Conviction Quotes

1326 Conviction quotes by 908 unique authors

I believe, with abiding conviction, that this people-nurtured by their deep faith, tutored by their hard lessons, moved by their high aspirations-have the will to… — Lyndon B. Johnson
There is only one thing that remains to us, that cannot be taken away: to act with courage and dignity and to stick to the… — Jawaharlal Nehru
The highest court is in the end one's own conscience and conviction-that goes for you and for Einstein and every other physicist-and before any science… — Max Planck
Funny to watch these Senators switching back and forth on Prohibition. Politics is a great character builder. You have to take a referendum to see… — Will Rogers
To know John Kennedy, as I did, was to understand the true meaning of the word. He understood that courage is not something to be… — Gerald R. Ford
More truly characteristic of dissent is a dignity, an elevation, of mood and thought and phrase. Deep conviction and warm feeling are saying their last… — Benjamin Cardozo
Most of all we need an education which will create an educated mind. This is a mind not simply a repository of information and skills,… — Lyndon B. Johnson
A very real barrier to faith is this feeling of self-sufficiency, this unrealistic idea that one can accomplish everything by his or her own self.… — Norman Vincent Peale
It is those people who know that they are right because some outside or higher power conveys the conviction to them who do the great… — Maxwell Perkins
Our government is the potent, the omnipresent teacher. For good or for ill it teaches the whole people by example. Crime is contagious. If the… — Louis D. Brandeis
The determination and conviction to succeed can only come from within. — Anthony D. Williams
I've been around in public life for a long time. I think people know what I stand for. They know that I have strong convictions,… — Malcolm Turnbull
The important word there is inspire. The key difference between managers and leaders is that managers tell people what to do, while leaders inspire them to… — Jeff Weiner
It is my conviction that there is perhaps no single factor more important in a spiritual home and in building spiritual strength in our children… — Belle S. Spafford
Perhaps [the critics are right and] the drama is played out now and Jesus is safely dead and buried. Perhaps. It is ironical and entertaining… — Dorothy L. Sayers
I have always tried to be obedient regarding important matters like not being scalded to death by burning oil, but when public opinion takes a… — Barbara Dana
Many causes produce war. There are ancient hatreds, turbulent frontiers, the "legacy of old forgotten, far-off things, and battles long ago." There are new-born fanaticisms.… — Franklin D. Roosevelt
It is commonly said that if rational argument is so seldom the cause of conviction, philosophical apologists must largely be wasting their shot. The premise… — Austin Farrer
For many Americans, Osama bin Laden is the paradigmatic Muslim, an absurd conviction for anyone who has lived with Muslims. — Miroslav Volf
It simply feels right to me to blend the glittery delights of New York City with a largely raw vegan diet - with the soul-deep… — Victoria Moran
When you have a strong conviction, you have a duty not to tell people what they want. At least represent yourself and say: ‘Yo, this… — Eddie Huang
I would rather have strong enemies than a world of passive individualists. In a world of passive individualists nothing seems worth anything simply because nobody… — Criss Jami
It is the philosophers, theologians, and evangelists who are said to be filled with pride and bigotry due to the strong convictions that they represent.… — Criss Jami
Be not afraid! In admitting a creator, refuse not to examine his creation; and take not the assertions of creatures like yourselves, in place of… — Frances Wright
I have never said that human society ought to be aristocratic, but a great deal more than that. What I have said, and still believe… — Jose Ortega y Gasset

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