Freedom doesnt mean an absence of all restrictions. It means possessing unshakable conviction in the face of any obstacle. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I am Bourbon as a matter of honour, royalist according to reason and conviction, and republican by taste and character. — François-René de Chateaubriand Copy Share Image
Every fool stands convinced; and everyone convinced is a fool. The faultier a person's judgement the firmer their convictions. — Baltasar Gracian Copy Share Image
I believed in the Catholic position, the Catholic view of ethics and aesthetics, for a long time. But I wanted something not… — Joyce Kilmer Copy Share Image
I don't think that my particular religious convictions should be held against me in this campaign any more than the Prime Minister's… — Tony Abbott Copy Share Image
Man realizes true happiness and comfort when he holds strongest onto the best opinion of himself against other worldly opinions. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“A bright man of conviction and action is a beacon to his country, but a flash light to the scurrying of inaction,… — Daniel S. Green Copy Share Image
Ronald Reagan's well documented final battles with Alzheimer's disease were fought with the same conviction and courage that his many public battles… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Memories assailed him of how gently she had spoken, touched, and moved; of how she'd loved him fiercely despite his mistakes and… — Denis Johnson Copy Share Image
I had pictured journalism as I'd seen it in the most ennobling films, where the reporter battles for the truth, propelled by… — Tom Rachman 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
Ultimately, leadership is about the strength of one's convictions, the ability to endure the punches, and the energy to promote an idea.… — Benazir Bhutto Copy Share Image
In the second half of life the necessity is imposed of recognizing no longer the validity of our former ideals but of… — Carl Jung Copy Share Image
I don't care if religious people consider me amoral because I lack their beliefs in God. I do however care deeply about… — Wendy Kaminer Copy Share Image
A MAN WITH A CONVICTION is a hard man to change. Tell him you disagree and he turns away. Show him facts… — Leon Festinger Copy Share Image
It is a fascinating fact that father and son have given the most striking evidence for the apparently contradictory properties of the… — Max Born Copy Share Image
The real trouble is that 'kindness' is a quality fatally easy to attribute to ourselves on quite inadequate grounds. Everyone feels benevolent… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
We too often forget that faith is a matter of questioning and struggle before it becomes one of certitude and peace. You… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
I have reflected a great deal on that event, and continue to do so. I cannot give you a complete answer in… — John I. Jenkins Copy Share Image
To write with taste, in the highest sense, is to write [...] so that no one commits suicide, no one despairs; to… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
One of the reasons why I, 'a medical man' decided to give up medicine was a firm conviction of the extraordinary influence… — Alister MacKenzie Copy Share Image
I have no hesitation in putting a name to the embodiment of all that I think is best about football. It's Paul… — Bobby Charlton Copy Share Image
Too much preaching nowadays pats the back and tickles the ear, but does not get under the skin. There is no conviction… — Vance Havner Copy Share Image
I lost the conviction that lights would always turn green for me, the pleasant certainty that those rather passive virtues which had… — Joan Didion Copy Share Image
Absolute certainty is not something I strive for anymore. I've learned the hard way that destiny usually looks upon our most strident… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
Conviction is a force multiplier. If you want something, claim it in your gut. The universe itself responds to your inner certainty. — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
Strong conviction drives courage & makes crazy enough to withstand for the right cause.It inspires to do more to make your dream… — DrAnil Kr Sinha Copy Share Image
They [Federalist European Politicians] divide their time between court room, prison and debating chamber - giving a whole new meaning to the… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
If we regulate our conduct according to our own convictions, we may safely disregard the praise or censure of others. — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
My work will be finished if I succeed in carrying conviction to the human family that every man or woman, however weak… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
An opinion can be argued with; a conviction is best shot. The logical end of a war of creeds is the final… — T. E. Lawrence Copy Share Image
Faith is the conviction that God knows more than we do about this life and He will get us through it. — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
Self-satisfaction is the state of mind of those who have the happy conviction that they are not as other men. — Margery Allingham Copy Share Image
Three things are necessary to make every man great,every nation great1.Conviction of the powers of goodness.2.Absence of jealousy and suspicion.3.Helping all who… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
A person without conviction is a weak, jellyfish type of individual who mindlessly follows the crowd. — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
I have withstood the power of convictions a long time; and therefore I fear I shall be finally left of God. — David Brainerd Copy Share Image
Hope is definitely not the same thing as optimism. It is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the… — Vaclav Havel Copy Share Image
Remain still, with the conviction that the Self shines as everything yet nothing, within, without, and everywhere. — Ramana Maharshi Copy Share Image
A conviction is in the nature of a verdict and judgment, and therefore it must be precise and certain. — Sherrilyn Kenyon Copy Share Image
“Character and purpose are directly linked to confidence and conviction. What links them? Courage – to be oneself, no matter what others… — Fennel Hudson Copy Share Image