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"Our consciences are littered like an old attic with the junk of sheer conviction."
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"The sure conviction that we could if we wanted to is the reason so many good minds are idle."

"Painting is a faith and it imposes the duty to disregard public opinion."

"If you truly have faith in your convictions, then your convictions should be able to stand criticism and testing."

"A man convinced against his will, stands opposed ever still. A man convinced he is right, gives the effort twice the fight."

"Focus on faith and grow your roots strong and deep so no one can make you believe in something that is not good for your soul."

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

"A faith that cannot survive collision with the truth is not worth many regrets."

"The one serious conviction that a man should have is that nothing is to be taken too seriously."

"The trouble with deep belief is that it costs something And there is something inside me, some selfish beast of a subtle thing that doesn't like the truth at all because it carries responsibility, and if I actually believe these things I have to do something about them. It is so, so cumbersome to believe anything. And it isn't cool."

"The ruling classes today nourish the conviction that national hatreds and rivalries are inevitable."
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"Man does not bring to God's altar the stuff of nature in itself, in its initial structure, but something he has made and molded out of nature for the nourishment and the inspiration of men."
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