Famous Quotes & Sayings

Patrick Doyle

We knew it would be close, ... was able to spend a lot of money. They were able to get out their message and convince people to vote no.

Jason Terry

We think we can win a game with our defense. We're convinced about that.

When I saw that study I was not convinced of the significance of the failure of the monkeys. There are many ways for an experiment to fail and most failures are not scientifically interesting. I immediately thought: we could do that in starlings.

Eduardo Galeano

A lot of leftists think it is soccer's fault that people don't think, while most rightists are convinced that soccer is a proof that people think with their feet.

Hugo Chavez

I have said it already, I am convinced that the way to build a new and better world is not capitalism. Capitalism leads us straight to hell.

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.

You have to understand, the player has to go in front of the same people that just found him in violation and convince him that they're wrong. You have to convince them that they made a mistake. That's never easy to do with anyone.

Walden Bello

This text is a recipe for disaster, and many developing countries will not be able to convince people back home that they have come back with a good deal.

Brian Cashman

I can't convince him to pitch; he has to want to pitch. There's nothing for us to do on our end. We expressed our level of interest.

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.

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.

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.

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

The more I've seen Ouachita play, the more convinced I've become that they're one of the top five teams in 4A.

I wanted to convince them there's a better way to do stuff, and they've been great about it.

Robert Blake

I wanted to convince him (the security) problem was real. And these were the probable reasons.

John Cole

Right now, there's not enough signal in the noise to be convinced that there's anything there. One has to be strongly skeptical of all these kind of things. But you have got to be open-minded too. Maybe somebody will find something. But if they do, it has got to be solid.

President Chirac has told him to back down as he was leading the country to the wall. He tried to convince himself he could be France's Margaret Thatcher, but forgot he was only the number two.

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.

James Long

These relatives were theorizing and telling her who did it. I think she's totally convinced he did it because the relatives told her he did.

These young women aren't going to convince their boyfriends to go see chick-flicks and watch Lifetime,

The state is not giving us money to do any of that. But, even if we did put millions of dollars into it, I am convinced we would still not find them all.

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.

A late-day push like this is nice to see, and there's been some decent volume, which is important, but I'm not convinced it's a trend yet. Another couple of days of good earnings would bode well for this market.

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.