and other blood disorders. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Bentley surely did not think that Boyle, Newton, Sydenham and Ratcliffe had directly attacked belief in witchcraft; and he probably knew that Boyle had been all in favour of such belief. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “Quite simply,” he said, “we didn’t believe. And belief was the one condition which was absolutely necessary. Belief, and absolute surrender.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z As for my mother, despite openly and proudly calling herself a Christian, her tribal beliefs continued as strong as ever, latently when things seemed to be going right, and actively when things were going wrong. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I cling to that thought like my belief in God. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z And suddenly the United States became huge beyond belief and impossible ever to cross. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z But it was a belief only he held. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z For the secret of rulership is to combine a belief in one’s own infallibility with the power to learn from past mistakes. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Once Joe recognized her as more clever than himself, it was a short step to the belief that she was more clever than anybody. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z So now I’m left to stumble through the woods, no vehicle, thirsty beyond belief. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Instead, it looks like a human trying to hew a life and a belief out of nothing but dead wood—which is, in its own way, heroic. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It moved me, her trust in me, her faith in herself, her belief in us. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z It is easy to forget that those “forces” are statistical summaries of the deeds of millions of men and women who act on their beliefs in pursuit of their desires. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z It’s my belief that what mostly influenced her was that they had even more diet restrictions than she always had taught and practiced with us. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z We won’t allow the color of a man’s heart to be the color of his skin, the premise of his beliefs, and his self-worth. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Along with his beliefs went an unimaginable amount of energy. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z He might be alone in holding that belief, and if alone, then a lunatic. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z My belief in myself as a man of some small dignity and courage. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z This book very elegantly propounded the belief that genes were the key components of living cells and that, to understand what life is, we must know how genes act. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z The authorities had been harassing Winnie in the belief that she would know whether or not I was back. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I held the two separate beliefs loosely in my mind and let their singing discord lull me into senselessness. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z At its peak, some 20,000 to 30,000 people lived in Palmares, following laws and customs in which beliefs brought over directly from Africa mixed with Native American and European practices. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Richard caught the end of it—“But the man’s ghost came out and spoke to the vandals in Hausa and they left his house alone”—and he envied her belief in ghosts. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She spoke about all of the injustices that one must go through for a simple label or belief. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z That was how I met that troublesome rabbi of long ago: with disbelief and annoyance. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z And she said yes, which was true, but she sensed that he did not always believe her, or that his belief lasted only so long before he would need to hear her affirmation again. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Bobby’s belief in a Russian cabal involving the two Ks had become his crusade, and he’d been airing his views all over the world for several years. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z On the last page her handwritten corrections spelled out the word belief. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Despite the odd beliefs of the people of the Protectorate, the forest was not cursed at all, nor was it magical in any way. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Meanwhile the second piece of your mind was kept busy trying to maintain the belief that your opponent’s piece of wicking was not the same as the wick of your candle. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Ever the political pugilist who felt obliged to answer every bell, Adams refused to back away from his belief that the new American government needed a strong executive presence. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Next to that, all the rules and religions in the world are secondary; mere words and beliefs that people choose to believe and kill and hate by. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt many of my established beliefs and loyalties begin to ebb away. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I say it more as a reflex than a true belief. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Racism operated as a deeply held belief system based on “truths” beyond question or doubt. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z You should never wish to fall down, in the belief that you will find someone to pick you up. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z During our years on the island we kept up a continuing dialogue about our beliefs and ideas; we debated them, questioned them, and thereby refined them. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was far from an easy job, and it had duties and obligations beyond belief. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The vitality which the snail’s eggs possess surpasses belief. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z This imbalance provoked criticism for its promotion of the belief that all chess players are seriously addled. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z There was perhaps no more attractive theory than the belief that smart policing stops crime. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Adams was on record as thinking that the belief in life everlasting was more important than the thing itself. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z He had no inclination to go against the belief system that had formed him. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z What I remember is all the people who spoke of Prince’s religious zeal, his abiding belief that Jesus was with him. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z All of these beliefs seemed perfectly natural to me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z To have positive liberty, he explained, is to take control of one’s own mind; to be liberated from irrational fears and beliefs, from addictions, superstitions and all other forms of self-coercion. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I couldn’t tell if he was stopping himself from laughing in Will’s face or if he was annoyed beyond belief. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z I asked him hadn’t his headquarters bothered to brief him—that my attitudes and beliefs were changed? The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “But you haven’t learned the truth yet. All those old beliefs are wrong. Only Jesus matters, and our future in heaven.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “The first one is the head of a school, like Ms. Garcia. The second one is a belief that helps you know what’s right or wrong.” The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z Up to that point, there was a general belief that the brain was “infinite” in its power to take in and process the world. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The agreement was never more than approximate, and it was based on a mystical belief that the heavens must be governed by geometry, not on anything that we would now call science. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z After that, the principal led us in prayer—a prayer which all tribal schoolchildren were expected to know by heart, regardless of the religious beliefs of their parents. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z For example, the Pilgrims who colonized Cape Cod could be considered a Protestant Christian cult because their beliefs were in opposition to Catholicism and other dominant Protestant religious thinking of the time. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Over the years of their marriage, Emma and Charles each became more like the other in their beliefs—or at least their differences seemed less important. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The process of vertical movement known as isostasy, was a foundation of geological beliefs for generations, though no one had any good theories as to how or why it happened. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z In her book, Malala describes the freedom, beauty, and respect for different beliefs in her village that were there before the Taliban, and hopefully will be there again. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z That study was for him a command to worry more about his patients’ material needs than about their beliefs. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z But my belief in my grandmother was unshakable; if she said so, it must be true. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Most scholars agree that animistic beliefs were common among ancient foragers. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I would explain that it was our belief that Christianity did not perform what Christ taught. