Jimmy Swaggart Quotes

No more duty can be urged upon those who are entering the great theater of life than simple loyalty to their best convictions.

I am very fond of truth, but not at all of martyrdom.

There comes a time when you have to stand up and be counted.

I'm someone who believes the truth needs to be heard. And if I'm empowered with the truth, I'm not going to shut up.

We have to say what we believe... whether it's popular or not.

I say what I think, and I stand behind what I say.

Someone needs to tell the truth, but it shouldn't be my job.

Those who know me know I won't hesitate to turn around and point someone out.

For the first time in my life, I put my body and reputation on the line to stand up for my beliefs and do the right thing. I hope I've encouraged other people to do the same.

When it was not very comfortable, politically, for me, I said things which lots of people didn't like, some of them may have liked. I said my beliefs, my truth, and my convictions, and that's how I am going to continue to do in the future.

I'd never say something that I didn't feel I could defend.

Standing up for what you believe in and being honest, telling the truth are all very liberating things.

Truth doesn't need a PR. If you believe it, go out there and speak it. Do not expect anyone to hold your hands and support you.

My responsibility to myself, my neighbors, my family and the human family is to try to tell the truth.

There's nothing harder than going on TV and saying something that you don't believe. I don't do that anymore.

I stand up for what I believe. I don't know if it's always paid off for me, because I've been ridiculed and humiliated.

It is easy enough to hold an opinion, but rather more testing to act on it.

I'm not saying I'm the perfect role model. But I'm honest. Period.

There is no truth without responsibility following in its wake.

Say what you know, do what you must, come what may.

To tell the truth is revolutionary.

As long as I tell the truth I feel that nobody can touch me.

I've always been very direct and have told the truth and have been very willing to stand up and speak out.

If nothing else in life, I want to be true to the things I believe in, and quite simply, to what I'm all about. I know I'd better, because it seems whenever I take a false step or two I feel the consequences.

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