Quotes About Conviction

Being outspoken about my faith isn't just something that I do; it's who I am because my faith isn't just a little piece of my life. It is my life. It's not a question of whether I'm outspoken about it or not. I'm definitely not ashamed of it.

With Froch everyone was questioning me and I was trying to prove a point.

If there is one thing I fear less than everything else, it is, I believe, persecution for my opinions. There are a good many points about which I may be diffident, but when it comes to questions of Truth and intellectual independence, there is no holding me - I can envisage no finer end than to sacrifice oneself for a conviction.

Can I actually make a difference? Can I get people to believe in politics once again? Can I get people to accept more complex answers to complex questions? I know I can. I know that's what I do very well.

People are quick to form opinions online, but they're also quick to change them. If you have an opinion, stand by it and see it through. I stand by what I put up.

When you know something in your heart, you better not be quiet about it. You better speak out about it.

I am a Christian guy. And I am kind of quiet about it because I want people to take me seriously before I throw something that serious in their face.

I'm quite confident, in some sense.

McVeigh's lawyer got him the death penalty, which, quite frankly, I could have done.

We believe 'Peter Rabbit' because Beatrix Potter believes it. You have to.

I'll rail against what I think is wrong.

I think I'm the best candidate not just to beat President Obama, but to do what is necessary to get this country going, a conviction conservative who can rally the American public around a common set of values.

Some people just come to a rally to see the stars. But some do take us seriously. They have been watching us on the screen and they know the conviction that goes into our acting.

When I was 16, I definitely burned a couple of bridges by saying, 'I won't do this!' I was not diplomatic about it. I came to a fitting and was like, 'I don't wear fur; cancel this show!'

I have always chosen roles that I believed in - not ones that I thought might further my career.

Campaigning for Congress is an issue of conviction, and there is no element of any personal gain in it.

I'm not a gambler and I never have been.

I'm not going to go back to gambling; I mean, it's as simple as that.

I was quite a successful evangelist. I've had people write to me and say, 'Gee, I'm a Christian because of you and I hear you're not a Christian, that's shocking to me.' I don't take these things lightly, but that's who I am. I can't change it.

I became a genius on 'Ed,' though I'm not sure it was very convincing.

Genocide begins, however improbably, in the conviction that classes of biological distinction indisputably sanction social and political discrimination.

Comedy is one of the hardest genres. You can tell if it's working or not. If the director is convinced of the vision, you have to have faith in that.

A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.

I don't believe in hopping from one social issue to the next to be a part of the movement for a moment. Anything I'm involved in is something that I would die for. I can't support things that don't feel genuine.