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z These men were not only uncomfortable because I was a colleague brought low, but because I was an ordinary man being punished for his beliefs. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z This I had believed with all my being, but now, though still inwardly affirming that belief, I felt a blighting hurt which prevented me from trying further to defend myself. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Any form of scientific dissent to his theories—especially any belief in Mendelian genetics or Darwinian evolution—was outlawed in the Soviet Union. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Or would it be the belief that every life was sacred, and that MDR potentially threatened more lives than any other infectious disease? Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Many people use science to debunk religion, but Reverend Scheffler enlisted science to bolster his beliefs. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The Negro’s only salvation from complete despair lies in his belief, the old belief of his forefathers, that these things are not directed against him personally, but against his race, his pigmentation. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Animated by this belief, I paid particular attention to their policy statement and activities, with the idea of finding affinities rather than differences. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But he refused to back down from his beliefs, saying, “If I am the last, lone voice speaking for nonviolence, that I will do.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z All around him, bent on one knee, there were teenage boys in tears, their great, compelling belief in themselves punctured. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, his public conversion to Islam in 1964 and his refusal to fight in the war thrust Ali into the spotlight for his beliefs as a Muslim, not his boxing. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z It is said that Galileo demonstrated that Aristotle’s belief was false by dropping weights from the leaning tower of Pisa. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z They showed me a contentment based on the belief that nothing more was coming to them, although a great deal more was due. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The chief testified to his belief in the innate goodness of man and how moral persuasion plus economic pressure could well lead to a change of heart on the part of white South Africans. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Of course, the steroids also made him hyper beyond all belief, so even while he was the only person I wasn’t mad at yet, he was driving me pretty crazy. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The promise that he would hear from Mrs. Das now filled him with the same belief. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Hamilton believed—and he had a good deal of evidence to support his belief—that the very survival of the infant American nation was at stake. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Because of the Treaty of Paris, Washington believed the US had sovereignty over the Ohio Country, a belief that was not shared by the people of the Indigenous nations who lived there. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Jinjoo swallowed back her fears and focused only on the belief in her heart. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z She would not be shaken from her belief that I lived in Delhi. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Although this had nothing to do with the classification system, I was vain enough to answer and think that I might convert them to my beliefs. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The middle chapter looks at belief in supernatural agency—witches, demons, poltergeists. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Maybe they were finally beginning to realize she was her own person, with a divergent, more modern belief system that renounced the patriarchal dynamics of their time— When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Prescott’s thunderous cadences remain a pleasure to read, despite the author’s firmly stated belief, typical for his time, in the moral inferiority of the natives. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z And not just their beliefs about God and whatever else is out there, but about right and wrong, about selflessness? Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The challenge for every prisoner, particularly every political prisoner, is how to survive prison intact, how to emerge from prison undiminished, how to conserve and even replenish one’s beliefs. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of the people who lived in the north were Muslim, and the government wanted all of Sudan to become a Muslim country—a place where the beliefs of Islam were followed. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t have much left of my childhood beliefs I can love or trust, but I still know what justice is. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The real historical puzzle, we might think, is not this eighteenth-century loss of belief in witches and demons, but the progressive re-enchantment of the world in the nineteenth century. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z But he was not alone in his belief that the Soviets were engaged in foul play inside the United States. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z It was a common belief at the time, and one that William probably shared. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z This belief, though, was about to come undone. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Yet it is clear that belief in witchcraft among the educated elite diminished rapidly in the early eighteenth century. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z This claim would spark a belief that still seethes to this day, especially among urban blacks, that the CIA itself was the chief sponsor of the American crack trade. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z It is essential to stress that this last belief found no support in the fifteenth century. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The real obstacle, apart from unquestioning belief in Aristotle, was the even more unquestioning belief in the Bible. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He still retained a childlike belief in magic, tempered by an adult determination to exploit it. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z But the duke was the king’s most trusted advisor—and had offered no cause for mistrust other than a fierce belief in Adarlan’s right to conquest. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Then as now, pseudoscientific beliefs were not limited to the uneducated, and the belief that various psychological and mental attributes were discernible by examining the bumps and contours of one’s head was widespread. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Whether he is sincere, it is a little hard to say: having emphasized his belief in miracles, he proceeds to make the concept of a miracle entirely subjective only a few paragraphs later. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Jefferson genuinely believed, and Madison reinforced the belief, that the Federalists had captured the government from the American people. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z I was raised in the belief that these were obscure little engines inside my cells, owned and operated by me or my cellular delegates, private, submicroscopic bits of my intelligent flesh. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Woodhull was also criticized for her belief that women should have control over their reproductive and sexual lives. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z They scoffed at her beliefs, they joked about her soup kitchen. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Each of these viewed the others’ beliefs and practices as weird and heretical. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “I shared a common belief that the horrors of war would bring our various leaders to their senses and usher in a period of peace and harmony,” Hall said. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Many a time in the days to come, when I was in trouble, I would think of Reverend Richard and his belief in God’s sense of humor and His fondness for ne’er-do-wells. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z In refusing to do so he was simply being greedy, intransigent and ruled by unfounded fears and mistaken beliefs. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The sincerity of many people’s bigoted racial beliefs is what led Martin Luther King Jr. to declare, “Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “You see? Stubborn even in his belief that he’s not stubborn.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z This idea eventually came to be called Manifest Destiny—the belief that English-speaking Americans were destined to spread their presence and their ideals across the entire continent. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z But they were plainly so ill at ease in their new surroundings that Holly was already contending against his own belief that there was little to be hoped for from them. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Ambitious men caught glimpses of nobler ambitions than their own, and even worldlings confessed that his beliefs were beautiful and true, although ‘they wouldn’t pay’. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z He had refused to recant his heresies, including his belief in other inhabited worlds. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z It was her belief that an embryo could sense the amount of love with which it had been created. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The idea that Goblin was more scared than he gave him great confidence and so did Rab’s belief in him and his powers to learn. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Thus G. E. Moore thought it was common sense to believe in an external reality, but not in a creator God or a life after death, while these beliefs have seemed commonsensical to many people. