Quotes About Conviction

When one bases his life on principle, 99 percent of his decisions are already made.

You can't reason someone out of a position they didn't reason themselves into.

Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.

Then saith he to Thomas… be not faithless, but believing.

If you are ashamed to stand by your colors, you had better seek another flag.

Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech.

A believing slave is better than an idolater, even though ye admire him.

Daniel had convicted them of false witness by their own mouth.

Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.

Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.

Everybody should believe in something; I believe I'll have another drink.

The Bedouins say, "We believe." Say: "You do not believe; rather say, 'We surrender,'; for belief has not yet entered your hearts."

Now, faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. (Hebrews 11:1, NIV)

There are ten church members by inheritance for every one by conviction.

We walk by faith, not by sight.

A single fact can spoil a good argument.

So, of course, the visions are painted in the colours of the rainbow, and the reality is sketched in duller tones of black and white and grey. But I ask you to accept one thing. Hand on heart, I did what I thought was right. I may have been wrong. That is your call. But believe one thing, if nothing else. I did what I thought was right for our country.

Yes, I did have to struggle very hard to get this [the vote on the Iraq war] through, but the reason I did it was because I thought it was the right thing to do. I didn't take this on myself... just because I thought, 'Let's give myself a really hard time for a couple of years!'

Of what use is it to be tolerant of others if you are convinced that you are right and everyone who disagrees with you is wrong? That isn't tolerance but condescension.

Everybody was talking about the religious man who committed suicide. While no one in the monastery approved of the man's action, some say they admired his faith. Faith?" said the Master. He had the courage of his convictions, didn't he?" That was fanaticism, not faith. Faith demands a greater courage still: to reexamine one's convictions and reject them if they do not fit the facts.

Don't you ever get tired of believing, Madame? Don't you ever want proof?

Don´t you ever get tired of believing, Madame? Don´t you ever want proof? Madame Manec rests a hand on Marie-Laure's forehead. The thick hand that first reminded her of a gardener's or a geologist's. You must never stop believing. That's the most important thing.

You have to trust someone sometime.

How do you ever know that you are doing the right thing?