Conviction Quotes - Page 4
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1983). “Essays and Lectures”, p.1120, Library of America
Too many theorists have a tendency to ignore facts that contradict their convictions.
"L'anisotropie de l'espace. La nécessaire révision de certains postulats des théories contemporaines. Les données de l'expérience" by Maurice Allais, Clément Juglar, Paris, (p. 640), 1997.
Michael Moorcock (2008). “Elric: The Sleeping Sorceress”, p.312, Del Rey
I would rather be a man of conviction than a man of conformity
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2010). “Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?”, p.86, Beacon Press
If everyone fought for their own convictions there would be no war.
Leo Tolstoy (2016). “War and Peace”, Xist Publishing
John C. Maxwell (2006). “Motivated to Succeed: Inspirational Selections from John C. Maxwell”, p.57, Thomas Nelson Inc
In real life the people who are most bigoted are the people who have no convictions at all.
"The Essential Gilbert K. Chesterton".
David Brainerd (1822). “Memoirs of the Rev. David Brainerd: Missionary to the Indians on the Borders of New-York, New-Jersey, and Pennsylvania: Chiefly Taken from His Own Diary”, p.44
There is no one more courageous than the person who speaks with the courage of his convictions.
Susan Cain (2012). “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking”, p.129, Broadway Books
Boredom is the conviction that you can't change ... the shriek of unused capacities.
Saul Bellow (2012). “The Adventures of Augie March”, p.646, Penguin UK
Mark Twain (2012). “Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations”, p.69, Courier Corporation
If you would convince others, seem open to conviction yourself.
Lord Chesterfield, David Roberts (2008). “Lord Chesterfield's Letters”, p.65, Oxford University Press