Famous Quotes & Sayings

At least three times, I was convinced I was going to die.

Carlos Menem

As president of Argentina, I repeat we are fully convinced of the legitimacy of out historical rights,

They're very disciplined, but we watched and we're convinced they just weren't five goals better than us,

Antonio Tarver

A lot of people are thinking I'm one-punch happy. I'm a better fighter today than you've ever seen. I'm more focused. I'm more convinced of my ability. Whatever Roy Jones brings, I'm here to tell you it won't be good enough. Not here. Not now. Not ever.

A lot of employers are never going to see an OSHA inspector, and that fear is never going to motivate them. I'm not convinced employers look at the OSHA citation situation in deciding whether they're going to do the right thing in protecting their employees.

James Allen

It's tough right now trying to convince developers to do something in these older spots, because no one's really sure what's underneath all the asphalt.

This convinces me that downtown Macon is on the move.

Robert Huber

This discovery convinced me of the power of crystallography and led me to continue in this field.

It is reasonably valuable if you can convince someone to steal from other people.

I tried to convince him to stay, but I understand his reasons and I support his decision. The doors are open if he ever wants to return.

I tried to convince him to let me miss a couple of days of school. It wasn't happening.

I told them that I couldn't because I was still at the East School, but they convinced me that nobody would ever find out.

At Oxford it took me weeks to convince the man on the gate that I was the manager. He always gave me the third degree before he let me in.

Abraham Lincoln

''A drop of honey catches more flies than a gallon of gal.'' So with men. If you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are his sincere friend. Therein is a drop of honey which catches his heart, which, say what he will, is the highroad to his reason.

John Adams

Now, my friend, can prophecies or miracles convince you or me that infinite benevolence, wisdom, and power, created, and preserves for a time innumerable millions, to make them miserable forever, for his own glory? Wretch! What is his glory? Is he

We are an organization with very, very high expectations. It's no different this year. It's obvious the team is not showing any emotion, the team is not doing the things they need to do in order to fulfill these expectations. It's nothing in particular, other than I am convinced it was the right time to make the call.

We are still convinced that it is necessary to deepen and increase our relations in the economic field.

Brandi is the most competitive girl I've been around for her age. I think she'd try to convince everybody she was running no matter how much pain she was in.

There's only one way you can convince the customer and that's to give him the experience of driving a diesel car.

Chief Joseph

We're very happy with stable water, ... However, we're not convinced we're out of the woods yet.

Phillip Noyce

The more she rejected us the more convinced I was that she was another version of the real Molly, her disdain for authority, her scepticism that she had to do what the white man told her because it was good for her... She is Molly.

Paul Graham

I get a lot of criticism for telling founders to focus first on making something great, instead of worrying about how to make money. And yet that is exactly what Google did. And Apple, for that matter. You'd think examples like that would be enough to convince people.

Patrick Wilson

I was convinced in middle school that I invented tight-rolling your pants, because I would get hand-me-downs from my brothers, and of course they were bell-bottoms from the '70s. So I would fold and fold over the bells. I like to think I started the trend. But I didn't.

Patrick Soon-Shiong

I am convinced that in order for you, as a patient, to be protected, it has to be transparent, evidence-based, objective information. Not self-serving information. Not pharma-driven information. Not ad-driven information. It is transparent, objective, evidence-based information.

This opera is my Nunc Dimittis, in that it dismisses me peacefully and convinces me I have achieved.

This thing could take years, but that doesn't mean you give up on it. We are convinced that fundamental political reforms are necessary. And we're also convinced that the Legislature isn't going to do it on its own. This isn't going to go away.

Alcee Hastings

As a matter of fact, religious differences are actually exploited to convince people to participate in primarily political conflicts.

Steve Squyres

A sol like that gives you confidence. I'm really convinced now that we're able to keep the vehicle safe.

That's fine. Let them try to convince themselves that they're going to put pressure on us.

that optimistic soul who's digging through a roomful of horse manure because he's convinced that somewhere in there is a pony.

Though Mark has not been overworked in either game he has done enough to convince me to sign him.

You may even be able to convince them to create a position for you.

The whole world is worried and we want to convince everyone, starting with the European Union, to coordinate measures in the face of a possible pandemic.