Quotes About Conviction

I don't know how to pray and don't believe in any superstitions, but my belief in myself is very strong.

You might not agree with me, but I always offer a lot of support.

I want people who believe in my message and where I am on issues to support me.

I'm a religious liberty supporter - I strongly believe in that.

If you happen to believe what Ben & Jerry's is supporting and involved in, then you should support the company. If you don't believe in what we are supporting, don't support it.

I do my research, and if I'm supporting something, then it's because it aligns with me morally and ethically.

I cannot with a clear conscience move forward supporting and promoting the Miss Universe Organization when I no longer believe in it.

I suppose we are what we are, and we use the evidence to confirm what we believe.

Well, sanity, I suppose, is getting people to see the world your way.

I suppose I've got a reputation for playing quite extreme characters and making them quite believable.

When you follow your heart, you're never supposed to do things because of what you think people might say. You do it for the opposite reasons.

Aren't we supposed to be standing for something instead of falling for everything?

They're there because, for some reason, they have the notion that they're supposed to be there.

I had never even thought I'd be an actress - I was supposed to be a lawyer. But the motivation is the same: when you act, you defend a role; you have to be convincing. It's the same career.

The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather in spite of ourselves.

I'm very sure of myself - what I do and what I like.

There's nothing like making a decision when you're a football referee. It really pushes you to be very clear - to make that decision and to sell it to everybody who's there. You believe in it, but you have to make sure other people believe in it, too.

I'd rather be by myself than be spending any time or energy on somebody that I didn't feel sure about.

Before you try to convince anyone else, be sure you are convinced, and if you cannot convince yourself, drop the subject.

Shortly after the end of last season, I felt that I probably would not return for the 1999-2000 season. I also felt that I should take as much time as possible to sort through my feelings and make sure that my feelings were backed with conviction.

I like to bet on as close to a sure thing as you can find.

It is surely harmful to souls to make it a heresy to believe what is proved.

My dad's a doctor, and when I was 8, I went to one of his medical conferences where they were demonstrating laser surgery on a chicken. I was so mad that a chicken had to die, I never ate meat again.

I am surprised that anyone can profess to be an atheist.