Quotes About Conviction

Nothing can resist the human will that will stake even its existence on its stated purpose.

What is earnest is not always true; on the contrary, error is often more earnest than truth.

In the affairs of this world, men are saved not by faith, but by the want of it.

A man must have a good deal of vanity who believes, and a good deal of boldness who affirms, that all the doctrines he holds are true, and all he rejects are false.

some books against Deism fell into my hands ... it happened that they wrought an effect on me quite contrary to what was intended by them; for the arguments of the Deists, which were quote to be refuted, appeared to me much stronger than the refutations; in short, I soon became a thorough Deist.

Conviction that it was out Interest to be completely virtuous, was not sufficient to prevent our Slipping...

You must believe in God in spite of what the clergy say.

History has shown us time and again that what is right is not what is popular.

For the men and women of the FBI, bravery is reflected not only in the physical courage often necessary in the job. It can be seen in the courage of conviction, in the courage to act with wisdom in the face of fear, and in the courage it takes to admit mistakes and move forward.

Blacks were more likely to be sentenced to prison following a conviction, but that result reflected their past crimes and the gravity of their current offense.

I'm an independent conservative. And what I mean by that - when I think we're right, I'm with us all the way, and I am a conservative. And I think my record reflects that.

I know reform is never easy. But I know reform is right.

I refuse to take shortcuts.

One should at least have some self-righteous ego. Not in the sense that you refuse to apologise even when judges reason with you to apologise. Self-righteous ego in the sense that nobody can force you to apologise if there is no reason to do so.

I kind of will over everything. There will be situations where like 'I refuse!'

Time and again I was asked to arrest Jamaat activists but I put my foot down and refused to cave in.

I worked with Dalton Trumbo, who served time for refusing to give up names of people that were accused of being Communists. I've always admired him.

There's always going to be a gap between what you believe and what you actually do, regardless of what your background is.

It is rare that you read scripts that genuinely move you and make you feel that, regardless of the commercial possibilities, you have to make the film.

I will never regret not denouncing apartheid.

I do not regret the part I have taken in a cause so just and interesting to mankind.

It's hard to regret making the choice that you think is right.

I stand by every movie that I did. I don't regret any decision I made.

I never regret making a decision.