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z A man so painfully in love is capable of self-torture beyond belief. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Fuller based his work on the principle he had learned at Case Western, the belief that if conditions were to improve for poor people, they themselves would have to implement the necessary changes. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z According to the beliefs of such societies, a child is not born from the sperm of a single man, but from the accumulation of sperm in a woman’s womb. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z It would however be simply wrong to think that we and Aristotle share the same views about what constitutes a justified true belief, and about how to acquire such beliefs. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The watchman had not particularly noticed; he should say a working person; to the best of his belief, he had a dust-coloured kind of clothes on, under a dark coat. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Obviously, then, there is little basis for the hope or belief that the gonads of any organism are shielded from chemicals in the environment. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The Congolese are skilled at survival and perceptive beyond belief, or else dead at an early age. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Our understanding of facts is thus Janus-faced: at one moment we regard them as things, reality itself; at the next they are true beliefs, statements about reality. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Like the first time in science class, when the teacher brought in a tubful of dead frogs, bloated with formaldehyde, and the Navajos all left the room; the teacher said those old beliefs were stupid. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z As Montaigne put it in 1580, ‘the beliefs, judgements and opinions of men...have their cycles, seasons, births and deaths, every bit as much as cabbages do.’ The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z James’s religious beliefs were central to his life. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z THE eminent MLK: nonviolent, not easily discouraged, and firm in your beliefs. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z What if my parents’ God, their whole belief system, is just something concocted by a bunch of scientists to keep us under control? Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Even if he was dumb as hell and couldn’t read a word and put all his simpleminded belief in a stupid thing like the Bible and called me an ignorant name like Mexico... We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Maybe concealing the threats gives them a bit of solace, the belief that they are still able to shield me from a few of the horrors of the world. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z It seems in keeping with Bobby’s beliefs and personality that even though he was a guest, he had the audacity to voice his anti-Semitic views in the Jewish household of the Polgars’. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z My experience made me realize my father’s beliefs were wrong. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z But however it appears, the power of domination and exclusion is central to the belief in being white, and without it, “white people” would cease to exist for want of reasons. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Meanwhile no Inner Party member wavers for an instant in his mystical belief that the war is real, and that it is bound to end victoriously, with Oceania the undisputed master of the entire world. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z She was a mosaic of her grandmother Rommely’s mysticism, her tale-telling, her great belief in everything and her compassion for the weak ones. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The strong programme insists that it is illegitimate to say that the explanation for the second belief is that it is right, or even that people believe it because they have good evidence for it. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The belief in parental power is manifest in the first official act a parent commits: giving the baby a name. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z But most of all, she was curious about the world and open to other people's belief systems. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Among the most progressive alienists, this kind of unfounded belief was known as a delusion, associated with a newly identified disorder called paranoia. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Those are the beliefs and practices on which we base our life. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Penelope had begun reading poetry to the children in the belief that it would improve their English faster than lists of spelling words ever could. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z I might have bought into their belief that I was too old, not strong enough, or lacked the requisite talent. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, we treat facts as if they are equivalent to things, and dictionary definitions of ‘fact’ slide between defining facts as things and defining them as true beliefs. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z And they knew his lack of enmity against them and their beliefs. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z All that they did was to keep alive in him the belief, or hope, that others besides himself were the enemies of the Party. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Living, as a general enterprise, seems unkind beyond belief. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z A belief that all blacks belong in jail would be incompatible with the social consensus that we have “moved beyond” race and that race is no longer relevant. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z But full emotional and intellectual belief never came. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He had to make it an ally of the diagnostic process—everything medical needed to be viewed in the context of religious beliefs and social practices. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “It is the belief of the archdiocese that the occurrences of the past few days are but a taste of what is to come,” Father Mulrooney continued. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z For all my lack of enthusiasm for the Hayes Society, it is my belief that this particular pronouncement at least was founded on a significant truth. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Europe was overwhelmingly Christian, and society structured itself around the belief that God’s rule over mankind was absolute, as was a king’s rule over his realm and a husband’s rule over his household. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Soon after arriving in Durham, Fuller explained his passionate belief that empowerment was necessary because “there are other kinds of poverty too, in addition to economic deprivation.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Like Giordano Bruno, he did not believe that Jesus Christ was God incarnate and he suffered the same fate as Bruno for his beliefs, but at different hands. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z “Sometimes, I don’t even know their beliefs until they make an off-color joke about black people.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The Indians in Canada did not have the wheel or telephones, and ate the hearts of their enemies in the heathenish belief that it would give them courage. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I nod, knowing there is no point in trying to convince him of my own personal belief that Daffy Duck goes with everything. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z At the heart of these groups’ beliefs is the conviction that unless action is taken now, whites are doomed to extinction by an ever-growing number of nonwhites. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z A universe created from Chaos was in perfect keeping with the Greek belief in an unpredictable Nature run by capricious gods. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But he was even more afraid that he had no belief in prayer. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Anti-Semitism also became a quasi religion—or certainly a profound belief—for him, and one that he never really abandoned. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Only a few of the neighbors stood by Mami—Doña Ana, whose daughter watched us, Doña Zena, whose Christian beliefs didn’t allow for envy, and Doña Lola, who valued everyone equally. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z He wanted the best architects America had to offer, not just for their talent but also for how their affiliation instantly would shatter the persistent eastern belief that Chicago would produce only a country fair. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z A conviction that never came into dispute was the universally held belief that the saloon was at the root of the nation’s serious drinking problem. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Hubble quickly demonstrated how wrong that belief was. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z A few days later, when Doctor Korczak first said, “Find the cow,” my belief was confirmed. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Despite my romantic deficiencies, I gradually adjusted to township life, and began to develop a sense of inner strength, a belief that I could do well outside the world in which I had grown up. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Among other things the law justifies is the experimenter’s belief that the average of a bunch of measurements of some quantity should approach the true value of the quantity as the number of measurements increases. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I once gave a lecture in which a listener thought that I subscribed to a belief in extraterrestrial visitors, when all I had said was that there undoubtedly were many cases of UFOs. