Famous Quotes & Sayings

Wayne was the kind of guy who would get in your face until he convinced you ... or he just wore you out.

Alexei Navalny

I'm not afraid and these 15 days convinced me there is nothing to fear. Let them be afraid instead.

Natasha Trethewey

I started out in graduate school to be a fiction writer. I thought I wanted to write short stories. I started writing poems at that point only because a friend of mine dared me to write a poem. And I took the dare because I was convinced that I couldn't write a good poem... And then it actually wasn't so bad.

Whether or not to proceed down that path, that decision will be made by the representatives of the pilots and it's just another piece of an overall strategy we will use to convince management to negotiate toward a consensual agreement.

Annalee Newitz

When I was a journalist at Wired, I convinced a doctor to implant an RFID tracking device in my arm.

We're finding roadblocks because they have a cookie-cutter mentality to producing buildings. How successful we'll be (in convincing them) is still up in the air, and we can't force them to do this, but we hope to convince them through the power of persuasion.

When he expressed to us that he was considering retirement, we repeatedly tried to convince him otherwise, but completely respect his decision.

With this acquisition, we are convinced that we are securing our goaltending position for many years.

We're still talking to them and we're still trying to convince them.

We're still not convinced we've heard from people we want to talk to, ... We still want to hear from people.

I have to convince other Democrats and Republicans that it's wise to invest in the U.S.-Mexico border, not just for security, but also for mobility and trade, and that's why we should open up the border.

John Kasich

The issues of Medicare and Medicaid and Social Security -- what are we doing to convince the American people that we're prepared to deal with those tough issues?

David Berg

These tapes can be the equivalent of a hand grenade with the pin pulled out. If the defense can convince jurors that the government has misled them by only presenting excerpts, then the government will be in deep trouble.

Keith Richards

Nothing presented here tonight has convinced us. The program at Edith Williams School is in its infancy. How can you pattern Positive Connections after a program that is not even off the ground yet?

Nothing will convince me there wasn't a divine element here. People gave sacrificially. They gave more than they could afford. They just did it.

I'm not at all convinced this recovery we're having is going to be as smooth as we've had in previous recoveries.

Christine Vachon

I'm no longer convinced theatrical is the holy grail.

Barbara Bush

I know we did the right thing for security and for the country, ... I am convinced that out of the recent investigations will come a better system.

Sven Goran

I'm quite convinced that we are going out there tomorrow to do the job and win the three points.

I'm more convinced now we need a moratorium,

Jaroslaw Kaczynski

Immediately after the official results, we are ready to start talks with the Platform about economic policy. We are deeply convinced that they can be effective.

I'm not exactly convinced that this market is overly bullish.

I'm not convinced we're heading into a recession. But we will have a slow down.

Dick Murphy

I'm not convinced that we have data that would suggest we need to expand this program. We're expanding a program where the results have so far shown us that staying home may be better.

I'm not convinced that the prospect for universal messaging on one mailbox can handle all your needs.

I'm not convinced that talks would lead anywhere. (But) in the short to medium term, they would take the pressure out of the system that's driving oil prices.

I'm not convinced that it's necessary on campus. I don't view it as a problem.

Pascal Lamy

I hope that this will convince them that it is worth taking further steps.

Jeb Bush

I hope that the measures we have put in place -- financial measures plus security measures -- will convince the American people to get on airplanes and come down to Florida,

I'm a convert, and I wasn't necessarily an easy one. What I've found is that it not only saves me money, it saves me a lot of time. It's a very easy shopping trip. I'm convinced it saves me trips to the supermarket.

It was pretty hard to convince the kids that we had a chance.

It's very easy to convince people that the devil you know is better than the devil you don't,

It's wonderful. We worked really hard to convince people in Oakmont and Kenwood it would be a good idea. A lot of people did a lot of work on the ground, walking. I think that made the difference.