The blind conviction that we have to do something about other people's reproductive behavior, and that we may have to do it… — Germaine Greer Copy Share Image
I'm no use to anybody,' I say. 'I'm a cérébrale, can't you see that?' Thinking how funny a book would be, called… — Jean Rhys Copy Share Image
And in cases where profound conviction has been wrought, the eloquent man is he who is no beautiful speaker, but who is… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Conservatism is, among many other things, a culture. The most important glue binding it together is a shared sense of cultural grievance… — Rick Perlstein Copy Share Image
It is a high Christian privilege to pray for one another within each local church body and then for other believers throughout… — Aiden Wilson Tozer Copy Share Image
One of my pet theories is that readers have built-in BS detectors that enable them to recognize insincerity in writers. David [Halberstam]… — Jonathan Yardley Copy Share Image
Life is a test. It is only a test--meaning that's all it is. Nothing more, but nothing less. It is a test… — Sheri L. Dew Copy Share Image
I wish there could be an international peace conference of booksellers, for (you will smile at this) my own conviction is that… — Christopher Morley Copy Share Image
Che Guevara taught us we could dare to have confidence in ourselves, confidence in our abilities. He instilled in us the conviction… — Thomas Sankara Copy Share Image
Three characteristics a work of fiction must possess in order to be successful: 1. It must have a precise and suspenseful plot.… — Isaac Bashevis Singer Copy Share Image
This life of yours which you are living is not merely a piece of this entire existence, but in a certain sense… — Erwin Schrodinger Copy Share Image
The author's conviction on this day of New Year is that music begins to atrophy when it departs too far from the… — Ezra Pound Copy Share Image
Passion is a product of the heart. Passion is what helps you when you have a great dream. Passion breeds conviction and… — Andy Andrews Copy Share Image
I think the subject which will be of most importance politically is Mass Psychology... Its importance has been enormously increased by the… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
In spite of my conviction that a group of deliberately assembled relatives can be one of the dullest, if not most dangerous,… — M. F. K. Fisher Copy Share Image
There are few of us so blind as not to realize that unless the moral force of religious conviction impels, the goal… — Sumner Welles Copy Share Image
So many people grew up in the church, and you can have an awesome upbringing, but I made a personal conviction; I… — AJ Michalka Copy Share Image
Most advice on child-rearing is sought in the hope that it will confirm our prior convictions. If the parent had wished to… — Bruno Bettelheim Copy Share Image
People of different faiths, like yours and mine, sometimes wonder where we can meet in common purpose, when there are so many… — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
The patient typically finds himself impelled by some deep, inner conviction that something is true, or right, or virtuous: a conviction that… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
Indigestion: A disease which the patient and his friends frequently mistake for deep religious conviction and concern for the salvation of mankind.… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
Convictions that outcomes are determined by one's own actions can be either demoralizing or heartening, depending on the level of self-judged efficacy.… — Albert Bandura Copy Share Image
But man's eyes are blind through sin, and he can discern no part of God's truth till the Spirit opens them. Inner… — J. I. Packer Copy Share Image
In a sense, the god we trust politically is a slightly different god than the one we bring into the fray when… — Pete Townshend Copy Share Image
“When spontaneous demoralizing thoughts seep into your conscience, don't trip...allowing them to fester. These are random tests of your conviction and determination.… — T.F. Hodge Copy Share Image
FOR a long time the conviction has been dimly felt in the community that, without prejudice to existing institutions, the legal day… — Felix Adler Copy Share Image
My political views have definitely changed over the years. Maybe a better way of saying it is that I have grown into… — Kathleen Hanna Copy Share Image
What is a novel if not a conviction of our fellow men's existence strong enough to take upon itself a form of… — Joseph Conrad Copy Share Image
“Members of the educated elite upheld open-mindedness as the supreme political virtue but refused to debate their own idea of the good… — Christopher Lasch Copy Share Image
“Character that is fruit-producing can be summed up in the mastery of these 5 qualities: morals, but a sense of humor; love,… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
Martin's Monsanto poem holds devastating power. I heard the first public reading at the Resurgence Festival of well-being in London. It brought… — Tony Juniper Copy Share Image
I appeal now to the convictions of the communicants, and ask such persons whether they have not been occasionally conscious of a… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
I am very proud of the role I played in getting legal equality for people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender,… — Barney Frank Copy Share Image
In my judgment it is the duty of Congress, while respecting to the uttermost the conscientious convictions and religious scruples of every… — James A. Garfield Copy Share Image
The Buddhist, who thanks no man, who says "Do not flatter your benefactors," but who, in his conviction that every good deed… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Many couples have made commitments to sexual purity, but instead of adopting a lifestyle that supports this commitment, they continue relationships that… — Joshua Harris Copy Share Image
Only in the steady and constant application of force lies the very first prerequisite for success. This persistence, however, can always and… — Adolf Hitler Copy Share Image
He hated it when adults told him he only felt the way he did because he was young. As if being young… — Cory Doctorow Copy Share Image
You have to have conviction and completely question everything and anything you do. No matter how much you study, no matter how… — Maya Lin Copy Share Image
It is time that we allow the Word of God, not the glamorized lies of Hollywood to become the cornerstone of our… — Leslie Ludy Copy Share Image
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