Famous Quotes & Sayings

Sarah Ruhl

Role models are huge, ... I started out writing poetry and might never have believed I could have a life as a playwright if Paula Vogel hadn't plucked me out and said 'you can do this for life.'

Jeremy Corbyn

Quite simply, I maintained contact with Sinn Fein and believed that there had to be a political, not a military, solution to the situation in Northern Ireland.

Puma was all about function and not at all about design. The founder of the company always believed functionality and performance were the only ingredients that could make Puma successful and design never mattered.

Radio for years and years looked at the same pool of talent. I always believed there were other people in the world that could do radio shows.

Officers are permitted to use deadly force when their lives are in danger or citizens' lives are in imminent danger. Officer Davidson believed he was in imminent danger.

The one thing I said to them was I believed we could win the game.

Ted Thompson

After I rejoined the Packers this past January, I believed it was important to take some time to make sure that things were going well with the new organizational structure before any long-term decisions were made to the head coaching position.

A couple of years ago, I thought the invasion of Iraq was justified. I believed the reports that stated Iraq had weapons of mass destruction and figured it would only be a matter of time before they were found.

Werner Herzog

Strangely enough, I've always believed that my stories were mainstream stories; the films are narrated in a way that you never have a boring moment.

So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.

Sheryl Swoopes

decades-long policy of harassing players whom (she) believed to be lesbians.

Padraig Harrington

Colin believed in the teams, so it gave us some confidence, ... Having a partner is important and Paul was right there on every hole.

There's either something in the news or something we haven't covered in two or three years. The best shows have the most genuine guests. Take the show with Donny Christen. He believed what he says and says what he believes.

John Jay

A thing is not the truth till it is so strongly believed in, that the believer is convinced that its existence does not depend upon him

Jim Turner

At first I believed it. The thing that bothered me was the city and county would do 30 new cruisers for only 30 days.

At first, Coach (Richard) Schmidt looked at my stats and didn't think I could play. But he saw I led the team in assists and decided to give me a chance. He believed in me and made me work hard.

A Colombian court issued its verdict that confirmed what we believed from the start: that they were three IRA terrorists, explosives experts, who came to Colombia to train

A lot of people didn't think we'd get here. But we believed from day one that we could get here. ... We did make the top (title) game like we wanted to, but I'm so proud that we did bring home a third place trophy. There's only two teams that finish out with a win and we're one of them.

A lot of people sold us short this year. I honestly believed it was in us and I think more is in them.

A lot of people said we couldn't build a project like this in Marietta. But I always believed if you offered high quality in a great location, you can't be beat.

Amazingly, he knew lives were in danger but he believed he didn't have the authority, therefore he didn't act. That to me is what is outrageous,

Richard Grasso

They paid me what they believed to be fair and reasonable.

This group, from day one, we believed in ourselves.

Richard Burr

This good young man believed that the federal government was the enemy,

Michael Brown

I truly believed the White House was not at fault here,

John Brady

I told them after the game that we were a Top 25 team and people just don't know it yet. And I really believed that because of the way we were playing with the youth that we had.

Byron Scott

I told them ... 'They remember the last time they played us and they're going to try to destroy us'. I don't think they believed me, but now I think they understand exactly what I was trying to say.

They displayed their character in standing up for what they believed in.

They are believed to be witnesses to the shooting.

Matt Hasselbeck

There was a time when we talked about how good a team we were but I'm not sure we believed it. Now we don't talk about it so much but I know we believe it.

Rich Rodriguez

There weren't a lot of folks that expected us to win 10 games this year. I think the guys in that locker room believed that they could do it, and they did.

There were four teams who didn't even make this tournament. We wanted to make a difference. We knew it wouldn't be easy, but we believed we could win. There was a lot at stake here.

Al Davis

There were plenty of role models for us. My mother believed in education and she put all three of us through college at Grambling. She did not have a high school education, but it was something she impressed upon us. After I graduated, I left Texarkana for California, because I knew I could not get a job here. I was in business with certification and accounting, so I figured it was best to go out West. So I went there. It was still tough to get in that field, but things opened up for me.