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Conviction is worthless unless it is converted into conduct. -- Thomas Carlyle
It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen. -- Muhammad Ali
Conviction is the conscience of the mind. -- Nicolas Chamfort
Conviction's contagious as virus spreads. -- Toba Beta
Courage and conviction are powerful weapons... -- David Seabury
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Conviction is the conscience of intellect. -- Nicolas Chamfort
Conviction affects all substances in the vicinity. -- Toba Beta
Conviction is the conscience of the mind. -- Nicolas Chamfort
Conviction is a good motive, but a bad judge. -- Albert Einstein
If you would convince others, seem open to conviction yourself. -- Lord Chesterfield
Conviction is having the mindset to never doubt your self-understanding -- Gino Norris
Never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense. -- Winston Churchill
The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved. -- Victor Hugo
That familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer. -- F. Scott Fitzgerald
Conviction never so excellent, is worthless until it coverts itself into conduct. -- Thomas Carlyle
Belief is knowing what you believe. Conviction is knowing why you believe it. -- Josh McDowell
Never, for the sake of peace and quiet, deny your own experience or convictions. -- Dag Hammarskjold
Conviction is not repentance; conviction leads to repentance. But you can be convicted without repentance. -- David Lloyd-Jones
He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions. -- Louisa May Alcott
Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction. -- Blaise Pascal
If you don't love what you do, you won't do it with much conviction or passion. -- Mia Hamm
It is absolutely my conviction, that Walter Salles will figure among the great directors of our time. -- Arthur Cohn
People should be respected for the strength of their convictions, and I also believe in freedom of expression. -- Joe Lhota
The one serious conviction that a man should have is that nothing is to be taken too seriously. -- Samuel Butler
Words should be employed as the means, not the end; language is the instrument, conviction is the work. -- Joshua Reynolds
It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder. -- Albert Einstein
To rely upon conviction, devotion, and other excellent spiritual qualities; that is not to be taken seriously in politics. -- Vladimir Lenin
I have lived most of my life with the conviction that I don't dream, because I never could retrieve a dream. -- Theodore Sturgeon
The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves. -- Victor Hugo
Conviction is a force multiplier. If you want something, claim it in your gut. The universe itself responds to your inner certainty. -- Marianne Williamson
I am not a Christian because God changed my life; I am a Christian because of my convictions about who Jesus Christ is. -- Josh McDowell
Every man, wherever he goes, is encompassed by a cloud of comforting convictions, which move with him like flies on a summer day. -- Bertrand Russell
I quitted my Seat in the House of Delegates, from a Conviction that I was no longer able to do any essential Service. -- George Mason
Conviction of sin draws me away from myself and toward GodSelf-condemnation, on the other hand, draws me down into myself and away from God. -- Elyse Fitzpatrick
Conviction says, 'My behavior was wrong.' Satan, on the other hand, floods our hearts with shame. Shame says, 'There is something wrong with me. -- Dale Forehand
We are all wrong so often that it amazes me that we can have any conviction at all over the direction of things to come. But we must. -- Jim Cramer
Courage and conviction are powerful weapons against an enemy who depends only on fists or guns. Animals know when you are afraid; a coward knows when you are not. -- David Seabury
Where do you find the strength to brave a barrage of enemy fire and to bring your wounded friends to safety at great risk to your own life? Conviction. -- Guy Verhofstadt
To seek truth and to utter what one believes to be true can never be a crime. No one must be forced to accept a conviction. Conviction is free. -- Michael Servetus
Conviction is not merely an opinion. It is something rooted so deeply in the conscience that to change a conviction would be to change the very essence of who you are. -- Ravi Zacharias
The God who gave us life gave us liberty. Can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed a conviction that these liberties are the gift of God? -- Thomas Jefferson
Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never -- in nothing, great or small, large or petty -- never give in, except to convictions of honor and good sense. -- Winston Churchill
What to an outsider will be no more than the vigorous presentation of a conviction, to an employee may be the manifestation of a determination which it is not safe to thwart. -- Learned Hand
I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had no where else to go. My own wisdom and that of all about me seemed insufficient for that day. -- Abraham Lincoln
