Convictions are more dangerous foes of truth than lies.

“The construction of life is at present in the power of facts far more than of convictions, and of such facts as have scarcely…

— Walter Benjamin

I don't think Ed Miliband has the courage of his convictions. He's scared he'll be painted by the rightwing press as a throwback to…

— Caroline Lucas

“Because some people never grow up, or not in a way that allows them to develop the courage of their convictions.”

— Dan Fesperman

The convictions that leaders have formed before reaching high office are the intellectual capital they will consume as long as they continue in office.

— Henry A. Kissinger

In this kind of situation, we tend to cling to his convictions, we believe that, by magic, we are going to recover. Then we…

— Jacky Ickx

Don't worry about what others think of you. It doesn't matter as long as you have your own convictions and are proud of what…

— RVM

“In response to my father-in-law's view, I offered no opinion. He was not looking for my opinion. He had merely been spouting his belief,…

— Haruki Murakami

In religion and politics, people's beliefs and convictions are in almost every case gotten at second-hand, and without examination.

— Mark Twain

The men who succeed best in public life are those who take the risk of standing by their own convictions.

— James A. Garfield

“Convictions and the man--it seems they're two different things in many ways. Maybe in many ways I'm guilty before them!...We're all guilty, we're all…

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“Accusations are convictions in the public mind. You are guilty until proven innocent.”

— Coben

“Allow yourself time to heal and transform into the ultimate you.”

— Asa Don Brown

I don't think that my particular religious convictions should be held against me in this campaign any more than the Prime Minister's lack of…

— Tony Abbott

Wrongful convictions need to be addressed in America. There are a lot of Brian Banks behind bars right now.

— Brian Banks

What are the moral convictions most fondly held by barbarous and semi-barbarous people? They are the convictions that authority is the soundest basis of…

— Thomas Huxley