Quotes About Conviction

I'm an incurable romantic. The essence of romance is an unshakable conviction that next time will be different.

This had occurred to me. But for no reason I can dignify with anything higher than the authority of a two-hundred-year-old gut I didn't buy it. "It's possible," I said. "Of course it's possible." "But you don't think so" "No. I'm not sure why." Another silence, her intelligence working. Then a very slight smile. "It's because it would be less romantic," she said.

There's a difference between suspecting a thing and finally knowing it for certain.

The true measurement of a person's worth isn't what they say they believe in, but what they do in defense of those beliefs," he said. "If you're not acting on your beliefs, then they probably aren't real.

Finally, Snowden gave me an answer that felt vibrant and real. "The true measurement of a person's worth isn't what they say they believe in, but what they do in defense of those beliefs," he said. "If you're not acting on your beliefs, then they probably aren't real.

La verdadera medida del valor de una persona no es aquello en que dice que cree, sino lo que hace para defender esas creencias», dijo. «Si no actúas con arreglo a tus creencias, seguramente no son reales.»

The true measurement of a person's worth isn't what they say they believe in, but what they do in defense of those beliefs," he said. "If you're not acting on your beliefs, then they probably aren't real." How

When someone asks me if I believe in God and I say no—I believe in people—I

Believe in the truth before you believe in yourself.

Nothing beats a combination of self-belief and truth.

The most powerful man is the most steadfast in truth.

Un autor î?i stric? opera dac? o public? într-o edi?ie rev?zut?, chiar dac? din punct de vedere poetic a devenit acum mai bun?. Prima impresie e cea hot?râtoare, ?i omul e astfel alc?tuit, încât îl poti convinge de cele mai nemaipomenite lucruri; totul se lipe?te imediat de suflet, dar vai de acela care vrea sa cure?e ?i s? ?tearg? cea a fost lipit.

I can honestly say that I was never affected by the question of the success of an undertaking. If I felt it was the right thing to do, I was for it regardless of the possible outcome.

Our kindness may be the most persuasive argument for that which we believe.

It is my faith and conviction that the Constitution came not alone of the brain and purpose of man, but of the inspiration of God.

Our lives are the only meaningful expression of what we believe and in Whom we believe. And the only real wealth, for any of us, lies in our faith.

Let our voices be heard. I hope they will not be shrill voices, but, I hope we shall speak with such conviction that those to whom we speak shall know of the strength of our feeling and the sincerity of our efforts.

People who carry in their hearts a strong conviction concerning the living reality of the Almighty and their accountability to Him for what they do with their lives are far less likely to become enmeshed in problems that inevitably weaken society.

It is so important to see that we are all converted, that we have in our hearts a conviction concerning this great work. It is not a matter of the head only. It is a matter of the heart. It is being touched by the Holy Spirit until we know that this work is true, that Joseph Smith was verily a prophet of God, that God lives and that Jesus Christ lives and that they appeared to the boy Joseph Smith, that the Book of Mormon is true, that the priesthood is here with all of its gifts and blessings.

We pray that as you walk the paths of life you will walk in ways that are straight with the strength to conform even though those paths be narrow.

Historians must, of course, present both sides of the argument, but they do not have to be neutral. I hope that I have treated the facts, as far as they can be determined with accuracy, as sacred, but I cannot hide my conviction

I begin with a singular and passionate conviction: that the proper aim of all true theology is doxology. Theology that does not begin and end in worship is not biblical at all, but is rather the product of western philosophy.

China will make real progress in the fight against corruption only when prosecution and conviction are separated from politics.

When you believe that you are the only path to progress, the choice is easy to make. And when they make that choice, their consciences will be clear