John S. Hall (1960) Poet, author, singer, lawyer
Quotes from interviews
Source: Showdown
John S. Hall (1960) Poet, author, singer, lawyer
Quotes from interviews
Charles Stross The Laundry Files
Source: The Laundry Files, The Apocalypse Codex (2012), Chapter 14, “Appointment in Samarra” (p. 291)
Audrey Hepburn (1929–1993) British actress
Unidentified ‘member’ of MySpace.com circa 2007–08, quoted in Richard Kennedy The Disgrace of MySpace (self-published [Lulu.com] 23 August 2008, ISBN 9781435760042, page 123. This passage and slight variants of it have been widely attributed to Audrey Hepburn long after her death (for example, in Glamour March 2012, page 78); but no evidence of its existence has been found during Hepburn’s lifetime, attributed to Hepburn or anyone else. It has not been found in print before 2008.
Misattributed
Bertrand Russell (1872–1970) logician, one of the first analytic philosophers and political activist
No known source; also attributed to Susan Sarandon.[citation needed]
Disputed
“I believe that people believe what they believe they believe.”
Ogden Nash (1902–1971) American poet
Good Intentions (1942), Seeing Eye to Eye is Believing
“What I believe is not what I say I believe; what I believe is what I do.”
Donald Miller book Blue Like Jazz: nonreligious thoughts on Christian spirituality
Blue Like Jazz (2003, Nelson Books)
Wisława Szymborska (1923–2012) Polish writer
"Discovery"
Poems New and Collected (1998), Could Have (1972)
John Lennon (1940–1980) English singer and songwriter
"God"
Lyrics, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)
“I am a believer. I believe in a creator.”
Christopher Hitchens (1949–2011) British American author and journalist
Hannity
2000s, 2007