I expect that you must receive top marks at school, young lady." Madeleine smiled as she stirred her tea. "There are always… — Scott Westerfeld Copy Share Image
But then books, as I'm sure you know, seldom prompt a course of action. Books generally just confirm you in what you… — Alan Bennett Copy Share Image
I studied the Koran a great deal. I came away from that study with the conviction there have been few religions in… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
Our government is the potent, the omnipresent teacher. For good or for ill it teaches the whole people by example. Crime is… — Louis D. Brandeis Copy Share Image
For if enough people were really convinced that growth should be halted, and if they acted on that conviction, then billions of… — Herman Kahn Copy Share Image
“Ballot papers do not define leaders. Leadership is defined by conviction, vision, passion and inspiration.” — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
Whatever work you undertake, do it seriously, thoroughly and well; never leave it half-done or undone, never feel yourself satisfied unless and… — Syama Prasad Mukherjee Copy Share Image
The only time Republicans will shake fists and point fingers is over a war delayed, one that isn't led by the US,… — Ilana Mercer Copy Share Image
It is my conviction that highways and I-ways have similar importance these days. My effort is to connect all 600,000 villages with… — Narendra Modi 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
“We want character but without unyielding conviction; we want strong morality, but without the emotional burden of guilt or shame; we want… — James Davison Hunter Copy Share Image
But the human body has an enormous capacity for adjusting to trying circumstances. I have found that one can bear the unbearable… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I'd begun to realize that there was an unspoken predjudice among book-learned people, a secret conviction they all seemed to share, that… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
We should resist the temptation to identify our religious convictions with the platform of a party or the platitudes of favored politicians. — Ralph E. Reed, Jr 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
If you don't have your conviction you have to put your money where your mouth is. — Avi Arad Copy Share Image
Lower the Law and you dim the light by which man perceives his guilt; this is a very serious loss to the… — Charles Spurgeon Copy Share Image
I directed and produced Conviction, a movie about a man who spent 18 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit.… — Tony Goldwyn Copy Share Image
If, however, there is to be a war of nerves let us make sure our nerves are strong and are fortified by… — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
In Zen Buddhism, the greater your doubt, the greater will be your enlightenment. That is why doubt can be a good thing.… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
You don't choose your themes; they choose you. The meaning of your stories will rise out of your deepest longings, often out… — Marion Dane Bauer Copy Share Image
Resilience is a precious skill. People who have it tend to also have three underlying advantages: a believe that they can influence… — Amanda Ripley Copy Share Image
Pride is an established conviction of one's own paramount worth in some particular respect, while vanity is the desire of rousing such… — Arthur Schopenhauer Copy Share Image
To-morrow is that lamp upon the marsh, which a traveller never reacheth; To-morrow, the rainbow's cup, coveted prize of ignorance; To-morrow, the… — Martin Farquhar Tupper Copy Share Image
My conviction is that those fights need to be fought right now and can be won. And if in fact we have… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
