Quotes about Convictions

A person must have principles, Epiphany. That's the one thing no one can take from you. The only way you can lose your principles is to give them up. Remember that.

I am ready to defend my convictions even unto death. I have followed the Sacred Scriptures and the holy doctors.

When a denomination begins to consider doctrine divisive, theology troublesome, and convictions inconvenient, consider that denomination on its way to a well-deserved death.

A man ought to avow his opinions and defend them with boldness.

CHR. True or right fear is discovered by three things:-- 1. By its rise; it is caused by saving convictions for sin. 2. It driveth the soul to lay fast hold of Christ for salvation. 3. It begetteth and continueth in the soul a great reverence of God, his Word, and ways, keeping it tender, and making it afraid to turn from them, to the right hand or to the left, to anything that may dishonour God, break its peace, grieve the Spirit, or cause the enemy to speak reproachfully.

Well, if nobody will have me... Mercy shrugged. I will die unmarried and my moral convictions will be to me like a husband. For I cannot change my nature, and for as long as I live I do not intend to marry someone who disagrees with me in this.

Never "for the sake of peace and quiet" deny your own experience or convictions. —Dag Statesman and Nobel Peace Prize Winner

Integrity: The leader's life and words match. Justice: The leader rejects dishonest gain. Convictions: The leader's values won't allow him or her to accept bribes. Positive focus: The leader refuses to dwell on destructive issues. Pure: The leader disciplines his or her mind to remain clean and pure. Secure: The leader is firm, stable in his identity and source of strength. The Maxwell Leadership Bible

As leaders we need to remember that. Strong convictions precede great actions. When we know something is right-- and that conviction is bolstered by the knowledge that our motives are pure...-- we need to follow through. Others may second-guess our thinking and our decision-making. But when we know what's right, we can't let those things throw us off. We need to stand by our convictions.

Following your convictions means you must be willing to face criticism from those who lack the same courage to do what is right. It's called the road less traveled.

The men who succeed best in public life are those who take the risk of standing by their own convictions.

Christianity is not a set of convictions—it is a truth. The most offensive thing imaginable.