Best 432 quotes in «conviction quotes» category

Weakness is what keeps driving us to God, by the overwhelming conviction that there just isn't anywhere else to go.

We are not abandoning our convictions, our philosophy or traditions, nor do we urge anyone to abandon theirs.

We can state with conviction, therefore, that a man's support for absolute government is in direct proportion to the contempt he feels for his country.

We cannot preserve philanthropic and charitable values if we detach them completely from our fundamental personal beliefs and convictions.

We cannot resist the conviction that this world is for us only the porch of another and more magnificent temple of the Creator's majesty.

We can walk through the darkest night with the radiant conviction that all things work together for the good.

We don't do ambivalence well in America. We do courage of our convictions. We do might makes right. Ambivalence is French. Certainty is American.

What has the church gained if it is popular but there is no conviction, no repentance, no power?

We've all been acculturated into accepting the inevitability of wrongful convictions, unfair sentences, racial bias, and racial disparities and discrimination against the poor.

Whatever you say, say it with conviction

What is important is that one utilizes one's intellect and not to be 100 percent sure about one's convictions. One should always leave room for doubt.

Whenever the conviction of God's Spirit comes there is the softening of the whole nature to obey; but if the obedience is not instant there will come a metallic hardening and a corrupting of the guidance of God.

When a denomination begins to consider doctrine divisive, theology troublesome, and convictions inconvenient, consider that denomination on its way to a well-deserved death.

When you flip anything, you really you just have to have the courage of your convictions.

When I reviewed Hayek's book, The Pure Theory of Capital, it is my sincere conviction that this work contains some of the most penetrating thoughts on the subject that have ever been published.

When we are convinced of some great truths, and feel our convictions keenly, we must not fear to express it, although others have said it before us. Every thought is new when an author expresses it in a manner peculiar to himself.

When we lock things away," he said with conviction, "we're really imprisoning ourselves.

When it comes to business, I am a woman, and when it comes to relationships, I am a child. I just haven't figured out how to bring the same confidence and conviction I have in the boardroom to my romantic relationships.

Whoever is led to believe that species are mutable will do good service by conscientiously expressing his conviction; for only thus can the load of prejudice by which this subject is overwhelmed be removed.

While leadership depends on depth of conviction and the power coming therefrom, there must also be the ability to share that conviction with others.

Who has no own conviction dissipates himself in the imitation of others.

With each investment you make, you should have the courage and the conviction to place at least ten per cent of your net worth in that stock

Your fixed convictions concerning the things that really matter mold your destiny.

Words should be employed as the means, not the end; language is the instrument, conviction is the work.

You can have such an open mind that it is too porous to hold a conviction.

You can trust the Bible. You will never be a great Christian until you come to the unshakable conviction that the Bible is the Word of God.

You don't have to compromise convictions to be compassionate.

You need conviction in your own beliefs, and the willingness to ignore others naysaying.

A 21st century poet is a woman who can speak her mind and stand upright like a mountain with her convictions, but can adapt like water in an ever changing season without losing her genuine elements.

Youth can only assert itself through the conviction that its ventures surpass all others and resemble nothing.

You should know that what wakes me up at night, what gets me running fast in the morning, and, frankly, what prompts me to lose any semblance of my habitual reserve is the conviction that work doesn't have to be this grim. We can do better.

Accept and express your underlying certitude, and it shall be worldwide sagacity.

A catalyst by definition creates a reaction, but itself remains unchanged. Be a positive catalyst for a cause you are passionate about. I dare you to remain unchanged!

A good presentation = Conviction + Story + Message. Subject does not matter.

A determined spirit can never be broken.

After years of strenuous effort, I had met fiasco! With sanguine expectations, I endeavored even harder - changing countries, improving on my degrees, professional experiences, cultural adaptation and society integration, just to find out that it is not for me, yet. Now, is not my time and I don't fit in. I endured, still not giving-up but got exhausted repeating the venture. I had not lost the aspiration but was losing the yearning. Reluctantly enough, used to the knocks but keeping certitude, I plunged again with scantest prospect. Fortunately, this time, I broke-through. It happened and I did it. Almighty Allah finally showered his grace compensating my perseverance. That intrinsic desire to prove myself, get appreciated for who I am, finally got rewarded! Sustain the Perseverance with a NEVER- Quit conviction and you will be rewarded sooner or later! Keep determined, dedicated and diligent! - KacyC

A good presentation = Conviction + Story + Message. Subject does't matter.

Acting on your convictions is the ultimate test of your faith in your convictions.

A divided mind cannot conquer a united soul.

His Theory of the Universe seems to have been, that it consisted solely of a multitude of objects which could be weighed, numbered, and measured; and the vocation to which he considered himself called was, to weigh, number and measure as many of those objects as his allotted three-score years and ten would permit. This conviction biased all his doings, alike his great scientific enterprises, and the petty details of his daily life.

A good actor,' said Sunay in a light theatrical tone, 'is a man who represents the sediment, the unexplored and unexplained powers that have drifted down the centuries. He takes the lessons he has gleaned and hides them deep inside himself. His self-mastery is awesome; never does he bare his heart; no one may know how powerful he is until he enters on to the stage. All his life, he travels down unfamiliar roads, to perform at the most out-of-the-way theatres in the most godforsaken town, and everywhere he goes, he searches for a voice that will grant him genuine freedom. If he is so fortunate as to find that voice, he must embrace it fearlessly and follow it to the end.

Anything you think you need in order to believe that God is good- that’s your golden calf.

A lot of people are capable, Neelkanth. What makes a capable person truly dangerous is his conviction.

And then, that feeling comes again when you seem invincible and totally awesome. You simply can't hold it in and you just smile to everyone you come across; infectiously, they have no choice but to smile back. You are more than convinced in your guts that something beautifully indescribable is coming your way. You just drown yourself in the feeling of awesomeness. Faith, probably . . . or the hands of providence?

Anyone who has genuinely seen God is deeply convicted of his or her own sin.

As a human rights activist it is concerning to me that those committing atrocities against vulnerable people view these atrocities as 'progress', and assert with pride and conviction that they are 'Christians' and that they are doing 'God's will'.

Are we willing to shun vain repetition and keep our prayers out of an unchallenging rut by asking God to make us more sensitive to our own sin?

A prophet is always underestimated, and part of what makes one a prophet is that he doesn't really mind it.

Ballot papers do not define leaders. Leadership is defined by conviction, vision, passion and inspiration.

As he once wrote of Kipling, his own enduring influence can be measured by a number of terms and phrases—doublethink, thought police, 'Some animals are more equal than others'—that he embedded in our language and in our minds. In Orwell's own mind there was an inextricable connection between language and truth, a conviction that by using plain and unambiguous words one could forbid oneself the comfort of certain falsehoods and delusions. Every time you hear a piece of psychobabble or propaganda—'people's princess,' say, or 'collateral damage,' or 'peace initiative'—it is good to have a well-thumbed collection of his essays nearby. His main enemy in discourse was euphemism, just as his main enemy in practice was the abuse of power, and (more important) the slavish willingness of people to submit to it.