Lin Yutang Quotes

You always really have to remain consistent in your beliefs and philosophy.

I'm always going to stand up for my beliefs and stand behind them.

The test of a belief is not exclusively in the belief itself, but also in the intentions and actions of those who embrace it.

I would never, never do anything unless I believed in it.

But rarely have I made choices that made me feel I was really compromising what I believe.

Well, I get on with people who believe in something.

One man with beliefs is equal to a thousand with only interests.

I have my values and I always stick with them.

People want to know that I'm a person of conviction.

I still want to hold on to my beliefs, and as long as I have that, I won't stray too far from politics.

If you don't stand for anything, you don't stand for anything!

If I've learned one thing in life, it's: Stand for something or you'll fall for anything.

I've already got my rent paid, and it's too late in my life for me to go around talking up stuff that I don't like or believe in.

What distinguishes the majority of men from the few is their inability to act according to their beliefs.

If you don't stick to your values when they're being tested, they're not values: they're hobbies.

A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.

Never compromise your principles, even if it leads to difficulties in the short term.

The great changes in civilisation and society have been wrought by deeply held beliefs and passion rather than by a process of rational deduction.

I don't think that has to be our choice... This party was born in principle. This party will die if it doesn't stand by its decision of principle.

A man's action is only a picture book of his creed.

Those who stand for nothing fall for anything.

My beliefs will run through everything I do. My beliefs, my values are my anchor and when people try to drag me, as I know they will, it is to that sense of right and wrong, that sense of who I am and what I believe, to which I will always hold.

Give us a clear vision that we may know where to stand and what to stand for—because unless we stand for something we will fall for anything.

When you want to know something about the character of somebody in public life, look to see if they have a passion that began long before they were in office and that they have consistently held it throughout their career.

Holding true to what you believe - even in a big city - is so important.