Famous Quotes & Sayings

Jeffrey Sachs

As of the late 1980s and early 1990s, a kind of professional consensus arose in Washington. It was called a consensus for the world, but how many people really believed all of it is an open question. A consensus came, at least within Washington, about how countries should change from non-market economies to market economies.

This was the last place I'd want to go. There were probably a dozen I-AA schools I would have rather gone to when I was in high school. But I just believed in what he was saying.

Michael Ignatieff

What's distinctively shocking about Machiavelli is that he didn't care. He believed not only that politicians must do evil in the name of the public good, but also that they shouldn't worry about it. He was unconcerned, in other words, with what modern thinkers call 'the problem of dirty hands.'

What my parents believed was that, you know, the best wealth they could give to us children was to educate us and, you know - give us that foundation.

Lindy Ruff

We gambled, ... We believed the league is going to be true to form on this one and that we'll be in good shape.

We had a game plan to just attack, the kids believed in it, and that's what we did.

Rosemary Mahoney

Though my grandmother had picked up modern ideas in America, she still had some conflicting 19th-century Irish notions. She believed that daughters, educated though they may be, should continue to live at home until they were married.

Dennis Anderson

The sad part is, we voted for him because we believed him.

Mahmoud Abbas

You may have not taken into consideration the issue of elections, or some of you may have believed that I am going to delay the elections.

We talked about how the crowd could play a part and the way to keep them in the game was for us to stay in the game. The guys just believed that they could win, I could see it in their eyes. They knew they could do it and they did.

Jonathan Papelbon

I set my goals high, man. If you'd have told me I'd have 10 saves and hadn't given up a run, I'd have believed you. That's the way I go about it. It's not cocky, it's just confidence.

I've been waiting for this moment for more than a year and half to be playing this well. There was a time I believed I may never play this well again. It's nice that it's back.

We had talked about this a lot before she died. We both believed that if we were going to give money to help someone, this was the best way to do it.

Bobby Abreu

We showed something by keeping the pressure on Houston the last four games. This team really came together. Guys really pick each other up. We believed in each other.

Chauncey Billups

We felt we had a chance to win this series, but nobody else felt that. We knew we were the only ones who believed in us.

Bob Kerrey

We expected it to be a very difficult mission, and we met some people we believed were the outpost and we killed them,

The last 10 games we have really started to feel that urgency to win every single game. Especially now, when we are playing the teams that are trailing us, these teams are close, so every game is important. We knew we wanted this win and we believed in it and got it.

Jason Varitek

I knew it was coming. Believed it was coming.

Albert Hofmann

I knew immediately that this drug would have importance for psychiatry but, at that time, I would never have believed that this substance could be used in the drug scene, just for pleasure. For me it was a deep and mystical experience and not just an everyday pleasurable one. I never had the idea that it could be used as a pleasure drug.

Matt Anderson

I knew right away she was able to change the face of our program. I told her one day she had the potential to be one of the best players to ever play the game. She has believed me enough to keep going up the ladder.

I like doing all the dirty work, all the hustling. I don't mind my role at all. I've always believed if you work hard and hustle, you will do well in games. We keep our mouths shut and just play.

I, like many others, believed Patrick would continue with his commitment to those who had supported his gubernatorial campaign.

Tom Fitzgerald

It's playoff hockey right now. This is it. If you don't lay everything on the line, you don't have a postseason. This team has already proven a lot of people wrong since most people didn't think we would be in the position we're right now. We believed in one another and believed in the system.

Madeleine Stowe

David kept nagging me, saying that he fully believed in the project. I read it twice more, then finally sat down with Michael to discuss the film.

Dale was already in the mix and Michael Robertson was coming through. At the 2003 world championships we had three people in the top 12 so we were already on the rise. We believed it could be a high performance program at the Olympics.

Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done.

The officers believed a dope deal had taken place,

William Saroyan

Everybody has got to die, but I always believed an exception would be made in my case. Now what?

Even when I was with Tommy here, I believed in myself. He was the go-to guy. It's a bit different now, but, at the same time, I believe all goalies want to play all the time.

Even when I was with Tommy here, I believed in myself, ... He was the go-to guy. It's a bit different now, but, at the same time, I believe all goalies want to play all the time.

Mariano Puerta

Even when I was 4-2 down in the fifth set I still believed that I could win,

Jaromir Jagr

Nobody believed we could do any damage in this league and I think that worked to our advantage.

Nobody believed in us. We had to go out and show them that we are for real.