Quotes About Convictions

Afraid lest he be caught up in a net of words, tripped up, bewildered and so defeated-thrown aside-a man hesitates to write down his innermost convictions.

What man in his right mind would conspire his own hurt? Men are beside themselves when they transgress against their convictions.

Men resort to talking only when they haven't the power to enforce their convictions upon others.

People talk of the courage of convictions, but in actual life a man's duty to his family may make a rigid course seem a selfish indulgence of his own righteousness.

Dogma is the convictions of one man imposed authoritatively upon others.

No man can afford to express, through words or acts, that which is not in harmony with his own beliefs, and if he does so, he must pay by the loss of his ability to influence others.

[Richard M. Nixon was] a foul caricature of himself, a man with no soul, no inner convictions, with the integrity of a hyena and the style of a poison toad.

The phrases that men hear or repeat continually, end by becoming convictions and ossify the organs of intelligence.

the convictions of Hollywood and television are made of boiled money.

Have faith in yourselves, great convictions are the mother of great deeds.

Your daily behavior reveals your deepest beliefs.

We cannot consistently behave in a way that is inconsistent with our beliefs.

It is a fundamental human right, a privilege of nature, that every man should worship according to his own convictions.

Traditionally the investor has been the man with patience and the courage of his convictions who would buy when the harried or disheartened speculator was selling.

I wish to show those who deny us Patriotism that we know how to die for our country and convictions.

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

Fighting for your convictions is important. But finding peace is paramount.

Let not your zeal to share your principles entice you beyond your borders.

We are not abandoning our convictions, our philosophy or traditions, nor do we urge anyone to abandon theirs.

Philosophy had supplied Socrates with convictions in which he had been able to have rational, as opposed to hysterical, confidence when faced with disapproval.

You are nothing but your desires, dreams, thoughts, and beliefs

Nothing represents a man better than his ideas.

The first thing a man will do for his ideals is lie.

So, what I say to people is that politics has got to be about principle and values above all. Of course, there are times when you have to make accommodations.