#vince

I am convinced that it is not the fear of death, of our lives ending that haunts our sleep so much as the fear... that as far as the world is concerned, we might as well never have lived. ↗

— Harold Kushner

#as far as #concerned #convinced #death #ending

I did get a very fine education, and not just in science. It took some pressure on the part of my elders to convince me that I really should take an interest in humanities. ↗

— Joshua Lederberg

#did #education #elders #fine #get

I am convinced that our movement will be more demoralized and weakened by blind and uncritical admiration than by frank admission of past mistakes. ↗

— Marie Louise

#admission #am #blind #convinced #demoralized

Wars of aggression are popular nowadays with those nations convinced that only victory and conquest could improve their material well-being. ↗

— Ludwig von Mises

#conquest #convinced #could #improve #material

Evolution is true, it happens, it is the way the world is, and we too are one of its products. This does not mean that evolution does not have metaphysical implications; I remain convinced that this is the case. ↗

— Simon Conway Morris

#convinced #does #evolution #happens #i

Anarchists are socialists because they want the improvement of society, and they are communists because they are convinced that such a transformation of society can only result from the establishment of a commonwealth of property. ↗

— Johann Most

#commonwealth #communists #convinced #establishment #improvement

Vincent to Kate: “The day I stop seeing you as one of the strongest people I know is the day I wake up human. ↗

— Amy Plum

#until-i-die #vincent #kate

I am just absolutely convinced that the best formula for giving us peace and preserving the American way of life is freedom, limited government, and minding our own business overseas. ↗

— Ron Paul

#am #american #american way #best #business

Kids learn more from example than from anything you say; I'm convinced they learn very early not to hear anything you say, but to watch what you do. ↗

— Jane Pauley

#convinced #early #example #hear #i

Early in the morning, I fell in love with the girl that later on became my wife. At that time, we were so naive. I wanted to charm her, so I read her Capital by Marx. I thought somehow she would be convinced by the strength of his criticism about capital. ↗

— Shimon Peres

#became #capital #charm #convinced #criticism