Famous Quotes & Sayings

Abraham Lincoln

I am a success today because I had a friend who believed in me and I didn't have the heart to let him down...

I believe in the sun when it's not shining, I believe in love even when I feel it not, I believe in God even when he is silent.

I don't think they use it as a tactic any more and I have confidence and belief in Craig. It's more a case of muscle memory taking over (if a player grapples a rival's head) and if that happens the ref will handle it.

Hillary Clinton

I also learned that a person was not necessarily bad just because you did not agree with him, and that if you believed in something, you had better be prepared to defend it.

Isabella Rossellini

I am much more radical in my beliefs than my products represent me to be.

Jack Nicholson

I resist all established beliefs. My religion basically is to be immediate, to live in the now.

Chairman Greenspan's comments went further than previous Fed commentary on recognizing the degree of slowing in the economy and clearly pave the way for the Fed to switch to a neutral directive. Moreover, his comments further encourage us in our belief that the Fed will lower rates in the first quarter of next year.

By religion I mean a set of beliefs held as dogmas, dominating the conduct of life, going beyond or contrary to evidence, and inculcated by methods which are emotional or authoritarian, not intellectual

I am an old man in a small town in Cambodia. I don't want to cause any trouble for anybody. But I do have my own beliefs which, if I can, I will tell people about.

His belief in the Founding Fathers' vision of judicial restraint, federalism, and deference to the legislative and executive branches ... has enjoyed a tremendous renaissance in his time. He is truly the godfather of the constitutionalist movement in American law.

Jimmy Johnson

His belief in God and his personal convictions about a savior is what I believe was the foundation of his personal character and fortitude. He was not one to quit. He continued on his endeavors to take up the mantle and be at stand guard for his country.

Gary Pinkel

His first couple of years he was really hesitant to say a whole lot because I think Brad is really hesitant to push his beliefs and opinions on anybody, ... He just tries to live his life and do the right things. Certainly, you'd like to have a little more vocal leadership, and I think he's doing that this year. He feels more comfortable.

George Eliot

Children demand that their heroes should be freckleless, and easily believe them so: perhaps a first discovery to the contrary is less revolutionary shock to a passionate child than the threatened downfall of habitual beliefs which makes the world seem to totter for us in maturer life.

Alfred Russel Wallace

But I think that a little consideration will show you that belief is quite independent of our will, and our common expressions show it.

Before the war ended common sense had rescued me from any belief that war could do the human race, or my country, any good whatever.

Georges Rouault

I am a believer and a conformist. Anyone can revolt; it is much more difficult to obey our inner promptings.

Albert Einstein

I like to think that the moon is there even if I am not looking at it

Rob Lowe

I'm a true centrist: my beliefs put me in the middle... You know what happens to people who drive in the middle of the road? They get run over.

Ireland however came down to a test of nerve and without a doubt, the experience of winning in China gave me the inner belief to go on and lift the title,

In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create distinctions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true.

HOURI, n. A comely female inhabiting the Mohammedan Paradise to make things cheery for the good Mussulman, whose belief in her existence marks a noble discontent with his earthly spouse, whom he denies a soul. By that good lady the Houris are said to be held in deficient esteem.

Billie Armstrong

It's about a kid that is trying to find his beliefs and his ethics, coming from a broken home, being fed up with his hometown and his local 7-11.

It is our strong belief that the dollar rally is gradually coming to an end and that we will eventually see renewed dollar weakness in 2006.

It's a difficult topic, because there's a belief that there's money in this for the licensee. But the corporations typically aren't even sure there will be intellectual property. So the end product of this is tremendous delays.

George Foreman

It's a difficult task, but I'm confident that the jury can pick a memorial that both reflects back and appreciates the sense of loss we all feel and will feel for our entire lives, and yet at the same time shows the confidence and the belief in the future that came from the courage and sacrifice of September 11,

It's time for a British boss, somebody who understands our passion, belief and commitment. There's no distinction between English and British.

Martha Stewart

It's totally out of desire and totally out of belief that - not that I am essential, but that I am still a vibrant, wise human being with great dreams for the future, great hopes for the future, a great team to work with and a really great company to be involved with, ... I mean, this is my life.

Doug Atchison

I wanted to tell a 'Rocky'-type story about a girl from the inner city who had the ability, talent and intelligence to do this but didn't have the support or the resources or the belief this was something that was for her.

It was a definite boost for our confidence and self belief.

Louise Brown

It took a brave editor in the U.S. to sign a contract for Dancing Girls, and without her belief in the book, I'm not sure it would ever have found its way into print.

They would never have had the courage to carry through on that belief if it hadn't been kind of a fusion of these two great motives,

The yields indicate that markets aren't concerned about inflation or that they're confident that the Fed is on the job and will contain it. But there's some sort of subconscious, collective belief that sustained manageable inflation is too good to be true and eventually the other shoe will drop.

David Keene

They like Bush. But they are frustrated and disappointed with some things the administration has done. And the frustration is deep because government spending and growth of government are at the core of beliefs of many people here.