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z One can reasonably say, then, that Huygens had been wrong to claim that his result was in some way ‘better’ than Boyle’s, and wrong to abandon his earlier beliefs in the light of it. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “I’ve often thought the belief systems of the witch clans would reward investigation,” said Hallgrimsson, “but my own studies led me elsewhere.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z They want to be able to prove their belief and their belonging, through rituals and devotion. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Her eyes are so full of belief that it almost convinces me. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z According to the moral absolutism that characterizes McCandless’s beliefs, a challenge in which a successful outcome is assured isn’t a challenge at all. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Even as his business declined, he stubbornly stuck to his beliefs. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z He was not alone in assuming that the progress of science destroyed superstitious beliefs. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “Have you any other objection,” said Elizabeth, “than your belief of my indifference?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z I feel as much belief in her as I do in God—I find faith in human perseverance, even as the universe throws challenge after challenge our way. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Militarism is a belief in the need to have a strong and aggressive military that is in a constant state of readiness. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z And I really do not think that America, adolescent and cocksure, a stranger to suffering and travail, an enemy of passion and sacrifice, is ready to probe into its most fundamental beliefs. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z But a belief in work ought to be a thing of beauty. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The ziggurat’s immense height reflected the belief that the gods dwelled on high. The Annotated Mona Lisa 1992-06-01T00:00:00Z “It was a pretty radical belief for his time. That type of thinking wasn’t popular or well respected by many people back then. Emerson had to be fairly brave to be an abolitionist.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z I did this both to support my wife and to show my belief in her innocence. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He felt the change with amazement and the belief took hold of him that his visitor had been divine. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z This white man believed in him, and the moment he felt that belief he felt guilty again; but in a different sense now. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z And as they sprouted and grew with note taking and the mining of my childhood memories came the belief, the solid belief, that it is true not just for me but for all of us. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Lou and Marcy are united in their belief that what happened in their marriage took a terrible toll on their son. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z The philosopher Willard Van Orman Quine goes even further and maintains that experience never forces one to reject any particular belief. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Once a person believed in the invasion and became frightened, he or she unconsciously ignored announcements and clues that contradicted that belief. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z McPhillips, who shares Bennett’s belief in the potential of faith healing, remarked that he had once cured an employee’s migraine headaches just by praying for him. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z "The accused has not cooperated in the ongoing investigation of others involved with this international operation. It is our belief that he is withholding information, and our office is in favor of incarceration." Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Somehow, incredibly, they all suddenly looked almost senile, feeble beyond belief. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z On this account belief in magic ought not to have declined until the nineteenth century, or even later. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z They tried the sentence again, reading together out loud: “‘For the most wild yet most homely narrative which I am about to pen, I neither expect nor solicit belief.’” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Govinda had become a monk and thousands of monks were his brothers, wore the same gown, shared his beliefs and spoke his language. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z A common first symptom of SAD is the belief that one hears children’s voices in one’s head. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z American territorial expansion in the nineteenth century had repeatedly been justified by a firm belief in ‘Manifest Destiny’ - the notion that white Americans had a God-given right, or even duty, to colonise the whole continent. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z There was a fervid outbreak of new beliefs. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z If the philosopher deals with knowledge, the rhetorician is much more interested in belief. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z The grin may be fake, but in his eyes there’s nothing but confidence and the belief that his cruelty is justified. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Rather he meant that, whatever their intentions, the new sciences had undermined credulous belief. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z This belief, she wrote, was a “cultural myth.” Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z At one Illinois mental hospital, new patients were dosed with milk from cows infected with tuberculosis, in the belief that only the undesirable would perish. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Their portrayal in the press the next morning as unthinking hotheads bent on destroying Durham only confirmed black residents’ belief that they could not get a fair hearing in the city. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z But it should be obvious that not all beliefs are on a par with one another, and that the causes of their credibility vary greatly. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Some, no doubt unconsciously, fear that Ann was right in her earlier belief, that there’s nothing below the racism—except more racism. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z By 1475, in one or another variation, this was the standard belief. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z But a widespread belief that a majority of black and brown men unfortunately belong in jail is compatible with the new American creed, provided that their imprisonment can be interpreted as their own fault. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Therefore I told myself to feign belief, and to wait for the time when I would go out into the world, learn other ways of life and gather the evidence to confront my parents. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z It is my belief that Cathy Ames was born with the tendencies, or lack of them, which drove and forced her all of her life. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z How it’s like an encyclopedia of odd beliefs, Mom’s saying. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z He early decided that the conventional Christian belief in the Trinity was a misreading of Scripture. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Attendant upon these beliefs was his conviction that the family had known very well the persons who destroyed them. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z That was not the way to destroy people’s outworn beliefs . Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The belief that nothing exists outside your own mind—surely there must be some way of demonstrating that it was false. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z He thought about the reasons behind different beliefs—no pork, for example, came from the old days when pork was the first meat to spoil. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z My firm belief, immodest as this might sound, was that Mr. Grady wanted to welcome me to the school. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z It was hard to think of him as a person; the belief that he could talk and think began to slip away. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Certainly, both the beliefs and the tensions remained prevalent in early-eighteenth-century society. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Though it gave the right answer, using calculus was as much an act of faith as declaring a belief in God. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “No more irrational than belief in a Christian God you cannot see.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I don’t know which belief is true—nobody does. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z And he had a good manner—he could inspire hope and belief. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z It reinforced my belief that among white South Africans there was that small minority that really believed in love, freedom and human dignity for all. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s the sort of belief I want. It’s called Alar: riding-crop belief. When I drop this stone it will float away, free as a bird.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Oliver, if you see that the exam is, in any way, unfair to your beliefs, you can take it up with the office. But not before you have evidence of it.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z I pick up a ceramic fortune cookie with a slip of paper sticking out: Your strength is your own belief. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z She might have doubted what she had done, and what she could still see on the screen, but she had passed in the last half-hour or so beyond doubt and belief altogether. