Quotes About Conviction

telling. I thought I knew this

hold opinions because I believe them, not to be cool, controversial or compliant.

But you can vanquish the demons only when you yourself are convinced of your own worth.

The greatness of every mighty organization embodying an idea in this world lies in the religious fanaticism and intolerance with which, fanatically convinced of its own right, it intolerantly imposes its will against all others

I shall never believe that what is founded on lies can endure for ever. I believe in truth. I'm sure that, in the long run, truth must be victorious.

There is no possibility I have made a mistake. Everything that happens as a result of my actions is one of calculation and certainty. Everything happening is exactly what I predicted.

It is always more difficult to fight against faith than to fight against knowledge.

When I recognize a concept as correct, I not only have the duty to convey this to my fellow citizens, but moreover the duty to eliminate contrary interpretations.

My whole life can be summed up as this ceaseless effort of mine to persuade other people.

It is necessary that I should die for my people; but my spirit will rise from the grave and the whole world will know that I was right

La gran masa de un pueblo no se compone de filósofos y es principalmente para las masas para quienes la fe constituye la única base de una ideología moral. Los diversos sustitutos no han probado su eficiencia ni su conveniencia, para que se hubiera podido ver en ellos una provechosa compensación de las creencias religiosas existentes.

One needs great tenacity and a tremendous will to begin such an enterprise at all. And I should like to say this to you: If I had this faith, I had it only because I knew the people and because I had no doubts as to the quality of the German people.

Think Thousand times before taking a decision But - After taking decison never turn back even if you get Thousand difficulties!!

I once saw ten minutes of The Big Breakfast and it was quite enough to convince me that television in the morning was like drinking in the morning: only real addicts could possibly do it without throwing up.

An) Analogy has been drawn between the metaphysical experience of prayer and an ordinary human friendship. This may progress from initial civility, through engagement in common business, to conversations of mutual interest punctuated with companionable silences; after that meetings may become occasions for sudden outbursts of passionate conviction or declarations of love.

Indeed in the full flush of journalistic passion and conviction I once told an interviewer that of course I would never get married. And I most definitely would never have children.

I'm not ashamed of anything that I've done because when I did it, I was passionate about it and I was doing it for a reason.

I'm not hostile. I'm passionate.

My parents know how passionate I've always been about acting. I convinced them this was something that I was going to put my heart and soul into.

Feeling passionate about something doesn't mean you have to be angry.

Now here I am playing a passionate young Irishman who would die for what he believes in.

I have a great belief in not doing anything unless I'm passionate about it.

When I believe in something, I'm very passionate. I don't take 'no' for an answer.

After you do a play like 'The Normal Heart,' it's hard to find something you feel so passionate about.