Quotes about Conviction
We are born believing. A man bears beliefs, as a tree bears apples.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
The eloquent man is he who is no beautiful speaker, but who is inwardly and desperately drunk with a certain belief.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men-that is genius.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage that a soldier needs. Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
It took guts to ignore public opinion and so what you thought was right.
- Randy Singer
It took guts to ignore public opinion and do what you thought was right.
- Randy Singer
No retreat. No reserves. No regrets.' These were the same phrases Patrick had written in his Bible,
- Randy Singer
We have a right to believe whatever we want, but not everything we believe is right.
- Ravi Zacharias
What I believe in my heart must make sense in my mind.
- Ravi Zacharias
Unless I understand the Cross, I cannot understand why my commitment to what is right must be precedence over what I prefer.
- Ravi Zacharias
Faith is the first step to understanding. Either it's the Word of an infallible God, the fallible words of men, or faith in what you personally believe. You've got to have faith in something. Believe me.
- Ray Comfort
To convince the world of the truth of Christianity, it must first be convinced of sin. It is only sin that renders Christ intelligible." Andrew Murray, The Spirit of Christ
- Ray Comfort