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z In twelve years of Catholic schooling, I learned, in fact, very little about the beliefs of non-Catholics, though the little I learned was conveyed by my teachers without hostility and with fair accuracy. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Thus, in principle, belief in magic ought to decline with improvements in technology, particularly medicine, and the beginnings of insurance policies and other methods of reducing the impact of unforeseen disasters. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z That was his belief, and if he were ever to doubt it, his life would become meaningless. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z The only exception he would make is for people whose religious beliefs prohibit tissue donation. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z All the beliefs, habits, tastes, emotions, mental attitudes that characterize our time are really designed to sustain the mystique of the Party and prevent the true nature of present- day society from being perceived. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The real revolution in astronomy came with Tycho Brahe’s nova, with the abandonment of belief in the crystalline spheres, and with the invention of the telescope. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z It was this belief in their nengkan that had brought my parents to America. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ophelia, you do not know me yet Do not think that I argued my true beliefs today. To the world I wear a mask that hides my truer self, which you now see.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Almost beyond belief, we really were going to the United States of America! The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z The ancestors were as much a part of the family as the children, and to abandon them would have been wicked beyond belief. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She flipped open her notebook and showed James the hidden words she’d found: fort, wild, home, rat, open, and belief. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Central to the Japanese identity was the belief that it was Japan’s divinely mandated right to rule its fellow Asians, whom it saw as inherently inferior. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z The first one was his own private belief that God wrathfully is going to destroy this civilization. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z This super-sleuth then got off on my “Black Muslim” religious beliefs. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z For me, Christianity was not so much a system of beliefs as it was the powerful creed of a single man: Reverend Matyolo. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z If this were an enchantment of illusion, it was powerful beyond belief; to make the Open Sea seem land. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z He felt armed in certainty, in his belief in the Hallows, as if the mere idea of possessing them was giving him protection, and he felt joyous as he turned back to the other two. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The killer was the direct expression of all his country’s beliefs. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The differences between the beliefs and practices of groups of ‘animistic’ foragers were probably just as big. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z His weakness was his belief that evil had boundaries. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “Well, maybe we should’ve lied on that stupid census. Maybe it’s dumb to hold on to principles when your beliefs can get you in trouble,” I tell them. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The Christian churches could not abandon their belief in miracles and angels, but Christians could certainly retreat from their insistence on the reality of witchcraft, demonic possession, poltergeists, levitation and second sight. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z There was no denying it: The Taliban might have been defeated, but their beliefs were still spreading. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “My belief is that this situation should no longer be handled by the Circle,” one member finally said. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “Quite so. At a quarter past one, to the best of my belief, I was talking to the young American fellow—secretary to the dead man.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z “He does not make it,” said I, “and has never made it, and has no knowledge or belief that his daughter is in existence.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z The prevailing belief was that the Sun and Moon were gods. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The plan was based on the belief that Admiral François de Grasse’s powerful French fleet, with 3,000 troops, was heading from France to New York to aid in the attack. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z And, let them be never so sure of their belief—they are wrong and we know it. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Their belief was that the Earth was subject to profound internal forces as well as surface ones. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Enquiries based on this premise are bound to conclude that the claims made on behalf of well-founded beliefs are excessive because that conclusion is built into the methodology. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “I was beginning to lose my faith, but your words last Sunday and the charity of this magnificent town have restored my belief that the Lord has a plan for me, and it is majestic.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z In your voice and in their desire to see in you a living proof of their belief in Brotherhood, and to ease my mind I stopped thinking about it. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z And here was a man who lived on belief, but who sacrificed it at the first challenge, right when he needed it most. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “Craig, I am sorry I only have very important beliefs about sex.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z He had no religious belief, but it was impossible not to think of an invisible presence or witness in the room, and that these words spoken aloud were like signatures on an unseen contract. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z My father had told me he didn’t mind their beliefs. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z And he didn’t want to see his beliefs mischaracterized, or his work ridiculed in the book I was writing. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z If that belief could be proved wrong, could not others be as well? The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Penguin Island is the story of an island inhabited by penguins who, in the mistaken belief that they are humans, are blessed by a nearly blind monk. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z But we inevitably die with all our beliefs broken. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Since there was no evidence of such laundering, it was Fischer’s lawyers’ belief that the government was attempting to propagandize Fischer’s sanctions case by further tarnishing his public image. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z When times were easy, the parson nearly destroyed the Apothecary, but when the going grew tough, he was willing to throw aside his every belief if it would save his daughters. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z The first article accuses Abnegation of withholding luxuries like cars and fresh fruit from the other factions in order to force their belief in self-denial on everyone else. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z In a religious context, cult refers to a relatively small group of people dedicated to a set of beliefs that are outside mainstream theology. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z “People whose actions and beliefs went against the church or the establishment.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z What made them so hot was Billy’s belief that he was going to comfort so many people with the truth about time. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z In practice, the range of beliefs that can come to be generally shared and effectively unquestioned within a society is enormous. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Bobby tried to live and practice his beliefs; he felt truly born again, and he was applying the same sense of discipline and reverence to the Bible that he had all his life to chess. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He believed in good omens and positive thoughts and happy endings to films, a trouble-free belief, because he had not considered them deeply before choosing to believe; he just simply believed. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I often visited the home of Amina Pahad for lunch, and then suddenly, this charming woman put aside her apron and went to jail for her beliefs. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I fixed in my mind the Alar, the riding-crop belief, that the two drabs were connected. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It was clear that the coaches expected black athletes to be better because of a belief that their bodies matured earlier than did those of whites. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Moreover, it was generally acknowledged that the Tychonic system was incompatible with belief in solid heavenly spheres. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Here was an example of insane optimism coupled with the naive popular belief that a few hours of therapy can cure everything from chronic obesity to a lifetime of poverty. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z In the middle years of the seventeenth century experience stopped being something that accorded naturally with the statements of previous authorities and became a caustic solvent of fabulous beliefs. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z In fact, I don’t share the belief, held by many union staffers, that unionization would be a panacea. