(503 quotes found)
“Singularity in the right hath ruined many happy those who are convinced of the general opinion”
Benjamin Franklin
“There is no rule that politicians can't have friends. They want this man to become a convicted felon and his life destroyed because he had friendships.”
Dan K. Webb
“Each of you, for himself, by himself and on his own responsibility, must speak. And it is a solemn and weighty responsibility, and not lightly to be flung aside at the bullying of pulpit, press, government, or the empty catchphrases of politicians. Each must for himself alone decide what is right and what is wrong, and which course is patriotic and which isn't. You cannot shirk this and be a man. To decide against your convictions is to be an unqualified and inexcusable traitor, both to yourself and to your country, let man label you as they may. If you alone of all the nation shall decide one way, and that way be the right way according to your convictions of the right, you have done your duty by yourself and by your country- hold up your head! You have nothing to be ashamed of.”
Mark Twain
“There is nothing in the world like a persuasive speech to fuddle the mental apparatus and upset the convictions and debauch the emotions of an audience not practiced in the tricks and delusions of oratory”
“Each man must for himself alone decide what is right and what is wrong, which course is patriotic and which isn't. You cannot shirk this and be a man. To decide against your conviction is to be an unqualified and excusable traitor, both to yourself and to your country, let them label you as they may.”
“When a man is known to have no settled convictions of his own he can't convict other people”
“It really requires ice in your veins and good conviction.”
Bruce Sherman
“I challenge you: To speak with conviction. To say what you believe in a manner that bespeaks the determination with which you believe it.”
Taylor Mali
“Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”
Steve Jobs
“The jury, passing on the prisoner's life, may in the sworn twelve have a thief or two guiltier than him they try”
William Shakespeare
