Quotes About Conviction

Knowing and believing are two different things.

I don't know if real courage lies in storming barricades or simply not denying the truth.

After I set out to refute Christianity intellectually and couldn't, I came to the conclusion the Bible was true and Jesus Christ was God's Son.

Many Christians claim to believe in Jesus, but only a minority can articulate good reasons for why their beliefs are true.

William didn't believe in God, but he did believe in Bridget's love for God. It was a manifestation of her love of goodness, and William could believe in goodness. He saw it in her. He loved it in her. If

she had the conviction of the newly converted, which wouldn't last forever, but would for the moment brook no discouragement or allow for second-guessing.

What we say we believe makes very little difference until we act on our belief

Be like Josiah. When our lives disagree with the Word of God. I want to say, "This Word is true, and I must change.

Having a girlfriend was no longer my greatest need. Knowing and obeying Him was . I wanted to please Him in my relationships even if it meant looking radical and foolish to other people - even if it meant kissing dating goodbye.

I did get a very fine education, and not just in science. It took some pressure on the part of my elders to convince me that I really should take an interest in humanities.

Faith in God means believing absolutely in something with no proof whatsoever. Faith in humanity means believing absolutely in something with a huge amount of proof to the contrary. We are the true believers.

Buddha is someone with a very advanced self-concept. His self-esteem is perfect; he has gone beyond doubt; he knows, and he is confident of his knowledge; he expresses himself with conviction. When the Buddha talks of himself in the first person he does so with clarity. He has a strong sense of identity and knows very well who he is. He gives accounts of his life experiences in the first person.

Everyone, whether cardinal or scientist, who believes that his own truth is complete and final must become a dogmatist...The more sincere his faith, the more he is bound to persecute, to save others from falling into error.

La fe es creer en lo que sabemos que no existe»

Sin embargo una convicción caprichosa me ha acompañado desde siempre: la de que Shakespeare era en realidad un novelista que no había encontrado su medio

Que para eso nos manda el universo las señales, para que hagamos con ellas lo que nos convenga.

que enseñar a perder, viejo: con altura, con elegancia, con convicción. Hay que escribir un Dale Carnegie al revés: "Cómo perder seguro" o "Derrótese usted mismo en los momentos libres", algo así... Y sería un éxito, porque le hablaría a la gente de lo que conoce. Eso necesitamos: un manual de perdedores.

Louis: You have to be willing to say, "Let's not do this show. Let's not do it.

I do not say that I could never be persuaded to sacrifice my reputation to passion- only that it would take a great deal.

To have a reason to get up in the morning, it is necessary to have some kind of guiding principle. A belief of some kind

knowing something is not believing...

The groom always smiles proudly because he's convinced he's accomplished something quite wonderful. The bride smiles because she's been able to convince him of it.

truth he had had his doubts about

I don't claim to have taste , but of my distaste I am very sure .