Convinced Quotes

1364 Convinced quotes by 1066 unique authors

Early in the morning, I fell in love with the girl that later on became my wife. At that time, we were so naive. I… — Shimon Peres
I am convinced that Nigeria would have been a more highly developed country without the oil. I wished we'd never smelled the fumes of petroleum. — Wole Soyinka
He lit a cigarette and handed it to me. I inhaled. Coughed. Wheezed. Gasped for breath. Coughed again. Considered vomiting. Grabbed the swinging bench, head… — John Green
I am personally convinced that one person can be a change catalyst, a 'transformer' in any situation, any organization. Such an individual is yeast that… — Stephen Covey
I fear chiefly lest my expression may not be extravagant enough, may not wander far enough beyond the narrow limit of my daily experience, so… — Henry David Thoreau
I shall see with sincere satisfaction the progress of those sentiments which tend to restore to man all his natural rights, convinced he has no… — Thomas Jefferson
If my soul exists without my body I am convinced all my clothes will be loose-fitting — Woody Allen
Americans were convinced in their own minds that they were very miserable, and those who think so are so. There is nothing so easy as… — Thomas Hutchinson
I believe that one always does himself and his audience an injustice when he speaks merely for the sake of speaking. I do not believe… — Booker T. Washington
We have become convinced that it is better to avoid such symbolic disguisings of the truth in what we tell children and not to withhold… — Sigmund Freud
This process of the good life is not, I am convinced, a life for the faint-hearted. It involves the stretching and growing of becoming more… — Carl Rogers
The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction,… — Hannah Arendt
The corruption of the good by the belief in their own infallible goodnes is the most bloody dangerous pitfall in the human spectrum. Once you… — Helen Fielding
I lost my virginity to a pumpkin when I was 23. Back then I was convinced I was actually a Vegetable, hell, that's what the… — Thom Yorke
I am convinced that the modular structure of the Mir will be the main trend in manned orbital stations development in the next century — Valentina Tereshkova
While I believe that my lengthy career provides sufficient evidence for consideration of my nomination, I am convinced the efforts to obtain Executive Branch materials… — Harriet Miers
Do parents sit down and tell their kids everything? I don't know. I don't know. I've convinced myself - I hope I'm right - that… — Maurice Sendak
I'm convinced to do improv. All you have to do is listen to what people are saying to you, and then just add more information… — Ryan Stiles
I was shocked at college to see one hundred of my classmates in the library all reading copies of the same book. Instead of doing… — John Cage
I am convinced that any attempt to restore harmony in the world can only rest on the renewal of personal responsibility. — Andrei Tarkovsky
People are usually more firmly convinced that their opinions are precious than that they are true. — George Santayana
I was 52 years old. I had diabetes and incipient arthritis. I had lost my gall bladder and most of my thyroid gland in earlier… — Ray Kroc
The whole business starts with ideas, and we're convinced that ideas come out of an environment of supportive conflict, which is synonymous with appropriate friction. — Michael Eisner
You're all so obsessed with other worlds, you're so convinced that this one is crap and everywhere else is great, but you've never bothered to… — Lev Grossman
It is senseless to argue with someone whose sole purpose in life is to not be convinced of anything. — Unknown Author

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