Convert Quotes

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Neither fear nor self-interest can convert the soul. They may change the appearance, perhaps even the conduct, but never the object of supreme desire... Fear… — Bernard of Clairvaux
Opportunities may come along for you to convert something -something that exists into something that didn't yet. That might be the beginning of it. Sometimes… — Bob Dylan
Conversion is not a repairing of the old building, but it takes all down and erects a new structure. It is not the sewing on… — Joseph Alleine
Paintings may not have nearly the power to convert people that the printed or spoken word has, but each man has his part to play… — William Kurelek
I'm slowly becoming a convert to the principle that you can't motivate people to do things, you can only demotivate them. The primary job of… — Scott Adams
Violence as a way of achieving racial justice is both impractical and immoral. It is impractical because it is a descending spiral ending in destruction… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Kindness is too often left uncultivated, because men do not sufficiently understand its value. Men may be charitable and not kind; merciful, yet not kind;… — Frederick William Faber
Expect the best; convert problems into opportunities; be dissatisfied with the status quo; focus on where you want to go, instead of where you're coming… — Denis Waitley
My dream is to find individuals who take financial resources and convert them into changing the world in the most positive ways. — Jacqueline Novogratz
Kindness can turn the bad man's heart, and fools convert to wise, Make poison into nectar-juice, and friends of enemies. — Bhartrhari
You can walk through life believing in the goodness of the world, or walk through life afraid of anyone who thinks different than you and… — Rosie O'Donnell
I read in the newspaper that the Catholic Church finally decided that it had been theologically improper to try to convert the Jews. Whoops! Sorry… — Alan Dershowitz
People throw stones at you and you convert them into milestones. — Sachin Tendulkar
To conquer a piece of earth and make it as beautiful as one can dream of it being: That is art, too. A man cannot… — Stanley Kunitz
There are two distinct sorts of what we call bashfulness; this, the awkwardness of a booby, which a few steps into the world will convert… — Henry Mackenzie
We never try to convert those who receive (aid) to Christianity but in our work we bear witness to the love of God's presence and… — Mother Teresa
I'm not trying to convert the Jewish people to the Christian faith... In fact, trying to convert Jews is a waste of time. Jews already… — John Hagee
There's a very committed effort to convert the US into something resembling a Third World society, where a few people have enormous wealth and a… — Noam Chomsky
Youâ€™re trying to take something that can be described in many, many sentences and pages of prose, but you can convert it into a couple… — Satya Nadella
It costs God nothing, so far as we know, to create nice things: but to convert rebellious wills cost Him crucifixion. — C.S. Lewis

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