Convictions Quotes

358 Convictions quotes by 263 unique authors

From the Crusades, to the Inquisition, to American politics--the name of Jesus had been hijacked as an ally in all kinds of power struggles. Since… — Dan Brown
He hated it when adults told him he only felt the way he did because he was young. As if being young was like being… — Cory Doctorow
Courageous convictions will drag the dream into existence. — Neil Peart
I am astonished, disappointed, pleased with myself. I am distressed, depressed, rapturous. I am all these things at once, and cannot add up the sum.… — Carl Jung
Are your convictions so fragile that mine cannot stand in opposition to them? Is your God so illusory that the presence of my Devil reveals… — Marquis de Sade
Ah, that we lack the courage of our romantic convictions; and thereby miss the wine of life, forgoing the very thing that makes living worthwhile. — Hunter S. Thompson
There are days when I miss my old convictions as if they were an amputated limb. But in general I feel better, and no less… — Christopher Hitchens
Even in merely reading a fairytale, we must let go our daylight convictions and trust ourselves to be guided by dark figures, in silence; and… — Ursula K. Le Guin
The common bond of humanity and decency that we share is stronger than any conflict, any adversity. Fighting for your convictions is important. But finding… — Wes Moore
It would be erroneous to say Sohrab was quiet. Quiet is peace. Tranquility. Quiet is turning down the volume knob on life. Silence is pushing… — Khaled Hosseini
We should know what our convictions are, and stand for them. Upon one's own philosophy, conscious or unconscious, depends one's ultimate interpretation of facts. Therefore… — Carl Jung
Life is savagely unfair. It ignores our deep-seated convictions and places a disproportionate emphasis on the decisions we make in split seconds. — Chris Cleave
Convictions are prisons. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Wanted, a man who will not lose his individuality in a crowd, a man who has the courage of his convictions, who is not afraid… — Orison Swett Marden
Our culture has accepted two huge lies. The first is that if you disagree with someone’s lifestyle, you must fear or hate them. The second… — Rick Warren
There aren’t many honest men or women in Washington anymore. Politicians get where they are by the sheer force of their egos, not their convictions.… — Brad Thor
Place the lives of children in their formative years, despite the convictions of their parents, under the intimate control of experts appointed by the state,… — John Gresham Machen
Some of the most unkind,judgmental people I've ever known go to church every Sunday and read the Bible. I don't know how some people are… — Judith McNaught
Every fool stands convinced; and everyone convinced is a fool. The faultier a person's judgement the firmer their convictions. — Baltasar Gracian
Hope that justice will be done to those brave men who stood up for their convictions. — Albert Einstein
There is no one more courageous than the person who speaks with the courage of his convictions. — Susan Cain
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
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

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