Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ray LaHood

People can say all types of stuff, ... When I lived in Peoria before, people tried to convince me to run for things. I had an opportunity then and I didn't. I will say I'm never going to rule that out in the future. Politics is a lot about being in the right place at the right time.

Tom Harkin

I've said time and time again, there is little risk of BSE in U.S. beef, but it is obvious that we have not yet convinced key trading partners of that.

Kreayshawn

I'm, like, a person who likes love. And I can find love in any type of person. I've dated girls, and I've liked girls. But they're usually straight girls, so it never works out. I mean, I'm not that gay, so I don't have the energy to convince someone else to be gay, you know?

We met with family members of the suspect and convinced the family members, when they heard from their son to have him turn himself in.

To many doctors this will come as a surprise because it's been a matter of some controversy and speculation and some doctors are convinced it's a problem,

John Edward

We're going to try to do a little better this time, and I'm convinced we will.

Chief Joseph

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

We just talked to him on the phone. He told us he's excited to come to Sacramento, and just hearing him say that, we were convinced he was sincere.

Amelie Mauresmo

We have a very strong squad and I'm convinced I'm not the only one able to win a singles. We have won many ties despite injury worries.

But first I'm going to have to convince them of that.

Maybe, but you have to be able to convince your players that it's harder to get back there the second time. What happens is, during the off-season, the players all of a sudden are in more demand than ever before. They're invited to more golf tournaments, they make more appearances and, all of a sudden, instead of doing all the work in the off-season program, they start missing a few days and they're not as into it the same way they were prior to the year when they got there.

John Dean

I failed to convince President Nixon that morning and the rest, as they say, is history.

Tracy Kidder

For months I'd been trying to convince myself, by convincing everybody back home, that in the crucible of war I'd made that great transition,

If they do fire (Hall), I think the fair thing to do would be to have Sean Elsbernd resign and have Newsom appoint Hall as the supervisor for District 7, ... And then try to convince Tony Hall to forgo the severance package.

How do you deal with giving yourself the options in the editing room for dealing with problems that come up from a shifting tone? It's trying to convince your actors to give you the genes and several versions to have more options in the editing room.

Some of them seem to convince themselves that this is a relationship.

Dick Butkus

My thing is trying to convince them they can win, ... Anything that happens that's good, they think, 'Oh, it's an accident, when is the roof caving in?' You've got to get them out of that mental framework.

I'm still not convinced he can get a mile and a quarter.

Pablo Picasso

Matisse makes a drawing, then he makes a copy of it. He recopies it five times, ten times, always clarifying the line. He's convinced that the last, the most stripped down, is the best, the purest, the definitive one; and in fact, most of the time, it was the first. In drawing, nothing is better than the first attempt.

Charles Kennedy

Like John Major in her wake, Thatcher was convinced that she understood the Scots - yet couldn't understand why we remained so stubbornly resistant towards the notion of understanding her.

I was very surprised ... I am convinced it is a mistake because I have never taken anything.

John Roberts

I think if you've looked at what I've done since I took the judicial oath, that should convince you that I'm not an ideologue.

We were 100 percent convinced she could step in. She has really developed her range. She's not that big, but she's strong, and she can play inside and out.

Johan Bruyneel

We're convinced that he would have kept his leader's jersey had he not crashed. You don't take the yellow jersey away from a rider who crashed out.

Bill Richardson

When I saw that program in 1967, I was convinced I was drafted, ... And it stayed with me all these years.

Wherever I look, there You are; I am totally convinced of this. Unto whom should I pray? The Lord Himself hears all.

Fuzzy Zoeller

Everybody saying you can't do this, you can't do that. I don't know why. Guess if you listen to it, you can convince yourself of it.

He pulled that head cover off, and there was a nasty old fungus. This is a wood driver ... and I was convinced that it had oozed into that driver.

He only has to convince one person that the government is overbearing and has been able to cut deals with people.

James Callis

I was convinced that I was going to be onstage for the rest of my life.

Come do more. Our invitation is just that. At this point, we say to students, if you think nothing is getting done, then come and do something. If people come and are willing to be dedicated, we are convinced we can get things done.

Dusty Baker

I am more convinced now than ever. I'm more determined than ever.

Kevin Keegan

I will be here as long as it takes. I might have to convince a few cynics, but I've never fallen out of love with football.