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Arguments for belief in magic and witchcraft were largely abandoned. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z "Arresting people for their beliefs is a crime," Helmuth says out loud. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z For now, all we have to worry about is a three-hundred-word essay from the point of view of one of these prisoners exploring the realm of belief versus the realm of knowledge. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z In a great break from what he learned at 26 Markt, in a potentially cataclysmic departure from his parents’ beliefs, he tells his fellow boarders that he is an atheist. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Much more it was because of a secretly held belief—or perhaps not even a belief, merely a hope—that O’Brien’s political orthodoxy was not perfect. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z I didn’t realize it before now, but Bess leaving is what killed my belief in romantic love. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z But Frank would not shed his political beliefs; nor was he as willing as Robert to suppress them in the name of career advancement. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Leo wanted to think that an old Chinese belief couldn’t have anything to do with the Romans and the Greeks. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Although I still thought belief without scientific support was suspicious, it felt like the right thing to say. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z My father’s response bespoke his belief that the magistrate had no legitimate power over him. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I wondered if God was truly on the watch or whether religion, as well as my belief in God, would turn into yet another disappointment. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z “But isn’t that the very belief we want to dispel? Won’t this help them prove it?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z It confirms me in my belief about the crime.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z That he spent a good deal of time asserting his own vision of the exposition’s landscape is also beyond doubt, especially his belief that the Wooded Island should remain entirely free of conspicuous man-made structures. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z My only A-plus ever, which totally reinforced my belief that if I just set my sights low enough, even I could do well. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Because of beliefs in Germany at the time—that women were physically and intellectually incapable of undertaking responsibilities outside the household realm—women could not formally train in a profession or manage a business. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I guess it would be impossible for anyone ever to realize fully how complete was my belief in Elijah Muhammad. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z One obstinately or intolerably devoted to his own church, party, belief, or opinion.’ Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Early childhood preservice teachers’ beliefs about music, developmentally appropriate practice, and the relationship between music and developmentally appropriate practice. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z I’m not sure if she was right, or if I would have been better off on pills or locked up in a mental hospital, but her belief in me was absolute. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z There are Jesuits and Jansenists, Calvinists and Lutherans, and some who have little or no belief. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z A Land of Opportunity More than ever, Americans cherish the belief that it is possible to become rich. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Interest in the marble piece arises from the unusual circumstances attending its acquisition by the museum and from the belief that it may be the work of the Italian Renaissance master, Michelangelo. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “Thoughtful planning, a belief in equality and diversity. Truly seeing everyone as an equal. They passed that on to my mother, and she passed it on to me.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z And God did not hear the prayers of the fearful, for the hearts of the fearful held no belief. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Either common sense is amorphous and malleable, to the extent that all the beliefs that are shared within a community are compatible with common sense. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z But what is astonishing is not that bits of savage belief were left here and there. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I wrote to Dr. Shawarbi, whose belief in my sincerity had enabled me to get a passport to Mecca. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z From them we take a belief that every American is a natural-born hunter. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z At the core of Osborne’s crusade was a belief that nothing in-mates learned in prison really helped prepare them for independent lives outside. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I shared with him a healthy skepticism and a deep belief that we could somehow read our way out. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Regardless of all the discouraging talk, the love and belief I had in my little red hounds never faltered. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z His evident distress at these Quaker petitions was rooted in his belief that the current debate represented a violation of that understanding. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Yet he had belief in wonder and in the next twenty-five miles of black Carolina highway, he thought: Can a boy begin a prayer with the hatred of his father in his heart? The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Liyana’s mother believed a whole lot in karma, the Hindu belief that what someone does in this world will come back to him or her—maybe not the day after tomorrow, but eventually. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z There was a widespread belief that Jews poisoned wells and kidnapped children to use in ritual murders. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z Mass incarceration depends for its legitimacy on the widespread belief that all those who appear trapped at the bottom actually chose their fate. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z At that time, there was a widespread belief that these stones that looked like living things were just that—rocks, which, through some mysterious process, mimicked the appearance of life. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z England now had no excuse; the abolitionists would force their countrymen to face the question: Was England a nation built on Christian beliefs or on treating people as property? Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z But among Durham whites in general, most of whom still lived in the belief that Durham had “good race relations,” the reporter found “puzzlement and frustration.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z When I was first hired out as shepherd t’other side the world, it’s my belief I should ha’ turned into a molloncolly-mad sheep myself, if I hadn’t a had my smoke.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Thus, in simple terms, Bentley was right: the new science did undermine belief in magic and witchcraft, just as it undermined belief in astrology and alchemy. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z She didn’t think of herself as a reformer, but her religious beliefs led her to conclude that all people were equal. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Experiments have shown that statements like the ones in the left column, which deny a plausible belief, are easier to understand than statements in the right column, which deny an implausible belief. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z His face is fierce with belief; it seems to draw a circle around all the hours Werner has spent at Children’s House, hoping for something more. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Wits opened a new world to me, a world of ideas and political beliefs and debates, a world where people were passionate about politics. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “A word scramble, maybe? Open wild rat home...Rat fort belief...” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z But he'd lived in Nazi Germany long enough to be wary of protesting openly about his beliefs that conflicted with the Nazi regime's agenda. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z For some people, seeing my sisters and me actively engaged in sport was a challenge to their beliefs. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z How could he ascribe to a religion with that belief? Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The truth is that he really was a heretic and was burned for his religious beliefs; it was just unfortunate that the Copernican model got tangled up in the whole business. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z The fact that his suffering has been far less extreme, and has not been linked to a belief in his inherent inferiority, has not made his suffering less real. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z But we are largely at a loss in trying to comprehend the beliefs and rituals of ancient hunter-gatherers. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Over the course of his life, Wesley traveled ceaselessly among these groups, covering as much as four thousand miles a year by horseback, reinforcing the tenets of Methodist belief. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Contrary to common belief, however, the bus doesn’t lie beneath any established flight path, and very few planes fly over it. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z His judgment in the case completely upheld our claim that I had a right to campaign for my political beliefs even though they were opposed to the government, and he dismissed the Law Society’s application. