Quotes About Conviction

Every little betrayal, every little rhyming of conviction and convenience, every little selfishness, every little preference of immediate comfort to ultimate good hastens the coming of the next war.

persuasively, that

There is nothing that isn't true if you believe it; and nothing is true, believe it or not.

Swear you'll come back. More tears poled. Pain lanced through me. You know I will, he said with conviction.

If you believed in something like this, it was true; if you didn't believe in it, it wasn't.

You can't convince a believer of anything; for their belief is not based on evidence, it's based on a deep seated need to believe

If we're absolutely sure that our beliefs are right, and those of others wrong; that we are motivated by good, and others by evil; that the King of the Universe speaks to us, and not to adherents of very different faiths; that it is wicked to challenge conventional doctrines or to ask searching questions; that our main job is to believe and obey—then the witch mania will recur in its infinite variations down to the time of the last man.

Those who invalidate reason ought seriously to consider whether they argue against reason with or without reason; if with reason, then they establish the principle that they are laboring to dethrone: but if they argue without reason (which, in order to be consistent with themselves they must do), they are out of reach of rational conviction, nor do they deserve a rational argument.

Uma marca infalível do amor à verdade", escreveu John Locke em 1690, "é não considerar nenhuma proposição com uma convicção maior do que a autorizada pelas provas em que se fundamenta.

For what a man had rather were true he more readily believes.

Our job is to stand up for our beliefs, cling to them no matter what, and wait for our redemption. Jesus will not let us down. I

Either you believed in something or you didn't—you couldn't have it both ways and be honest with yourself.

Eppure, si nascondeva nella sua mente confusa la convinzione di poter superare tutti quegli ostacoli apparentemente insormontabili.

Believe for long enough and it will come to pass. Believe it might be so, and it will be so.

but sometimes when you took a chance it was better to hold nothing back and to go all-in. He

We can do nothing about those who do, those fools who think that dogma equates with truth.

Your belief is as important as your physical strength. You need to believe in yourself and in your weapon both. Doubt is the enemy. Hesitation is potentially fatal." Sebec

They want so hard to believe in what they've been taught that they find ways to rationalize things they wouldn't stand for otherwise. They need to keep their

faith intact or risk losing it. No one likes letting go of what they have always believed, even when they know it's right to do so.

I'd rather look a fool than be right and fail to act.

If something is wrong, it matters not if a thousand men are for it; you must still oppose it. If something is just, no amount of popular outcry should stay you from your course.

Standing for truth is everything. Truth is power. Don't ever forget that.

In the end, people believed what they wanted to believe. The truth had very little to do with it.

Create a better idea of what the key should be. One that makes more sense to people, so that they believe in the diversion we create.