You must stick to your conviction, but be ready to abandon your assumptions. -- Denis Waitley
Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were born in it. -- George Bernard Shaw
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It's my firm conviction that when Uncle Sam calls, by God we go, and we do the best that we can. -- R. Lee Ermey
We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt
That deep emotional conviction of the presence of a superior reasoning power, which is revealed in the incomprehensible universe, forms my idea of God. -- Albert Einstein
Once you have a felony conviction on your record, one of the most difficult things to do is to break the cycle of recidivism. -- Hill Harper
You will be a failure, until you impress the subconscious with the conviction you are a success. This is done by making an affirmation which 'clicks.' -- Florence Scovel Shinn
Power in defense of freedom is greater than power in behalf of tyranny and oppression, because power, real power, comes from our conviction which produces action, uncompromising action. -- Malcolm X
For me, no ideological or political conviction would justify the sacrifice of a human life. For me, the value of life is absolute, with no concessions. It's not negotiable. -- Edgar Ramirez
Rosa Parks was a woman of strength, conviction, and morality. Her action on December 1, 1955, to defy the law made her a leading figure in our nation's civil rights history. -- John Shimkus
People always underestimate me. But if you stick around long enough, act out of conviction, and try to be honorable in everything you do, good things will come to you. -- Salma Hayek
A large part of the present anxiety to improve the education of girls and women is also due to the conviction that the political disabilities of women will not be maintained. -- Millicent Fawcett
When the intensity of emotional conviction subsides, a man who is in the habit of reasoning will search for logical grounds in favour of the belief which he finds in himself. -- Bertrand Russell
The trite saying that honesty is the best policy has met with the just criticism that honesty is not policy. The real honest man is honest from conviction of what is right, not from policy. -- Robert E. Lee
The whole conviction of my life now rests upon the belief that loneliness, far from being a rare and curious phenomenon, peculiar to myself and to a few other solitary men, is the central and inevitable fact of human existence. -- Tom Wolfe
A conviction that you are a daughter of God gives you a feeling of comfort in your self-worth. It means that you can find strength in the balm of Christ. It will help you meet the heartaches and challenges with faith and serenity. -- James E. Faust
A revival does two things. First, it returns the Church from her backsliding and second, it causes the conversion of men and women; and it always includes the conviction of sin on the part of the Church. What a spell the devil seems to cast over the Church today! -- Billy Sunday
Conservatism is, among many other things, a culture. The most important glue binding it together is a shared sense of cultural grievance - the conviction, uniting conservatives high and low, theocratic and plutocratic, neocon and paleocon, that someone, somewhere is looking down their noses at them with a condescending sneer. -- Rick Perlstein
I have led an unusual life. I have buried a father killed at age 50 and two brothers killed in the prime of their lives. I raised my children as a single mother when my husband was arrested and held for eight years without a conviction - a hostage to my political career. -- Benazir Bhutto
Sometimes we may ask God for success, and He gives us physical and mental stamina. We might plead for prosperity, and we receive enlarged perspective and increased patience, or we petition for growth and are blessed with the gift of grace. He may bestow upon us conviction and confidence as we strive to achieve worthy goals. -- David A. Bednar
So many people grew up in the church, and you can have an awesome upbringing, but I made a personal conviction; I made a personal decision when I was very young. I enjoy going to church without my parents. On Sunday mornings, I want to go. Bible studies on Wednesdays... I have a relationship - not just through my parents. -- AJ Michalka
Internal conviction drives external action. -- Todd Stocker
I'm not offended until you think I'm offended. -- Criss Jami
N'a de convictions que celui qui n'a rien approfondi. -- Emil Cioran
Challenge authority; the authority of your own rational convictions. -- Bryant McGill
N'a de convictions que celui qui n'a rien approfondi -- Emil Cioran
Walk free from the long shadows cast by small people. -- Fennel Hudson
When sin becomes bitter, then Christ becomes sweet. Thomas Merton -- Matt Chandler
I meant what I said and I said what I meant. -- Dr. Seuss
Being a star is not being in doubt of your conviction. -- Chidi Prosper Agbugba
If you forget your lines, you had better mumble with conviction. -- Connie Brockway
