"A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble."

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"A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble."

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"The hallmark of courage in our age of conformity is the capacity to stand on one's convictions - not obstinately or defiantly (these are gestures of defensiveness not courage) nor as a gesture of retaliation but simply because these are what one believes."

Rollo May, American Psychologist

Conviction, Courage, Integrity, Truth

"I have never known so much naive conviction allied to greater intellectual poverty."

Claude Levi-Strauss, French Scientist

Conviction, Poverty

"The choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring of moderation."

Benjamin Disraeli, British Statesman

Conviction, Life, Lie, Moderation

"The deepest thing in any one is the conviction of the bad luck that follows boasting."

Gertrude Stein, American Author

Conviction, Luck

"We are all wrong so often that it amazes me that we can have any conviction at all over the direction of things to come. But we must."

Jim Cramer, American Businessman

Conviction, Direction, Wrong

"The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity."

William Butler Yeats, Irish Poet

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"Mix a conviction with a man and something happens."

Powell Clayton, American Politician

Conviction, Man

"We tend to listen to the people who believe in their own words as opposed to those who don't. When we feel their conviction, they earn our buy-in."

Susan C. Young, American Author

Conviction, Belief, Truth, Confidence, Wisdom

"When your only regret is if anyone thinks you regret anything - that is the definition of conviction."

Criss Jami, American Philosopher

Conviction, Truth, Power, Regret, Inspirational

"If the Lord is for you, which He unquestionably is, who else other than yourself would dare to stop you from proclaiming your true destiny?"

Edmond Mbiaka, American Author

Conviction, Destiny, Support, Confidence, Divine

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"Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent than the one derived from fear of punishment."

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"It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence."

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"It may be possible to gild pure gold, but who can make his mother more beautiful?"

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"Intellect takes us along in the battle of life to a certain limit, but at the crucial moment it fails us. Faith transcends reason. It is when the horizon is the darkest and human reason is beaten down to the ground that faith shines brightest and comes to our rescue."

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"The hallmark of courage in our age of conformity is the capacity to stand on one's convictions - not obstinately or defiantly (these are gestures of defensiveness not courage) nor as a gesture of retaliation but simply because these are what one believes."

"I have never known so much naive conviction allied to greater intellectual poverty."

"The choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring of moderation."

"The deepest thing in any one is the conviction of the bad luck that follows boasting."

"We are all wrong so often that it amazes me that we can have any conviction at all over the direction of things to come. But we must."

"The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity."

"Mix a conviction with a man and something happens."

"We tend to listen to the people who believe in their own words as opposed to those who don't. When we feel their conviction, they earn our buy-in."

"When your only regret is if anyone thinks you regret anything - that is the definition of conviction."

"If the Lord is for you, which He unquestionably is, who else other than yourself would dare to stop you from proclaiming your true destiny?"

Explore more quotes by Mahatma Gandhi

"Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent than the one derived from fear of punishment."

"It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence."

"A man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes."

"I am not built for academic writings. Action is my domain."

"Truth never damages a cause that is just."

"Rights that do not flow from duty well performed are not worth having."

"Intolerance is a species of violence and therefore against our creed."

"Understand and embrace your values, for they become your destiny."

"It may be possible to gild pure gold, but who can make his mother more beautiful?"

"Intellect takes us along in the battle of life to a certain limit, but at the crucial moment it fails us. Faith transcends reason. It is when the horizon is the darkest and human reason is beaten down to the ground that faith shines brightest and comes to our rescue."