Famous Quotes & Sayings

Howard Shore

I always believed 'The Fly' to be a classic opera story. It's a tale of love and death, true love surviving in the face of physical decay and ultimate sacrifice.

Tina Turner

My legacy is that I stayed on course... from the beginning to the end, because I believed in something inside of me.

Gina Prince-Bythewood

'Beyond the Lights' took incredible fight to get made. Four years of writing and two years of overcoming 'no.' Every studio balked. Twice. But I kept fighting. What gave me the courage was 'Love & Basketball.' Every studio turned down that film, too. But I never gave up because I believed in it with my whole heart and soul.

Gareth Bale

I always believed in my ability, but I think in any sport you need that little bit of luck.

Zadie Smith

Oh yes, my generation liked to be in some pain when they read. The harder it was, the more good we believed it was doing us.

Wesley Schultz

When I was a kid, award shows were super-interesting for me. But when I started making music, it was kind of hard to watch because I believed in what I was doing and yet knew I didn't really have a shot.

Evel Knievel

I don't know what in the world happened. I don't know if it was the power of the prayer or God himself, but it just reached out, either while I was driving or walking down the sidewalk or sleeping, and it just - the power of God in Jesus just grabbed me... All of a sudden, I just believed in Jesus Christ. I did, I believed in him!

In medicine as well as in romantic poetry, it is the heart that is the center and controlling mechanics of life. If the heart stops, life stops. The loss of sight doesn't not mean death. Yet for ages, the eyes was believed to contain a human being's vital essence - a not wholly irrational belief.

We were all over them from the start, and Marquette was a tired hockey team at the end. I sold the kids on this all week. I convinced them they could win this game, and they finally believed it. We've worked hard this year and have taken some lumps. But this is the reward for all of that work.

We were able to rule out Earth-sized planets in some of the orbits where theorists believed they might be found.

We worked their tails off in December and January, and we took our lumps back then knowing that this is what we work for. They understand that. They were able to overcome the setbacks in January and realized they believed in themselves, we believed in them and that's all that mattered.

Tom Osborne

We worked our tails off this week. We were really disappointed in the Gibson Southern finish. So I told them at halftime tonight that we were going to need at least 17 more points to win it, and they believed it.

Kristian Bush

We worked hard for the past two years to make this happen. You have to be convinced that you're going to succeed. It takes focus, and we never believed that it would turn out any differently.

Kelli O'Hara

We didn't have a lot of live theater in Oklahoma. I didn't visit New York when I was growing up. I watched movie musicals, and I believed in an idealistic, idyllic version of Broadway.

We believed we were operating within the system, but we recognize the confusion of the process.

We believed we might have a better opportunity in Geneva.

We believed we had the proper authorization to build the plant and build it where it is.

We believed we had a deal with the landlord and even had the paperwork drawn up.

We believed we could do it, and that's all it takes.

Sergey Brin

We believed we could build a better search. We had a simple idea, that not all pages are created equal. Some are more important,

We believed this would be our major fund-raiser and it could grow, ... We have grown every year.

We believed the world didn't need another commoditized venture capital firm.

Richard Brown

We believed there was demand for low-power, low-cost processors, and it has been tougher than we had originally anticipated, but now finally we think we have a clear space in the market.

Barbara Christian

We believed the governor would stand by the victim.

We believed that it had a good chance of preserving that population of the desert tortoise. I just hope the hard fight that occurred doesn't get wasted.

We believed that Cisco's results would further magnify the inventory problems facing their semiconductor suppliers -- and they did, ... While revenue increased 14 percent from the previous quarter, total inventory increased 59 percent and raw materials increased 335 percent.

We believed or hoped that the tactic of a suicide bombing would not be exported. This is a new threat for us.

Ozzie Guillen

We believed in ourselves. They have confidence. They know they have a lot of time. Our pitching staff is (starting) to put it together.

We believed in ourselves before we went down there, but I think the girls were actually surprised by how well we played. We're young and small (in numbers), so it sent a nice message to all of them. ... We're showing that we can play with the best of them. I'm really proud of them for what they've accomplished so far.

We believed in ourselves all along. This is what we came here to do and we did it.

Al Davis

We believed he fit the bill at that time.

We believed Brad was the elite coaching candidate. He came from a winning program with the Philadelphia Eagles. He's an NFC guy, knows NFC opponents and played an important role in the development of Pro Bowl quarterback Donovan McNabb.

James McGreevey

When I first ran for public office, it was with the passion and idealism of a young man who believed that government could help make our lives better, that public service was a calling and that citizenship demanded responsibilities. There was a greater good.