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z One moment he insisted he believed in miracles, the next he doubted his own belief. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z But despite his Nazi trappings, he rarely talked about his political beliefs. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z There’s a pure kind of joy in the certainty of belief. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z The belief that terrestrial processes were gradual had been elemental in natural history since the time of Lyell. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The basis of my beliefs was the conviction that there was a God in heaven who looked down on us with infinite concern. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Before long, Henri's beliefs led him to found the Communist Party of Egypt. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z This goes along with another belief of mine: that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The standard argument is that this thesis proves that evidence does not determine what scientists hold to be true; consequently, it is claimed, scientific beliefs are primarily shaped by cultural and social factors. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z On the other hand, Arkush writes, Chinese proverbs are striking in their belief that “hard work, shrewd planning and self-reliance or cooperation with a small group will in time bring recompense.” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z There may be no technological or sociological explanation for the decline in belief in witchcraft in the early eighteenth century, but there is an alternative explanation ready to hand. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Dad was a perpetual optimist, confident that brains someday would triumph over inanimate steel; bolstered in the belief that he entered the fray with clean hands and a pure heart. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z “Dad, I loved that helmet! It meant a lot to me! I was bummed beyond belief when it got lost—don’t you remember?” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Two hundred and forty years as a nation, and this belief hasn’t changed. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z Perhaps she could convince him to find another route to faith, one that did not require belief in Genesis. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry’s belief in and longing for the Hallows consumed him so much that he felt quite isolated from the other two and their obsession with the Horcruxes. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He was severely criticized for this irrational belief by many people, most notably by Bishop Berkeley, a philosopher who believed that all material objects and space and time are an illusion. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z This belief appeals particularly to one who is unable to compete legally with his fellow citizens. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Even by the standards of the superstitious ancient Greeks, Pythagoras’s beliefs were eccentric. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “Well, what I’m to tell you might weigh a little heavy on your belief if you did not know that.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z A friend once asked me how I could reconcile my creed of African nationalism with a belief in dialectical materialism. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, Jaime and Nicolas were growing up apart from the feminine dyad, adhering to the then common belief that “we have to become men.” The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The British colonizers were driven by the belief that they were entitled by divine decree and by royal declaration to live on and use the land and resources of North America. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Booth’s hatred for Lincoln, and his deep belief in the institution of slavery, fused into a rage after the president issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z She picked up The Gold-Bug from the top of her stack of books, the word belief echoing in her head as she flipped to the copyright page. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “So, let’s look at the role that religion played in everyday life. What benefits would religious beliefs have in their world?” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Just the din that burst upon my ears was beyond belief. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z No one was more surprised than Jerrie, and the announcement fueled her belief that she would someday go into space. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z It was a bit like sleeping in the engine room of Ladderal Mill—noisy beyond belief but stupefyingly rhythmic. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Here and there, makeshift crosses and pictures of saints added a veneer of Catholicism to indigenous Andean belief. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z ‘Without you’—Mr. Lome’s voice shook with emotion—‘there would not have been any belief in liberty to lose. I will, as always, do anything—everything you wish.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z For the Arguments to induce belief, though of sufficient certainty, yet do not so constrain the mind to give its assent, but there is prudence and choice in it. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I saw it in my mother’s stubborn belief in our neighborhood, her decision to stay rooted even as fear led many of her neighbors to pack up and move. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The herbicides, then, like the insecticides, include some very dangerous chemicals, and their careless use in the belief that they are “safe” can have disastrous results. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Andre was very keen about the role of divalent metals in phage multiplication and so was receptive to my belief that ions were decisively important for nucleic-acid structure. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z But at mission school they had other beliefs. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z It reaffirmed my long-held belief that education was the enemy of prejudice. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Contrary to later belief, he was acutely aware of the far-reaching implication of his study: his question was crucial to “the history of the evolution of organic forms,” he wrote. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Despite that, no one could talk Bobby out of his belief that Kasparov and Karpov were “crooks.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He shared her hatred of slavery, shared her belief that freedom was a right all men should enjoy, and yet— She hesitated. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s hardly an activity, a belief, or even an emotion that is not mediated by objects of our own devising. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z It made everyone feel warm and hopeful, and they moved Shanti forward as if reaffirming their beliefs in all they stood for. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z As young men, both developed deep religious beliefs. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z In the apparent belief that Shin was as trustworthy as he was ignorant, Park told his life story. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z They served as a passage between Montaigne’s world, a world of belief and misplaced conviction, and our world, the world of reliable and effective knowledge. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Once she crossed the threshold of Building 1244, she entered a world of equals, and she refused to behave in any way that would contradict that belief. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z She picked up The Gold-Bug from the top of her stack of books, the word belief echoing in her head as she flipped to the copyright page. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z A nation that drew its audacity from the quintessentially American belief that success is open to anyone willing to work for it was disillusioned by seemingly intractable poverty. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Right from the start we had made it clear that we intended to use the trial not as a test of the law but as a platform for our beliefs. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z To carry the burden of belief alone is too much for most young shoulders. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Perhaps we are mistaken in our belief that at least occasional civilizations avoid self-destruction. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I suppose there had been some confident belief in the rehabilitative effects of playing a good American team sport. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z All the laws and beliefs of Earth were burnt into small hot ashes which soon would be carried off in a wind. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z There was even a brand of harsh satire in my parents’ quest itself, because it typified the American belief that everything can be solved by doctors. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “My belief is, doctor,” he said, “that he has eaten his birds, and that he just took and ate them raw!” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z I was taken aback by his immediate belief that I had something to offer. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Yet so strong was the belief in a static universe that it persisted into the early twentieth century. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z That would have required many of the social forces of the time to have been different—including the prevailing belief that slavery was natural and right. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Bands and tribes already had supernatural beliefs, just as do modern established religions. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z You might as well induce a belief that you are in earnest by inserting Mississippi, Detroit, or Winnipiprocket Pond as Connogocheque.