Beware: open-mindedness will often say, 'Everything is permissible except a sharp opinion. -- Criss Jami
Accept and express your underlying certitude, and it shall be worldwide sagacity. -- Ogwo David Emenike
Before the truth sets you free, it tends to make you miserable. -- Richard Rohr
The first thing a man will do for his ideals is lie. -- Joseph Schumpeter
It is the fire of conviction in your purpose that keeps it going! -- Anuranjita Kumar
Redemption came as a wave of relief, but then it followed with a burden. -- Building 429
You are entitled to your opinion but you are not entitled to dictate mine. -- Michelle N. Onuorah
If you lead me astray, then my wanderings will bring me to my destination. -- Michael Bassey Johnson
Many people place facts above faith and that makes things seem impossible for them -- Constancev Chuks Friday
Acting on your convictions is the ultimate test of your faith in your convictions. -- Murad S. Shah
Condemnation will defeat us but conviction unlocks our faith to face the challenge ahead. -- Bhavya
We think we know.""Know? That's worse than an atom bomb, and always was. -- William Golding
People don't follow words; they follow conviction and without conviction the words are meaningless. -- Jennifer Ott
Ballot papers do not define leaders. Leadership is defined by conviction, vision, passion and inspiration. -- Israelmore Ayivor
Don't allow your mind to tell your heart what to do. The mind gives up easily -- Paulo Coelho
Your true conviction is tested not when everything goes your way but rather when things go wrong... -- Assegid Habtewold
Who you are in public is a test of your conviction; who you are in private, integrity. -- Criss Jami
rush of pine scent (once upon a time),the unlicensed convictionthere ought to be another wayof sayingthis. -- Paul Celan
A lot of people are capable, Neelkanth. What makes a capable person truly dangerous is his conviction. -- Amish Tripathi
When your only regret is if anyone thinks you regret anything - that is the definition of conviction. -- Criss Jami
He that accuses all mankind of corruption ought to remember that he is sure to convict only one. -- Edmund Burke
Do what you think is right. Don't let people make the decision of right or wrong for you. -- Steve Maraboli
See failure as an opportunity to try again with a relatively powerful approach, skill, knowledge and conviction. Redefine yourself. -- Israelmore Ayivor
I cannot recognize Christianity in his (Nietzsche's) rants against the church, but I do recognize too much of myself. -- John Mark Reynolds
...definitely believe that, there's got to be a spark to a place...to make it feel like a home... -- Isabella Koldras
For fanaticism is the only form of willpower that even the weak and insecure can be brought to attain. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
Great leadership has more to do with character, courage, and conviction than it does with specific skills or competencies. -- William A. Adams
Growth of consciousness does not depend on the might of the intellect but on the conviction of the heart. -- Wayne Gerard Trotman
A prophet is always underestimated, and part of what makes one a prophet is that he doesn't really mind it. -- Criss Jami
Knowing the truth is so minuscule compared to having the nerve to say it...and even more to live it. -- Criss Jami
Conscience is a coward, and those faults it has not strength enough to prevent it seldom has justice enough to accuse. -- Oliver Goldsmith
How convinced are you that man was created in the image of God when you can't see the image of God? -- Michael Bassey Johnson
It made me in all matters a fundamentalist. I didn't go to 'take it in.' I went to be convicted. -- Denis Johnson
If you are convinced about your choices, go with full hope that you will get there by the grace of God! -- Israelmore Ayivor
Too many young folk have addiction to superficial things and not enough conviction for substantial things like justice, truth and love. -- Cornel West
Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky. -- Rabindranath Tagore
Trust is like a two-way mirror, transparent on one side, with a blind dimness unable to see through on the other side. -- Anthony Liccione
If we don't fight for what we 'stand for' with our passionate words and honest actions, do we really 'stand' for anything? -- Tiffany Madison
We live our thoughts and manifest them in our attitudes toward ourselves and others. We cannot live beyond our thoughts and convictions. -- Israelmore Ayivor
It is a noble responsibility to not back down when you know that you know that you know that you are right. -- Criss Jami
To yield readily--easily--to the persuasion of a friend is no merit.... To yield without conviction is no compliment to the understanding of either. -- Jane Austen
Keep testing your conviction from time to time, with your intellect as well as emotions to ensure you are on the right path! -- Anuranjita Kumar
The antagonism between life and conscience may be removed in two ways: by a change of life or by a change of conscience. -- Leo Tolstoy

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