“I learned [playing Chuck Berry] that there's something to be said for the courage of conviction, that sense of belief, being bold enough to believe in your vision. And there's a quote that really fits his particular energy. It says - they say don't go where the path may lead, but go where there's no path and leave a trail. I think that's exactly what Chuck did, you know. It's an inspiration to a lot of folks, not just musicians, but people everywhere.” PeopleThinkingKnowsBelieveMaySaidEnoughInspirationBeliefEnergyVisionPathParticularFitMusicianFolksConvictionBelieve In YouTrailsChuckBerriesDid You Know Author:Mos Def
“...I wish that I may never think the smiles of the great and powerful a sufficient inducement to turn aside from the straight path of honesty and the convictions of my own mind.” ThinkingMindMayTurnsWishMy OwnPowerfulPathHonestyConvictionSufficientStraight Path Book:Works and Correspondence: Letters, 1816-1818 Source: Works and Correspondence: Letters, 1816-1818
“I don't think I'm a risk-taker. I don't think any entrepreneur is. I think that's one of those myths of commerce. The new entrepreneur is more values-led: you do what looks risky to other people because that's what your convictions tell you to do. Other companies would say I'm taking risks, but that's my path - it doesn't feel like risk to me.” PeopleThinkingFeelsLooksValuesBusinessCompanyPathRiskEntrepreneurConvictionMythCommerceTaking Risks Author:Anita Roddick
“How thankful we ought to be ... how thankful we are, for a prophet to counsel us in words of divine wisdom as we walk our paths in these complex and difficult times. The solid assurance we carry in our hearts, the conviction that God will make his will known to his children through his recognized servant is the real basis of our faith and activity. We either have a prophet or we have nothing: and having a prophet, we have everything” HeartChildrenRealDifficultWalksKnownPathDivineOughtActivityBasesComplexesConvictionGods WillServantProphetAssuranceDifficult TimesDivine Wisdom Author:Gordon B. Hinckley
“We begin the path toward defeating Mexico's real adversary, who represents authoritarianism and the worst antidemocratic practice, who represents a return to corruption as a system and impunity as conviction. That adversary is Pena Nieto and his party.” RealPartyPracticePathWorstReturnConvictionCorruptionMexicoAdversariesAuthoritarianismImpunity Author:Josefina Vazquez Mota
“I have been so electrically occupied of late that I feel as if hungry for a little chemistry: but then the conviction crosses my mind that these things hang together under one law & that the more haste we make onwards each in his own path the sooner we shall arrive, and meet each other, at that state of knowledge of natural causes from which all varieties of effects may be understood & enjoyed.” IfsFeelsMindMayLittlesHas BeensStatesTogetherLawCausesNaturalPathEffectsLateUnderstoodCrossesConvictionHungryVarietyEnjoyedChemistryHaste Author:Michael Faraday
“Many couples have made commitments to sexual purity, but instead of adopting a lifestyle that supports this commitment, they continue relationships that encourage physical expression and place themselves in dangerous settings. The path you take with your feet should never contradict the conviction of your heart.” ShouldHeartMadeSupportPathFeetDangerousExpressionCoupleCommitmentConvictionLifestyleSettingSettingsPurityAdopting Book:I Kissed Dating Goodbye: A New Attitude Toward Relationships and Romance Source: I Kissed Dating Goodbye: A New Attitude Toward Relationships and Romance
“Soul Gathers Force It is possible, when the future is dim, when our depressed faculties can form no bright ideas of the perfection and happiness of a better world,-it is possible still to cling to the conviction of God's merciful purpose towards His creatures, of His parental goodness even in suffering, still to feel that the path of duty, though trodden with a heavy heart, leads to peace.” WorldFeelsHeartStillsIdeasSoulFormPurposeSufferingForcePathDutyCreaturesGoodnessPerfectionConvictionHeavyFacultyMercifulParentalHeavy HeartBright Ideas Author:William Ellery Channing
“Don't follow the path. Go where there is no path and begin the trail. When you start a new trail equipped with courage, strength and conviction, the only thing that can stop you is you!” PathConvictionTrailsCourage Strength Author:Ruby Bridges
“I hold to my conviction that, once this path of mutual understanding and consideration has been taken, more will come of it in the end than through ever so extensive pacts inherently lacking in clarity.” Has BeensEndsUnderstandingPathTakenConvictionClarityConsiderationMutualLackingPactMutual Understanding Author:Adolf Hitler