And so it is that I carry with me from this State to that high and lonely office to which I now… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
No one can flatter himself that he is immune to the spirit of his own epoch, or even that he possesses a… — Carl Jung Copy Share Image
The people who are good at being civil often lack strong convictions and people who have strong convictions often lack civility. — Martin E. Marty Copy Share Image
[T]he central problem of government is a religious one; and anyone who assumes that he can form his political beliefs without consulting… — H. Verlan Andersen Copy Share Image
In my judgment, while it is the duty of Congress to respect to the uttermost the conscientious convictions and religious scruples of… — James A. Garfield Copy Share Image
[Jurors who are opposed to capital punishment are] more likely to believe that a defendant's failure to testify is indicative of his… — Thurgood Marshall Copy Share Image
The cheap drama brings cause and effect, will power and action, once more into relation and gives a man the thrilling conviction… — Jane Addams Copy Share Image
Stands must be taken. If I am to respect myself I have to search myself for what I believe is right and… — Hugh Prather Copy Share Image
A conviction akin to religious feeling of the rationality or intelligibility of the world lies behind all scientific work of a high… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
The poor lady must have dropped that", she said, and undid the gate stepping out to get it. Jared put his hand… — Sarah Rees Brennan Copy Share Image
Thus you can throw yourself flat on the ground, stretched out upon Mother Earth, with the certain conviction that you are one… — Erwin Schrodinger Copy Share Image
Democracy not only requires equality but also an unshakable conviction in the value of each person, who is then equal. Cross cultural… — Jeane Kirkpatrick Copy Share Image
It is my conviction that there is perhaps no single factor more important in a spiritual home and in building spiritual strength… — Belle S. Spafford Copy Share Image
Perhaps the immobility of the things that surround us is forced upon them by our conviction that they are themselves, and not… — Marcel Proust Copy Share Image
The pursuit of joy in God is not optional. It is not an 'extra' that a person might grow into after he… — John Piper Copy Share Image
Now a lot of us are preachers, and all of us have our moral convictions and concerns, and so often have problems… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
It is commonly said that if rational argument is so seldom the cause of conviction, philosophical apologists must largely be wasting their… — Austin Farrer Copy Share Image
If an individual agrees with everybody, he lacks conviction; if he likes everybody and is everybody's friend, he is indifferent to one… — Nikolay Dobrolyubov Copy Share Image
In a world torn by every kind of fundamentalism - religious, ethnic, nationalist and tribal - we must grant first place to… — Carlos Fuentes Copy Share Image
Our Christian conviction is that Christ is also the messiah of Israel. Certainly it is in the hands of God how and… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
It is my deepest conviction that the children should be seen and heard as our most treasured assets. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Listen to the advice of others, but follow only what you understand and can unite in your own feeling. Be firm, be… — Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot Copy Share Image
When a man is not deeply convicted of sin, it is a pretty sure sign that he has not truly repented. Experience… — Dwight L. Moody Copy Share Image
Depriving a parent of parental status is as devastating as a criminal conviction. — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image