Quotes About Conviction

For me, being an actress is not just a profession but a profession of faith.

I've never concerned myself with what anyone thought about my activity, be they people within my profession or people outside of it, and I definitely wouldn't concern myself with anything coming from a racist bigot like a Klan member.

We are all wrong so often that it amazes me that we can have any conviction at all over the direction of things to come. But we must.

I might sound audacious, but the Mahatma has been a great inspiration. He had the conviction to live with his beliefs in the face of total disbelief.

You've got to stick up for what you believe in. If you don't do that, you're doing a disservice to the audience, because you're making something really diluted. And if you do that when you're a guy, you're seen as artistic - 'difficulty' is seen as a sign of genius. But it's not the same for women.

I love people that go the distance. I hate things that are lukewarm. They've got to be one way or the other and go all the way.

What distinguishes the majority of men from the few is their ability to act according to their beliefs.

Make sure you have that conviction to do what you know is right, and once you have it, don't let skeptics distract you from your path.

People need to understand that if I dive, it's because I know I can dive.

I know me, and I know my heart. I know what the Lord expects. I know what a Christian's supposed to act like, but you can't act it.

There is nothing that can help you understand your beliefs more than trying to explain them to an inquisitor.

We need a new model: If you can't explain it, you can't sell it.

If you are explaining, you are losing.

You either like something, or you don't; you won't change your opinion because somebody explains why you should like it.

I think my mom exposed me to the concept of using your voice for anything you care about.

Adults have pretty much made up their minds - they like you to the extent that you confirm what they already believe.

The extremists are talking too loudly, and everyone is convinced that only he is on the right side.

Whosoever counts these Lays as fable, may be assured that I am not of his mind.

I have always believed in doing films which have strong scripts. Money is never the deciding factor for me and is not that important.

The more facts one introduces, the more truth one shows, the more determined the bigot is to cling to his belief.

If you know that something is true and just, and you give up, that's when you fail.

Faith is not contrary to reason.

Faith is in the eye of the beholder.

Faith never makes a confession.