Quotes About Convictions

I'm not sure any cause is worth giving your life for

CHR. True or right fear is discovered by three things:-- 1. By its rise; it is caused by saving convictions for sin. 2. It driveth the soul to lay fast hold of Christ for salvation. 3. It begetteth and continueth in the soul a great reverence of God, his Word, and ways, keeping it tender, and making it afraid to turn from them, to the right hand or to the left, to anything that may dishonour God, break its peace, grieve the Spirit, or cause the enemy to speak reproachfully.

Well, if nobody will have me... Mercy shrugged. I will die unmarried and my moral convictions will be to me like a husband. For I cannot change my nature, and for as long as I live I do not intend to marry someone who disagrees with me in this.

Never "for the sake of peace and quiet" deny your own experience or convictions. —Dag Statesman and Nobel Peace Prize Winner

Integrity: The leader's life and words match. Justice: The leader rejects dishonest gain. Convictions: The leader's values won't allow him or her to accept bribes. Positive focus: The leader refuses to dwell on destructive issues. Pure: The leader disciplines his or her mind to remain clean and pure. Secure: The leader is firm, stable in his identity and source of strength. The Maxwell Leadership Bible

A integridade pode ser descrita como a capacidade de fazer as suas convicções coincidirem com as suas ações.

As leaders we need to remember that. Strong convictions precede great actions. When we know something is right-- and that conviction is bolstered by the knowledge that our motives are pure...-- we need to follow through. Others may second-guess our thinking and our decision-making. But when we know what's right, we can't let those things throw us off. We need to stand by our convictions.

Your fixed convictions concerning the things that really matter mold your destiny.

Absolute certainty is not something I strive for anymore. I've learned the hard way that destiny usually looks upon our most strident convictions with amusement, or perhaps even pity.

Following your convictions means you must be willing to face criticism from those who lack the same courage to do what is right. It's called the road less traveled.

A Lady in Waiting... Recklessly abandons herself to the Lordship of Christ Diligently uses her single days Trusts God with unwavering faith Demonstrates virtue in daily life Loves God with undistracted devotion Stands for physical and emotional purity Lives in security Responds to life in contentment Makes choices based on her convictions Waits patiently for God to meet her needs

We are all bundles of wild and warrantless convictions, especially about one another, and when one gets an accidental glimpse of someone else's candid mind, the sight is dread-inspiring. For his cozy chamber of horrors - and particularly his facts - are owned and enjoyed in complete faith.

The men who succeed best in public life are those who take the risk of standing by their own convictions.

Rather than think critically, we seek out people who share our opinions and who encourage us to ridicule the ideas of those whose convictions and perspectives clash with our own. At many levels, contempt has become a defining characteristic of American politics. It makes us unwilling to listen to what others say—unwilling, in some cases, even to allow them to speak.

we all tend to live in media and information bubbles that reinforce our grievances instead of causing us to look at difficult questions from many sides. Rather than think critically, we seek out people who share our opinions and who encourage us to ridicule ideas of those whose convictions and perspectives clash with our own.

Humility applied to convictions does not mean believing things any less; it means treating those who hold contrary beliefs with respect and friendship.

Christianity is not a set of convictions—it is a truth. The most offensive thing imaginable.

The mind is a faculty, and a magnificent one at that. But the heart is the dwelling place of our true beliefs.

This is not a problem peculiar to Oklahoma, far from it. Wrongful convictions occur every month in every state in this country, and the reasons are all varied and all the same—bad police work, junk science, faulty eyewitness identifications, bad defense lawyers, lazy prosecutors, arrogant prosecutors.

You cannot compromise principles to achieve unity

I felt strong around and always been around people who have very strong environmental convictions.

Convictions can best be supported with experience and clear thinking.

Convictions are not merely beliefs we hold; they are those beliefs that hold us in their grip.

The Cat was a creature of absolute convictions, and his faith in his deductions never varied.