Convinced Quotes

1364 Convinced quotes by 1066 unique authors

But my dreaming self refuses to be consoled. It continues to wander, aimless, homeless, alone. It cannot be convinced of its safety by any evidence… — Margaret Atwood
He suddenly became convinced that if he didn’t do something sensible, something to put his mind to some use, then before he knew it he… — John Boyne
As long as a population can be induced to believe in a supernatural hereafter, it can be oppressed and controlled. People will put up with… — Tom Robbins
We learn that many great thinkers were convinced that the Bible contained the Ancient Mysteries, but not in the literal words—that the words on the… — Maureen Johnson
If you play "I Don't Want To Know" by Fleetwood Mac loud enough -- you can hear Lindsey Buckingham's fingers sliding down the strings of… — Chuck Klosterman
My mother is convinced that yellow is a happy color and that a happy girl would get a husband. -Penelope Featherington — Julia Quinn
Only the man who has had to face despair is really convinced that he needs mercy. Those who do not want mercy never seek it.… — Thomas Merton
Given enough time, you could convince yourself that loneliness was something better, that it was solitude, the ideal condition for reflection, even a kind of… — Dean Koontz
As teenagers, Marcus had been the muscle and Jake the brains. Marcus had beat up the kids who'd made fun of skinny Jake; Jake had… — Gena Showalter
She holds herself with such reserve. She smiles, but the smile doesn't reach her eyes, even in the company of the girls she's chosen to… — Lauren Myracle
The news should have terrified her, but it was difficult to be frightened of anything when she was sitting so close to Rom. 'I thought… — Eva Ibbotson
I'm convinced no one actually likes clubs. It's a conspiracy. We've been told they're cool and fun; that only "saddoes" dislike them. And no one… — Charlie Brooker
And I find myself saying, “It wasn’t really about her.” And finding it’s true. What do you mean?” Norah asks. It was about the feeling,… — David Levithan
That the speech of self-disclosure should be translatable seems to me very odd, but I am convinced that it is. The conclusion that I draw… — Wystan Hugh Auden
... I tried to end our little duel. I called out pacifying words; I entreated; I finally surrendered. Still Clyde came, my pirate costume so… — John Kennedy Toole
In Ohio seasons are theatrical. Each one enters like a prima donna, convinced its performance is the reason the world has people in it. — Toni Morrison
I am now convinced that children should not be subjected to the frightfulness of the Christian religion [...]. If the concept of a father who… — Ruth Hurmence Green
Sarah learnt a lot from Alex. Like the way men could say one thing, then another, then act in a way inconsistent with both positions… — Emily Maguire
I could not understand how people could not like something as beautiful as the aerodrome. But I had lately become convinced that in general people… — Ismail KadarÃ©
When I was six years old I sprinkled sugar on my head, convinced myself it was pixie dust, wished myself invisible, and walked into the… — Janet Evanovich
I am convinced that the influence of an army of godly women will be incalculable--in our homes, our churches, and our culture. Will you be… — Nancy Leigh DeMoss
Even now, I wonder how much of my life is convinced. — Markus Zusak
You know, small children take it as a matter of course that things will change every day and grown-ups understand that things change sooner or… — Stephen King
I have never been especially impressed by the heroics of people convinced they are about to change the world. I am more awed by those… — Ellen Goodman
I am convinced that it is one of the most unjust wars that has ever been fought in the history of the world. Our involvement… — Martin Luther King, Jr.

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