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z She flipped open her notebook and showed James the hidden words she’d found: fort, wild, home, rat, open, and belief. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The ascent to the Moon landing was predicated on the belief that each cell in the body of the space program was both individually superb and seamlessly connected to the cells around it. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Indeed, the erosion of traditional beliefs had been going on for quite some time. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Also supporting the belief that Bobby had experienced the ritual was the fact that, many years later, he gave an old chess clock and chess set to his Hungarian friend Pal Benko, a grandmaster. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Oceanic society rests ultimately on the belief that Big Brother is omnipotent and that the Party is infallible. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z It’s especially so when, like President Reagan, they have immense power to act on these beliefs. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She argued that because Graff had not embraced Labadist beliefs, her marriage to him was no longer valid in the eyes of God. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “He may even have deceived himself into this belief. But if a prospect opens, the world will see and he will feel that he is as ambitious as Oliver Cromwell, though no soldier.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z It was not very demanding about the specifics of belief. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He filled the cracks in the wood with a father’s pride and a mother’s belief. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z And Ben had taught me about the Alar, the riding-crop belief, back when I was twelve. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “I would be racked with guilt,” he admitted, “were I not devoted to the belief that the results you will produce will more than outweigh their claim.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z To call it so is beyond my weak belief. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z But in the end, it wasn’t her belief that kept me from telling her the truth. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “I retired from his presence,” he would say later, “with the belief that my commander was a whipped man.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z When an author has to negate something that a reader doesn’t already believe, she has to set it up as a plausible belief on his mental stage before she knocks it down. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z He sat across from my mother and told her that the changes in the neighborhood had not diminished his belief in the community. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z As a young man, when I joined the African National Congress, I saw the price my comrades paid for their beliefs, and it was high. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Emma felt this sentence would give people “an opening to say, however unjustly, that he considered all spiritual beliefs no higher than hereditary aversions or likings, such as the fear of monkeys towards snakes.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z In support of my personal belief that real life doesn’t live up to writing about it, the members of my family seem to have spent most of their time that year engaged in correspondence. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z But according to my religious friends' strict beliefs, I was the one who would go straight to hell. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z The Indians in Canada did not have the wheel or telephones, and ate the hearts of their enemies in the heathenish belief that it would give them courage. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Some white people who knew a little about our beliefs wondered if wed be able to stand it. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “But”—I speak slowly as I mull that over—“isn’t looking at the result of a belief a good way of evaluating if it’s true?” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Our true believers passed on, or stopped believing, and we were left, lost and scared and dispossessed, to get by on what little smidgens of worship or belief we could find. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Of course, for such a thing to happen, there has to be a kind of acquiescence on the part of the victims, some submerged belief that this treatment is deserved, or at least allowable. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z I was having problems with my own religious beliefs and did not need this interpretation by France. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Those beliefs still lingered when I was a child, even in cities like Juba. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The Xhosa are a proud and patrilineal people with an expressive and euphonious language and an abiding belief in the importance of laws, education, and courtesy. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When educators promised to open their schools, it was partly because they couldn’t imagine another response; their schools were rooted in the belief that higher education should be available to all. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The belief, the calming assurance that I belonged in public, had at last taken hold. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Mind you, when you’ve just heard that same kid express the belief that a president has to know every student’s name, you can never be one hundred percent sure. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z It was the secret, no doubt, of the extraordinary political career he threw away for my sake; it was also the explanation of his belief in me and devotion to my mission. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Ti Jean is also one of Farmer’s chief informants on local beliefs. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “Your belief in the importance of your marriage.” Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “And why are you still together? Fear of being alone? A decision to settle? An irrational belief that he’ll change?” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Though Hoover had avoided the stain of Teapot Dome, he had overseen the bureau’s rogue intelligence division, which had spied on individuals merely because of their political beliefs. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z It wasn’t that Naheed was ashamed of her religion or her family, but she didn’t need to wear her beliefs on her sleeve—or her head any more than she already did. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z In South Africa, faith in the Holy Trinity exists quite comfortably alongside belief in witchcraft, in casting spells and putting curses on one’s enemies. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The instant her voice broke off, ceasing to compel my attention, my belief, I felt the basic insincerity of what she had said. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Or maybe it would come across as confidence, portraying a mystical belief that the scale wouldn’t betray him. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I was getting stronger, and I had stepped into my confidence and belief in my own abilities. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Living in a community of shared faith, I enjoyed much more than mere social reenforcement of religious belief. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The hospital job had turned out to be a good one, challenging and satisfying and in line with my beliefs. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He had no belief in his father’s death. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z His mother holds, I know, the secret belief that some of our brave friend’s spirit has passed into him. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z This is the true Islamic belief that has guided us on our journey. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Above all, his sorties reinforced his belief that the Wooded Island, despite the Japanese temple, should be made as wild as possible. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z If he expressed belief in Max, if he acted on that belief, would it not end just as all other commitments of faith had ended? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Just like that Mother amends our faith, saying all beliefs are pretty much the same. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z They told of wild “savages” with completely different beliefs and customs; plants with magical powers; and fantastical beasts, bigger and fiercer than any known in Europe. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He was passionate and outspoken in his beliefs, no matter what the subject. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z That news had further fueled the public’s belief in intelligent life on the planet. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Young boys are more likely to believe in themselves if they know that there’s someone, somewhere, who shares that belief. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z I’m supposed to be researching the religious beliefs of the Ibo people. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Were they, for some purpose almost too cunning for belief, only disguised as themselves? The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z All these deeply held beliefs will have to be rethought.” Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z In the 1940s, he rejected communism and rediscovered his religious beliefs. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Indeed, the coming age of cultural change - including new trends in music - was ushered in by a widely held belief that the world was on the brink of catastrophe. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z The central belief of liberation theology—to provide “a preferential option for the poor”—seemed like a worthy life’s goal to Farmer. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z |
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