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Quotes About Conviction

Oh yes. I am right until I'm proved wrong.
~ Vinod Varghese Antony
As my mind changes, so do my quotes. I empathize with those who, by force, are put on trial for their own clarity of conscience. For that, we must convene by force of argument.
~ Michael Brett Turner
Lying is an art, if you can convince yourself with lie, then you are a master.
~ Nikhil Yadav
Everybody has theology whether they admit it or not.
~ Jim Walker
If there were a party of those who aren't sure they're right, I'd belong t
~ Albert Camus
What's the point of having beliefs and values if we don't stand up for the former and live by the latter?
~ Colleen Patrick-Goudreau
When someone is delusional, he or she can do anything to justify his or her beliefs.
~ Debasish Mridha M.D.
I wanted you see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand.
~ Harper Lee
A poet must never make a statement simply because it is sounds poetically exciting; he must also believe it to be true.
~ W. H. Auden
We both believe, and disbelieve a hundred times an hour, which keeps believing nimble.
~ Emily Dickinson
Most people do not believe in anything very much and our greatest poetry is given to us by those who do.
~ Cyril Connolly
Most people do not believe in anything very much and our greatest poetry is given to us by those that do.
~ Cyril Connolly
Always stand on principle even if you stand alone.
~ John Adams
Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.
~ John Quincy Adams
Few things are more irritating than when someone who is wrong is also very effective in making his point.
~ Mark Twain
My walk had purpose, my steps were quick and light, and I held firmly to what I felt was right.
~ Bob Seger
Continuing to believe the same thing, even in the face of new evidence to the contrary, is the definition of insanity - except in politics where it's called leadership.
~ Scott Adams
It is much easier to modify an opinion if one has not already persuasively declared it.
~ David Souter
The most dangerous diminutions of freedom come from those who are convinced of their moral rectitude.
~ Daniel Hannan
I had rather be right than be President.
~ Henry Clay
In politics, as in religion, it is equally absurd to aim at making proselytes by fire and sword. Heresies in either can rarely be cured by persecution.
~ Alexander Hamilton
Principle is ever my motto, no expediency.
~ Benjamin Disraeli
We as Democrats have no apologies to make to anyone.
~ Richard J. Daley
I'm not talking ideas, or even presentation. It's like in politics: You have to sell something to become an electric player - like your skin or your heart.
~ Keith Jarrett