Convictions Quotes

358 Convictions quotes by 263 unique authors

The Bible and its teachings helped form the basis for the Founding Fathers' abiding belief in the inalienable rights of the individual, rights which they… — Ronald Reagan
We have solved, by fair experiment, the great and interesting question whether freedom of religion is compatible with order in government and obedience to the… — Thomas Jefferson
If, however, there is to be a war of nerves let us make sure our nerves are strong and are fortified by the deepest convictions… — Winston Churchill
No civilisation can grow unless fanatics, bloodshed, and brutality stop. No civilisation can begin to lift up its head until we look charitably upon one… — Swami Vivekananda
He who believes is strong. Strong convictions precede great actions. — James Freeman Clarke
In a capitalist society, all human relationships are voluntary. Men are free to cooperate or not, to deal with one another or not, as their… — Ayn Rand
Convictions are the mainsprings of action, the driving powers of life. What a man lives are his convictions. — Unknown Author
I would replace the quality of sincerity with honesty, since one can hold a conviction sincerely without examining it, while honesty would require that one… — Unknown Author
No important change in ethics was ever accomplished without an internal chage in our intellectual emphasis, loyalties, affections, and convictions. — Aldo Leopold
Few of us take the pains to study the origin of our cherished convictions. — James Harvey Robinson
He who floats with the current, who does not guide himself according to higher principles, who has no ideal, no convictions-such a man is .… — Henri Frederic Amiel
Though anti-Semitism had been only one of several sources of Nazi voting strength, after 1933 Hitler placed anti-Semitic ideologues, the most important of whom were… — Unknown Author
From the days of the Founding Fathers, right to this (2008) election, how and where America fights to defend its freedom, has been the ultimate… — Simon Schama
People who want to improve should take their defeats as lessons, and endeavor to learn what to avoid in the future. You must also have… — Jose Raul Capablanca
"Simply look with perceptive eyes at the world about you, and trust to your own reactions and convictions. Ask yourself: "Does this subject move me… — Ansel Adams
In the ranks of the movement [National Socialist movement], the most devout Protestant could sit beside the most devout Catholic, without coming into the slightest… — Adolf Hitler
And so it is that I carry with me from this State to that high and lonely office to which I now succeed more than… — John F. Kennedy
The construction of life is at present in the power of facts far more than convictions. — Walter Benjamin
Convictions can best be supported with experience and clear thinking. — Albert Einstein
If writing with a goal - whether it be evangelistic, apologetic, or didactic - implies propaganda, then all recorded history is propaganda. . . a… — Paul Copan

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