Quotes About Conviction

One is least sure of one's self, sometimes, when one is most positive.

I do believe that belief is the most powerful thing we have in this world. So, if we believe in something enough. And we have faith, we can make it a reality. That is basically the basis of my entire career and my entire life.

Too many young folk have addiction to superficial things and not enough conviction for substantial things like justice, truth and love.

how to get people interested in our faith.

I don't care half so much about making money as I do about making my point, and coming out ahead.

on forgiveness) Didn't he and I stand together before an all seeing God convicted of the same murder? For I had murdered him with my heart and my tongue.

You are not called to convince anyone. You are simply called to be an open channel for the Spirit of God to flow through.

Some conservative evangelicals write or speak as if the only legitimate form of Christianity is inerrantism. Only a tiny minority throughout church history has held this conviction, and it often proves counterproductive.

If you absolutely believe that what you do is right, you're bullet-proof.

I think sometimes that people think brave means not being afraid, which of course it doesn't mean that at all. It means that you're afraid, but you move past that and do it anyway, do what you think is right.

the strongest man is not the one who lifts the most weight but the one who has the most faith.

We may claim to believe in God, but we don't want to believe so much that it makes us different.

That place that I had been most sure that I was right was the place that I was most wrong.

you might not have strong faith unless you push-through some honest doubts. In order to decide to trust, you have to let yourself doubt.

There is a difference between believing in and believing. Thomas believed in Jesus. But once he touched his Lord, once he had his questions answered, once the tension was resolved, Thomas no longer believed in Jesus. He believed him.

When it's clear that we have a commitment to God that comes before anything else in our lives, most people will respect us even if they don't share our faith.

What is it that makes you so angry, bothers you so deeply, that you're compelled to act?

It's true that if you're a leader but no-one is following you then you're actually not leading; you're just out for a walk. But it's also true that you're not really a leader unless you go for a walk because you know it's right and you're willing to have no-one come with you. Henry

That is the difference between us—I believe in everything until proven, whereas you believe in nothing until proven." I

appreciate that both of you uphold the eight core values of Integrity, Courage, Discipline, Loyalty, Diligence, Humility, Optimism, and Conviction that are integral to the success of the agency and a hallmark of the Wyoming Highway Patrol.

people are willing to swallow any old tripe as long as you say it without flinching. They want to be told stuff. And they don't want to doubt you either. It's too hard. So if you say it like you really mean it to be true, then you're away.

You live in, what you believe in.

People say things all the time with the best of intentions but it's so easy not believe the words that come out of your own mouth.

Faith is building on what you know is here so you can reach what you know is there