Quotes About Conviction

That is the definition of faith - acceptance of that which we imagine to be true, that which we cannot prove.

We do not believe in immortality because we can prove it, but we try to prove it because we cannot help believing it.

We cannot be so scared that our ideas or opinions will not survive being tested. If you are afraid of being wrong, then you might not have a good argument.

We cannot sway extremists with rational thought or with our ideas of right and wrong.

There is a direct relationship between how we feel about Jesus Christ and how we see ourselves. We cannot increase our devotion to the Savior without also obtaining a greater sense of purpose, identity, and conviction.

He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.

I think the Democratic Party has the chronic problem of appearing to be weak, of not standing and fighting for what it believes in, not fighting for its own.

I am convinced that our movement will be more demoralized and weakened by blind and uncritical admiration than by frank admission of past mistakes.

You can actually have a pitch button, you know, to get people on pitch.

I'm hoping I can evade a type and go for roles based on what I consider plausible and what I consider good.

I did plays in high school, but I was convinced you couldn't make a living doing it. You don't have a lot of options in Indiana anyway, though, so I didn't want to stay there. I graduated early and worked a bunch of really odd jobs, and then I joined the Marines.

The mission of the playwright is to look in his heart and write, to write whatever concerns him at the moment; to write with passion and conviction. Of course the measure of the man will be the measure of the play.

It's impossible to please everybody all of the time, but you just have to believe that you're making decisions for the right reasons.

I'm not trying to please everybody. I'm just trying to play for one team and do it the right way.

We have got to be brave and bold and bring people with us, not try and look all ways. Trying to please everyone usually means we have pleased no one.

I am always easy of belief when the creed pleases me.

Incredulity robs us of many pleasures, and gives us nothing in return.

There are plenty of writers who are going to become a director after their next job, but no one will believe you're a director unless you believe it.

I'm a max player. Don't get mad at me because I'm telling you what's real. One plus one is two, all day long, and it's never gonna change. And that's factorial.

I clearly have a point of view; I am very passionate about my point of view. I am a commentator.

I try not to change my political point of view from paper to paper.

As a young actor, there's a lot of hubris. You come in with guns blazing, all kinds of ideas as to how you want to play a role, and you endeavour to convince people of your interpretation or your point of view.

I'm not afraid to fight for things I believe in, and I'm not afraid to respect people that have another point of view.

I'd never make something pointless that I don't believe in. I don't think I could do it.