#conviction

Convictions are more dangerous foes of truth than lies. ↗

— Friedrich Nietzsche

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Oh, I will always be honest with my music. The records are black boxes for me. Like if you want to know who I am, my views, my perspective, things I love, things I hate, my convictions, my anthems. I've never let people's opinions affect the way I write. ↗

— Katy Perry

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No place affords a more striking conviction of the vanity of human hopes than a public library. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

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What convinces is conviction. Believe in the argument you're advancing. If you don't you're as good as dead. The other person will sense that something isn't there, and no chain of reasoning, no matter how logical or elegant or brilliant, will win your case for you. ↗

— Lyndon B. Johnson

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Democracy not only requires equality but also an unshakable conviction in the value of each person, who is then equal. ↗

— Jeane Kirkpatrick

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Of what worth are convictions that bring not suffering? ↗

— Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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Shortly after the end of last season, I felt that I probably would not return for the 1999-2000 season. I also felt that I should take as much time as possible to sort through my feelings and make sure that my feelings were backed with conviction. ↗

— Barry Sanders

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This idea, as you know, that I have firm convictions that the idea of issues being a big deal where our mutual friend went back and he felt so strongly that the determining factor in electoral success should be a proven character. ↗

— James Stockdale

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If you would convince others, seem open to conviction yourself. ↗

— Lord Chesterfield

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Conviction is the conscience of the mind. ↗

— Nicolas Chamfort

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