352 Quotes About Conviction

It's not about whether or not someone is a bigot, but whether or not the argument which that someone is arguing is worth being a bigot about.

[W]hat one has as a born Catholic is something given and accepted before it is experienced. I am only slowly coming to experience things that I have all along accepted. I suppose the fullest writing comes from what has been accepted and experienced both and that I have just not got that far yet all the time. Conviction without experience makes for harshness.

People want to follow someone with convictions, not questions. Smooth eloquence can never take the place of unwavering belief.

Conviction says, 'My behavior was wrong.' Satan, on the other hand, floods our hearts with shame. Shame says, 'There is something wrong with me.

If we don't fight for what we 'stand for' with our passionate words and honest actions, do we really 'stand' for anything?

A well-built character is heard around the world, even if it comes from the remotest of places, whereas a loudmouth without character isn't even heard two feet across no matter how much they shout.

Don't run away from a dilemma. Be with it; Inner clarity shall arise.

A confident mind is sure of everything and a confused mind is sure of nothing.

Character and purpose are directly linked to confidence and conviction. What links them? Courage – to be oneself, no matter what others might say.