No matter how corrupt and unjust a convict may be he loves fairness more than anything else. If the people placed over him are unfair from year to year he lapses into an embittered state characterized by an extreme lack of faith.

That deep emotional conviction of the presence of a superior reasoning power which is revealed in the incomprehensible universe forms my idea of God.

I was convicted of three misdemeanors of willful failure to file a form.

You will be a failure until you impress the subconscious with the conviction you are a success. This is done by making an affirmation which 'clicks.'

A man of conviction is often more to be desired than a man of experience.

Never for the sake of peace and quiet deny your own experience or convictions.

The trouble with this country is that there are too many politicians who believe with a conviction based on experience that you can fool all of the people all of the time.

The only faith that wears well and holds its color in all weathers is that which is woven of conviction and set with the sharp mordant of experience.

Conviction without experience makes for harshness.

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

It was the full conviction of this and of what could be done if every man were placed in the office for which he was fitted by nature and a proper education which first suggested to me the plan of Illumination.

I can say without affectation that I belong to the Russian convict world no less than I do to Russian literature. I got my education there and it will last forever.

The ultimate goal of the educational system is to shift to the individual the burden of pursing his own education. This will not be a widely shared pursuit until we get over our odd conviction that education is what goes on in school buildings and nowhere else.

If forgers and malefactors are put to death by the secular power there is much more reason for excommunicating and even putting to death one convicted of heresy.

To bathe a cat takes brute force perseverance courage of conviction - and a cat. The last ingredient is usually hardest to come by.

Ronald Reagan's well documented final battles with Alzheimer's disease were fought with the same conviction and courage that his many public battles were fought.

Freedom. And Justice. If you have those two it covers everything. You must stick to those principles and have the courage of your convictions.

I think that people need to have the courage of their convictions and not be trying to fool people into thinking that they've changed overnight.

Now that I've got some films under my belt I have the courage of my convictions regarding acting. It gives me a leg to stand on.

With his trademark courage and conviction President Reagan led us out of the Cold War spreading his vision of freedom resulting in the release of millions of people from the yoke of communism.

It is easy enough to praise men for the courage of their convictions. I wish I could teach the sad young of this mealy generation the courage of their confusions.

Honest conviction is my courage the Constitution is my guide.

Because with courage and conviction I believe we can deliver a more flexible adaptable and open European Union in which the interests and ambitions of all its members can be met.

I have the courage of my convictions.