#conviction

A revival does two things. First, it returns the Church from her backsliding and second, it causes the conversion of men and women; and it always includes the conviction of sin on the part of the Church. What a spell the devil seems to cast over the Church today! ↗

— Billy Sunday

#backsliding #cast #causes #church #conversion

If I practised sex, out of moral conviction, that was one thing; but to enjoy it... seemed a defeat. ↗

— Martha Gellhorn

#defeat #enjoy #i #moral #one thing

A candidate who tries to steer a path down the middle in an effort to 'win independents' runs the risk of convincing everyone that they have no core values. As much as - or more than - any other voters, independents want to see conviction and authenticity. ↗

— John Sununu

#authenticity #candidate #conviction #convincing #core

I cannot doubt that women will line up, like the men elected, with the groups whose political thinking and convictions are in accord with their own political convictions. ↗

— Edith Rogers

#cannot #convictions #doubt #elected #groups

The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and the will to carry on. ↗

— Walter Lippmann

#behind #carry #conviction #final #final test

I had the conviction that lovemaking fools you. The overpowering emotions it induces make you think you're sharing the same feelings as the other person and that they're imagining the same as you. ↗

— Greta Scacchi

#emotions #feelings #fools #had #i

Through these adversities, Israel has endured with continued strength, conviction, and faith. ↗

— Jerry Costello

#continued #conviction #endured #faith #israel

The antagonism between life and conscience may be removed in two ways: by a change of life or by a change of conscience. ↗

— Leo Tolstoy

#conscience #conviction #guilt #life #motivation

Courage results when one's convictions are bigger than one's fears. ↗

— Orrin Woodward

#courage #fears #courage

Wanted, a man who will not lose his individuality in a crowd, a man who has the courage of his convictions, who is not afraid to say "No," though all the world say "Yes. ↗

— Orison Swett Marden

#morality #courage