Quotes About Conviction

Just because they disagree, doesn't mean you ain't right.

Si tout le monde ne se battait que par conviction il n'y aurait pas de guerre (Guerre et Paix, livre premier, 1ère partie, ch. VI)

We are all quite capable of believing in anything as long as it's improbable.

Playing Doctor Who came as a great surprise to me. I had no idea that I would enjoy it so much. All that was required of me was to be able to speak complete gobbledygook with conviction.

My old skill at self-delusion overrode my doubts as I told myself that Dexter probably believed in me. I could believe anything then. I still can as long as it is improbable.

Although Thomas knew that Meghan's letter had not influenced the executives' decision – there was no evidence that her letter was even read – he encouraged her conviction that the change was her personal victory.

Even true believers had consciences, Too bad.

I don't have a dogma that gives me a compass, that occupies me.

This is going to seem odd, but I love Eminem because he has so much conviction and emotion in the way he raps. Every word that he raps, you feel it.

My advice to young entrepreneurs is not to accept defeat in the face of odds, and challenge negative forces with hope, self-confidence and conviction.

When 'Pune-52' was offered to me, I liked the script, but I wasn't convinced about the kissing and other intimate scenes. I tried talking to the director, but things didn't work out.

Oh mortal man, is there anything you cannot be made to believe?

The fact that I didn't believe in God was something that I just didn't consider. And then when I did, it was like, 'Oh yeah, I'm out.'

I still believe in a lot of good old-fashioned values, and I do think anyone will ever change me in that respect.

I don't question the omnipotence of belief.

Most Israelis have a sense, 'We just don't want to live in the Middle East anymore. We don't want it to be the Middle East. Were going to just build a wall or operate unilaterally' - not try to even use force as used to be the case to convince Arabs to accept Israel by convincing them that Israel is here to stay and then negotiating.

We continually say things to support an opinion, which we have given, that in reality we don't above half mean.

Have a definite opinion.

I'm not going to do opinion. That's not who I am.

I am, first of all, a Christian and, secondly, a person with very very serious personal opinion, so I'm motivated by many many things and, certainly, not by the need or desire to satisfy other people's ideas of who I am.

Every Body has so good an Opinion of their own Understanding as to think their own way the best.

I've always been really opinionated, and mixed with being really open hearted, open to people shifting what I think all the time, but I like to speak with conviction.

I'm very opinionated and passionate when it comes to my characters.

Arguments only confirm people in their own opinions.