Conviction Quotes

1326 Conviction quotes by 908 unique authors

I wanted to start over completely, to begin again as new people with nothing of the past left over. I wanted to run away from… — Dorothy Allison
The conviction that everyone in this house must be dead had gained such a hold on Magnus that it was a shock when the woman… — Cassandra Clare
[Islam] is the dynamic conviction that a person's spiritual and worldly responsibilities are one and the same, that an individuals duty to the community is… — Reza Aslan
There is no one more courageous than the person who speaks with the courage of his convictions. — Susan Cain
I began to understand that there were certain talkers--certain girls--whom people liked to listen to, not because of what they, the girls, had to say,… — Alice Munro
Even if they try to kill you, you develop the inner conviction that there are some things so precious, some things so eternally true that… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
The poor lady must have dropped that", she said, and undid the gate stepping out to get it. Jared put his hand on it, "No".… — Sarah Rees Brennan
I don't believe in greatness that is bestowed as a rare gift to a few lucky ones. Rather, I think all people have greatness inside… — Ilchi Lee
Constant repetition carries conviction. — Robert Collier
A difficult time can be more readily endured if we retain the conviction that our existence holds a purpose - a cause to pursue, a… — John C. Maxwell
The Christian must be consumed by the conviction of the infinite beauty of holiness and the infinite damnability of sin. — Thomas Carlyle
Can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have remover their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people… — Thomas Jefferson
People talk of the courage of convictions, but in actual life a man's duty to his family may make a rigid course seem a selfish… — F. Scott Fitzgerald
Our belief in God is not blind faith. Belief is having a firm conviction something is true, not hoping it's true. — Max Lucado
Faith is the great motive power, and no man realizes his full possibilities unless he has the deep conviction that life is eternally important and… — Calvin Coolidge
Indigestion: A disease which the patient and his friends frequently mistake for deep religious conviction and concern for the salvation of mankind. As the simple… — Ambrose Bierce
If an individual agrees with everybody, he lacks conviction; if he likes everybody and is everybody's friend, he is indifferent to one and all. — Unknown Author
No one can flatter himself that he is immune to the spirit of his own epoch, or even that he possesses a full understanding of… — Carl Jung
What God lacks is convictions- stability of character. He ought to be a Presbyterian or a Catholic or something- not try to be everything. — Mark Twain
Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never -- in nothing, great or small, large or petty -- never give in, except to… — Winston Churchill
Philosophers there are who try to make themselves believe that this life is happy; but they believe it only while they are saying it, and… — Samuel Johnson
I am not a theologian or a scholar, but I am very aware of the fact that pain is necessary to all of us. In… — Elisabeth Elliot
It is my conviction that in time of war, when the cannon speaks with its powerful voice, the less we speak the better. — Benito Mussolini
There is no formula for generating the authentic warmth of love. It cannot be copied. You cannot talk yourself into it or rouse it by… — Alan Watts
He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since… — Albert Einstein

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