All Quotes

I don't believe in that kind of American John Wayne individualism where people pull themselves up by their bootstraps. Someone changed your diapers. And if that's the case, you ain't self-made.
‐‐ Michael Eric Dyson

I don't believe in that kind of pragmatic career ladder stuff.
‐‐ Ben Barnes

I don't believe in that term 'self-made' - not to be offensive, but I believe everything happens for a reason, every single person you meet. Even if it's one single person giving you advice, that person helped you get to where you're at today.
‐‐ Michelle Phan

I don't believe, in the 21st century, in the balance of power system. This is a European idea of the 19th and 20th centuries.
‐‐ Joschka Fischer

I don't believe in the afterlife, so I do think when somebody passes, it's worthy of note.
‐‐ Harvey Fierstein

I don't believe in the coach-in-waiting thing. I don't think that works.
‐‐ Kirby Smart

I don't believe in the death penalty, but I understand personal vengeance.
‐‐ Ian McShane

I don't believe in the deplorable notion of realism in the cinema: you can over-reach it, and it becomes as false as convention.
‐‐ Peter Greenaway

I don't believe in the Great Man theory of science or history. There are no great men, just men standing on the shoulders of other men and what they have done.
‐‐ Jacque Fresco

I don't believe in the meteoric culture of anxiety, generally. Obviously, some people have it, some people are crippled by it, but most of the novelists I've ever known are in love with influence. They thrive on it.
‐‐ Andrew O'Hagan

I don't believe in the model of pure inspiration. All of my creative work stems from a dialogue with others.
‐‐ Rachel Kushner

I don't believe in the moon landing conspiracy theory. I don't believe in Big Foot.
‐‐ Jerome Corsi

I don't believe in the no-carb diet... I have a theory. I think if you give up carbs, you get cranky. You must include them in your daily diet.
‐‐ Karisma Kapoor

I don't believe in the ownership of work.
‐‐ Richard Rogers

I don't believe in the philosophy of stumbling across hit records.
‐‐ Nile Rodgers

I don't believe in the polls. I try to concentrate on the day of elections.
‐‐ Avigdor Lieberman

I don't believe in the power of words.
‐‐ Denis Leary

I don't believe in the school of hard knocks, although I've had them. All that stuff about whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger is so not true. Do you know what makes you stronger? When people treat you and your art with dignity.
‐‐ Lana Del Rey

I don't believe in the so-called Latino explosion when it comes to movies. Jennifer Lopez doesn't have an accent. She grew up in New York speaking English, not Spanish. Her success is very important because she represents a different culture, but it doesn't help me.
‐‐ Salma Hayek

I don't believe in the so-called Olympic spirit. I speak from personal experience. When China hosted the Games, it failed to include the people. The event was constructed without regard for their joy.
‐‐ Ai Weiwei

I don't believe in the term 'guilty pleasure,' because it implies I should feel ashamed for liking something. A real guilty pleasure would be, I don't know, taking gratification in some stranger's ghastly death or something - which I guess I do enjoy, because I read a ton of true crime.
‐‐ Bill Hader

I don't believe in the transformation myth, where if you have more success, life changes for you.
‐‐ Ben Mendelsohn

I don't believe in the war god of the Israelites. He's a bogeyman. Jesus preached the golden rule, by and large.
‐‐ Terry Pratchett

I don't believe in themes.
‐‐ Tina Ambani

I don't believe in this business of being behind, better to be in front.
‐‐ Mel Brooks

I don't believe in this idea of, 'That's hate speech, stop it.'
‐‐ Louis C. K.

I don't believe in traditional company structures because the best ideas do not always come from the top.
‐‐ Jose Andres

I don't believe in trickle-down economics. I don't think that people who have the most are inclined to share it, generally.
‐‐ Dave Matthews

I don't believe in trouble. Because I think that trouble is sometimes good, sometimes bad. I've been known to be called trouble, which I think is quite a compliment. But I suppose, thinking about it, that my best and worst trouble has always had something to do with a man.
‐‐ Beth Orton

I don't believe in trying to be somebody you're not - just be a bigger, better version of yourself.
‐‐ Neon Hitch

I don't believe in twisting yourself into knots of excuses and explanations over the food you make.
‐‐ Julia Child

I don't believe in updating. If a play works, it draws something from being true to its time.
‐‐ Frank D. Gilroy

I don't believe in using too much graphic violence, although I've done it. It's better to be suggestive and to allow the viewer to fill in the blanks in their minds.
‐‐ Tobe Hooper

I don't believe in vengeance. Really, when all is said and done, I probably don't believe in punishment.
‐‐ Penn Jillette

I don't believe in very many things, but art is definitely one of them. And at the top of that list, film and art influence our world's culture much more than many of us understand and fully respect.
‐‐ Megan Ellison

I don't believe in villains - just people who channel their energy in the wrong way.
‐‐ Elizabeth McGovern

I don't believe in voodoo.
‐‐ Jennifer Hudson

I don't believe in war as a solution to any kind of conflict, nor do I believe in heroism on the battlefield because I have never seen any.
‐‐ Thor Heyerdahl

I don't believe in welfare.
‐‐ Charles Evers

I don't believe in writer's block.
‐‐ Gabrielle Zevin

I don't believe in writer's block or waiting for inspiration. If you're a writer, you sit down and write.
‐‐ Elmore Leonard

I don't believe in writer's block. Think about it - when you were blocked in college and had to write a paper, didn't it always manage to fix itself the night before the paper was due? Writer's block is having too much time on your hands.
‐‐ Jodi Picoult

I don't believe in writing anything that I don't know about or haven't researched about personally. I like to transport the reader to places, and in order to do that I have to do the research.
‐‐ Jackie Collins

I don't believe in writing at night because it comes too easily. When I read it in the morning it's not good. I need daylight to begin. Between nine and ten o'clock I have a long breakfast with reading and music.
‐‐ Gunter Grass

I don't believe in writing people off.
‐‐ Rico Love

I don't believe Iran is a suicide state.
‐‐ John Abizaid

I don't believe it mattered to Timothy McVeigh who was president or who his congressional representative was when he blew up the Murrah Building in 1995.
‐‐ Henry Rollins

I don't believe it. Prove it to me and I still won't believe it.
‐‐ Douglas Adams

I don't believe it's productive to go around and badmouth anyone that I work with, because at the end of the day, we all have to sit in front of each other and agree or disagree.
‐‐ LeAnn Rimes

I don't believe Jesus was the son of God, although I'm inclined to think he might have been a great prophet.
‐‐ Damian Lewis

I don't believe just because you're a conservative that you're angry.
‐‐ James Lankford