Famous Quotes & Sayings

Rebel Wilson

I think some of my darkness comes from my dad. There is definitely convict history on that side of the family, a lot of dodginess. But with the darkness can also come entrepreneurialism, genius traits.

There are no signs here that give you the impression that the selling pressure has bottomed. There's just not a lot of conviction out there.

It is a good judgment and I am pleased that three of the defendants are now convicted for this crime. These three were the most important.

Myles Munroe

It is my conviction that marriage is such a good idea, only God could have thought of it.

Kerry had an opportunity in the debates to show the American people his strength and conviction and to lay out his plans, and people have responded very positively to that. So we see trends nationally moving in our direction and trends in battleground states moving towards us as well.

David Gill

I would think if he gets convicted of something there may be some changes. We still go by innocent until proven guilty.

the facts do lend support to the conviction and the findings of the jury, but there's still information that I want to review and be sure that I have in fact taken all that into consideration.

Louise Nevelson

What we start with is a conviction to fulfill our being. Horses, trees fulfill themselves. Why shouldn't people.

That's the real shame. Society is not well-served by sending a convict to a penitentiary who needs mental-health care.

Joseph Estrada

I was not able to defend myself and was convicted in the street.

John Muckler

He was an idol of his as a boxer, but (Emery) knows now that he lost that right (to wear the mask) with (Tyson's) conviction as a rapist and a female abuser. Ray told me he would take it off.

One in every three people convicted for DWI in Los Alamos County is under 21 years of age.

Shows like CSI are teaching people that without forensic evidence you can't convict anybody.

Shows like 'CSI' are teaching people that without forensic evidence you can't convict anybody.

Shows like 'CSI' are teaching people that without forensic evidence, you can't convict anybody.

She is a convicted criminal who stole thousands of rands of taxpayers' money to fund her own lavish lifestyle.

Winston Churchill

Never give in, never give in, never; never; never; never - in nothing, great or small, large or petty - never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense

Todd Akin

One pillar was the conviction that God grants life as an inalienable right, and they fought so that pillar would not be toppled by tyrants.

Daniel Berrigan

We have one of our priests in prison right now, Steve Kelly, for his antiwar actions, and three of us in the community are forbidden to visit him because we're all convicted felons.

Victor Hugo

The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather in spite of ourselves.

There is tremendous conviction here that people will not let it happen. Democracy is not working here, it's the only route we've got.

That is a message to all convicted sexual offenders. You must register. Otherwise, you will be facing this type of prison term.

It's murder. And a murder conviction shows that transgender lives are valuable.

Everybody spies on everybody. I was stunned to hear that myself. Someday, I may have to rely on a French satellite to convict an American citizen.

They convicted an innocent man. The jury made the wrong decision. It's a human system, and the human system has let us down.

The two players could be suspended for life if convicted in a court of law.

The U.S. manufacturing ISM index should show a decent gain today, reinforcing the market's conviction that the U.S. recovery is for real.

They are moving to a speedy conviction ... they have already passed a sentence even before the trial has ended.

John Conyers

They want to get easier convictions, ... When you have a military tribunal, there are very few people who don't get convicted in them just as a matter of course.

We think they are being inappropriately detained. Their presumption of innocence has been eviscerated. They are being punished for a crime they were not convicted of.

You have to be early in technology. You have to have conviction, and you can't be a market-timer.

Edgar Ramirez

For me, no ideological or political conviction would justify the sacrifice of a human life. For me, the value of life is absolute, with no concessions. It's not negotiable.

Alan Furst

Fast-paced from start to finish, 'The Honourable Schoolboy' is fired by le Carre's conviction regarding evil done and its consequences.