17 quotes found
“Convictions are prisons.”
“Convictions are more dangerous foes of truth than lies.”
“Despite my firm convictions, I have been always a man who tries to face facts, and to accept the reality of life as new experience and new knowledge unfolds it. I have always kept an open mind, whi...”
“Knowledge & understanding mixed with ones convictions of 'experience' is hardly impositional". ~R. Alan Woods [2012]”
“Rare are the handful of principles that incessantly drive us to stand even when we face the stark realization that we will likely perish in the standing. And rarer still is the person who will surr...”
“I wish for you a more difficult life, somewhere in the complicated center, where the courage of your convictions blends with humility and respect for others.”
“House speaker Thomas read could see the trend, but he could not have changed himself.”
“You can't be neutral on a moving train.”
“A Man who has the confidence to not feel the need to defend his point of view and at the same time possess the openness to accept other's point of view, without being judgemental, yet managingto st...”
“Wanted, a man who will not lose his individuality in a crowd, a man who has the courage of his convictions, who is not afraid to say "No," though all the world say "Yes.”
“If you know who you are, then it will not be difficult for you to stand your ground and on your convictions.”
“The sharpest minds often ruin their lives by overthinking the next step, while the dull win the race with eyes closed.”
“I have the courage of my convictions.”
“If I truly had the courage of my convictions, I would be a full-blown comic novelist.”
“A person is strong only when he stands upon his own truth, when he speaks and acts with his deepest convictions. Then, whatever the situation he may be in, he always knows what he must say and do. ...”
“If you try to convert someone, it will never be toeffect his salvation but to make him suffer like yourself,to be sure he is exposed to the same ordeals andendures them with the same impatience. Yo...”
“You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.”
