G. I. Gurdjieff Quotes

I ask you to believe nothing that you cannot verify for yourself.

G. I. Gurdjieff

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• My husband taught me so much about being a father. No matter what any of our children do, my husband will always believe in them, love them and accept them.

  

  Tasha Smith
  • Believe
  • Children
  • Love

• But Buddy was an upper. He was happy. He loved music, and he was really happy. I don't know... I don't believe in reincarnation at all, but if all that stuff is true, then he might have been on his last time around.

  

  Waylon Jennings
  • Time
  • Music
  • Believe

• Marriage happens; it can't be planned. When it has to happen, it will happen. Normally, what we always believe is that however prepared you are, if it's not meant to happen, it won't. And however much we have not planned, it will still happen if it's destined.

  

  Rani Mukerji
  • Believe
  • Always
  • Marriage

• I do not believe we can effectively move Australia to a lower emission economy, which is what we need to do if we're going to make a contribution to a global reduction in greenhouse gases, without putting a price on carbon.

  

  Malcolm Turnbull
  • Believe
  • Economy
  • Australia

• I believe that we must maintain pride in the knowledge that the actions we take, based on our own decisions and choices as individuals, link directly to the magnificent challenge of transforming human history.

  

  Daisaku Ikeda
  • Believe
  • History
  • Knowledge

• The thing that 'Glee' has successfully done that no other TV show has is that they're just honest - but they don't tell you what's right or wrong. They don't tell you what to agree with or what to believe in.

  

  Samuel Larsen
  • Believe
  • Done
  • You

• The world is divided into two classes, those who believe the incredible, and those who do the improbable.

  

  Oscar Wilde
  • World
  • Believe
  • Incredible

• As far as sustaining our popularity, I believe we can.

  

  Vince McMahon
  • Believe
  • I Believe
  • Far

• Yes, I believe the will is very important. It's how I have succeeded in life.

  

  G. Gordon Liddy
  • Life
  • Believe
  • Important

• I firmly believe that we can protect taxpayer dollars, bus drivers' jobs, and the safety of our students. We just need a mayor who actually cares about all three.

  

  Sal Albanese
  • Believe
  • Safety
  • Bus

• I don't believe that we should limit waterboarding - or, quite frankly, any other alternative torture technique - if it means saving Americans' lives.

  

  Aaron Schock
  • Believe
  • Torture
  • Limit

• I want to just be what kids believe in.

  

  Quvenzhane Wallis
  • Believe
  • Kids
  • Want

• I don't believe in just ordering people to do things. You have to sort of grab an oar and row with them.

  

  Harold S. Geneen
  • People
  • Believe
  • You

• I am deeply grieved by the loss of the crew of Columbia. I express my sincere condolences to the families and friends of the astronauts. I believe that their names will remain as the bright sparkling stars in the universe and will light the way for those who will follow them on the difficult roads of space exploration.

  

  Valentina Tereshkova
  • Believe
  • Friends
  • History

• I believe it is impossible to be sure of anything.

  

  Han Fei
  • Believe
  • Impossible
  • Sure

• I believe we need more culturally diverse books - about disabled characters, though not about their disability, about people with different sexual orientations, or a boy who is a cross-dresser. We need to reflect the diversity of our society.

  

  Malorie Blackman
  • People
  • Believe
  • Different

• I believe black characters in fiction are still revolutionary, given our long history of erasure.

  

  Tananarive Due
  • Believe
  • Long
  • History

• I strongly believe that the art of the novel works best when the writer identifies with whoever he or she is writing about. Novels in the end are based on the human capacity, compassion, and I can show more compassion to my characters if I write in a first person singular.

  

  Orhan Pamuk
  • Believe
  • Writing
  • Art

• I was never a natural. I got there in the end because I did believe that if you work hard enough, then you can achieve a lot.

  

  Victoria Beckham Spice Girls
  • Work
  • Believe
  • End

• I believe nothing happens by mistake. You know, the universe has a divine plan. That sounds dramatic.

  

  Lana Del Rey
  • Believe
  • Universe
  • Mistake

• We, the people, still believe that enduring security and lasting peace do not require perpetual war.

  

  Barack Obama
  • People
  • Believe
  • War

• Remember this, then, that this little compound, thyself, must either be dissolved, or they poor breath must be extinguished, or be removed and placed elsewhere.

  

  Marcus Aurelius
  • Remember

• Being a cult figure in one's own lifetime I am afraid is not at all pleasant. However I do not find that it tends to puff one up: in my case at any rate it makes me feel extremely small and inadequate. But even the nose of a very modest idol cannot remain entirely untickled by the sweet smell of incense.

  

  J. R. R. Tolkien
  • Feel
  • Sweet
  • Figure

• I ask you to believe nothing that you cannot verify for yourself.

  

  G. I. Gurdjieff
  • Believe
  • Belief
  • Verify