Quotes About Convictions

When a denomination begins to consider doctrine divisive, theology troublesome, and convictions inconvenient, consider that denomination on its way to a well-deserved death.

When Lindbergh wrote proudly of "our inheritance of European blood," when he warned against "dilution by foreign races" and "the infiltration of inferior blood" (all phrases that turn up in diary entries from those years), he was recording personal convictions shared by a sizable portion of America First's rank-and-file membership as well

we've become hollow men, stuffed men, heads filled with straw, no convictions or higher purpose…and for hollow men, the world will end not with a bang but a whimper.

Elke overtuiging is het masker van een bepaald soort mensen, maar met welke overtuiging ze zich ook maskeren, ze blijven toch altijd dezelfde mensen en ze doen steeds opnieuw hetzelfde.

there are some values worth standing up for, regardless of shifting cultural mores.

Some men Change their party for the sake of their principles and others changetheir principles for the sake of their party.

Sometimes love is stronger than a man's convictions.

To realise the relative validity of one's convictions and yet stand for them unflinchingly is what distinguishes a civilised man from a barbarian.

Beati coloro che accettano senza discutere la disciplina in cui vivono, che obbediscono liberamente agli ordini dei capi...o coloro che sono pervenuti, per vie proprie, a convinzioni chiare e incrollabili...Coloro che riposano su questi comodi letti dogmatici sono vittime di forme di miopia autoindotta e portano paraocchi che possono anche dare l'appagamento, ma non certo la comprensione di cosa significa essere uomo.

The view that the truth is one and undivided, and the same for all men everywhere at all times, whether one finds it in the pronouncements of sacred books, traditional wisdom, the authority of churches, democratic majorities, observation and experiment conducted by qualified experts, or the convictions of simple folks uncorrupted by civilisation---this view, in one form or another, is central to western thought, which stems from Plato and his disciples.

How can we be persuaded to go on preaching, and learn to do so effectively? The essential secret is not mastering certain techniques but being mastered by certain convictions. In other words, theology is more important than methodology.1

Never, for the sake of peace and quiet, deny your own experience or convictions.

Because some people never grow up, or not in a way that allows them to develop the courage of their convictions.

I have my own political views and ideologies, but will not enter politics for sure.

Your political views really denote your spiritual views.

If our faith is the most important part of our lives, then our religious views influence every other part of our lives, including our political views.

The records are black boxes for me. Like, if you want to know who I am, my views, my perspective, things I love, things I hate, my convictions, my anthems. I've never let people's opinions affect the way I write.

Oh, I will always be honest with my music. The records are black boxes for me. Like if you want to know who I am, my views, my perspective, things I love, things I hate, my convictions, my anthems. I've never let people's opinions affect the way I write.

I have strong views and beliefs. And I stand up for those.

You can compromise without violating your principles, but it is nearly impossible to compromise when you turn principles into ideology.

My feeling about him is that the America that we have today, the freedoms we enjoy and the privileges we have, are really the reflection of Abe Lincoln's convictions, his vision, and his toughness.

The most important thing ...we can know about a man is what he takes for granted, and the most elemental and important facts about a society are those that are seldom debated and generally regarded as settled.

A man ought to avow his opinions and defend them with boldness.

Don't you have any principles, Tristan? he asks me. Principles for which you would lay down your life? No, I say. People perhaps, but not principles. What good are they?