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Conviction Quotes - Page 4

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.

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

If you don't have the ability to see when to stand up and the conviction to do it, you'll never be an effective leader.

John C. Maxwell (2006). “Motivated to Succeed: Inspirational Selections from John C. Maxwell”, p.57, Thomas Nelson Inc

I have withstood the power of convictions a long time; and therefore I fear I shall be finally left of God.

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

Whatever you say, say it with conviction

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