I Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with I. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“I believe is that we can forecast the "changing landscape of context," and thus get insight into when we are entering the danger zone of an X-event.”
“I believe Islam is superior. And will not be surpassed. So I believe that the law of God is much superior to man-made law.”
“I believe it [a year end appeal] is often so successful because it is one of the few—if not only—times that many charities deliver a clear and “hard” ask for a gift, along with a deadline. Specific, urgent, and time-bound. These are qualities that we shouldn’t hide in storage ten months a year like pumpkin spice and Michael Bublé.”
Source: From the Ground Up: Digital Fundraising For Nonprofits
“I believe it also says that I am a friend to everyone and enemy to no one.”
“I believe it doesn't matter what it is, as long as you can find something concrete to keep you busy while you are living your meaningless life.”
“I believe it doesn't really matter where you work as long as you work. Keep sharpening your teeth.”
“I believe it from the bottom of my heart, and your sons and daughters, too, can have the American dream come true.”
“I believe it has been said that one copy of The Times contains more useful information than the whole of the historical works of Thucydides.”
Source: Mr. Cobden and
“I believe it has changed so much because of the impact you can have from that position. You are so involved in the game from both a pass and a run standpoint. Anyone that can have an impact on a game like that is going to be held to high standards. You have guys like Ed Reed and Troy Polamalu who make big-time plays which can change the outcome of the game.”
“I believe it is a big mistake to think that money is the only way to compensate a person for his work. People need money, but they also want to be happy in their work and proud of it.”
“I believe it is a good thing to get rid of Gaddafi. But does America have to do everything?”
“I believe it is a religious duty to get all the money you can, fairly and honestly; to keep all you can, and to give away all you can.”
Source: John D. Rockefeller on Making Money: Advice and Words of Wisdom on Building and Sharing Wealth
“I believe it is a spirit of hope that gathers us here together today.”
“I believe it is a tradition in baseball that when a pitcher has a no-hitter going, no one reminds him of it.”
Source: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1960-1961
“I believe it is an established maxim in morals that he who makes an assertion without knowing whether it is true or false, is guilty of falsehood; and the accidental truth of the assertion, does not justify or excuse him.”
Source: Abraham Lincoln: Speeches & Writings Part 1: 1832-1858: Library of America #45
“I believe it is better to be prepared for illness than to wait for a cure.”
“I believe it is better to live a dream rather than to simply dream it. The dream is the start of something greater, something that impels us to make daring decisions. And it's true that the person who pursues a dream takes many risks. But the person who does not runs risks that are even greater.”
“I believe it is both unwise and even wrong to interfere in the affairs of other nations. Indeed, if we are honest, we will see that this is one of the reasons for 9-11.”
“I believe it is by divine design that the role of motherhood emphasizes the nurturing and teaching of the next generation.”
“I believe it is crucial to consider the degree to which one woman's possession of reproductive choice may actually depend on or deepen another woman's reproductive vulnerability.”
Source: Beggars and Choosers: How the Politics of Choice Shapes Adoption, Abortion, and Welfare in the United States
“I believe it is customary in good society to take some slight refreshment at five o'clock.”
Source: The Importance of Being Earnest: Revised Edition
“I believe it is customary to get get one's washing over first in baths and bask afterwards; personally, I bask first. I have discovered that the first few minutes are the best and not to be wasted--- my brain always seethes with ideas and life suddenly looks much better than it did...So I bask first, wash second and then read as long as the hot water holds out. The last stage of a bath, when the water is cooling and there is nothing to look forward to, can be pretty disillusioning.”
“I believe it is customary to get one's washing over first in baths and bask afterwards; personally, I bask first. I have discovered that the first few minutes are the best and not to be wasted-- my brain always seethes with ideas and life suddenly looks much better than did.”
Source: I Capture the Castle: Young Adult Edition
“I believe it is dangerous to think that the more extreme forms of censorship are more worthy of our attention. If we put all our effort into looking for the splinter in Turkey or China's eye, we may fail to recognise the plank in our own.”
“I believe it is each man's task to awaken his own soul. His soul is that part of him not subject to death and decay; that part of him made alive to truth and beauty. If he has no soul he is a brute.
And where does this soul go, at death? said Byron.
That is unknown, answered Shelley; the becoming of the soul, not its going, should be our concern. The mystery of life is on earth, not elsewhere.”
Source: Frankissstein: A Love Story
“I believe it is entirely possible for a man to possess not a single one of the virtues, to be a demon in human flesh.”
Source: Sardonicus and Other Stories
“I believe it is essential for our planetary future to develop tools that can change the consciousness which has created the crisis that we are in.”
“I believe it is essential to have English as the official language of our National Government, for the English language is the tie that binds the millions of immigrants who come to America from divergent backgrounds. We should, and do, encourage immigrants to maintain and share their traditions, customs and religions, but the use of English is essential for immigrants and their children to participate fully in American society and achieve the American dream.”
“I believe it is far worse to read a horror scene than it is to watch it. When you have it in front of you, there is no room, no space, for your mind to fill in horrific little details. When your mind is left to wander, it fills the cracks in the darkness with your own worst fears.”
“I believe it is imperative to see modern English grammar as a rich and diverse linguistic system deposited on our [England's] shores 1,500 years ago, and left with us unweakened, though substantially changed by the social and political events of the intervening period.”
“I believe it is important for comedians to know who came before them.”
“I believe it is important for people to create a healthy mental environment in which to accomplish daily tasks.”
“I believe it is important for the university to always remember its roots.”
“I believe it is important that we Japanese write a constitution for ourselves that would reflect the shape of the country we consider desirable in the 21st century.”
“I believe it is important to go on insisting that normality is not what we are exposed to. Honestly, among my acquaintances there is no woman wearing XS. No, sorry, there is one: my daughter. The point is that Mia is 11 years old. It's true that you need much time to get rid of the fat girl you once were, but you know I am sincerely grateful for my buttocks.”
“I believe it is important to speak to your readers in person... to enable people to have a whole picture of me; I have to both write and speak. I view my role as writer and also as oral communicator.”
“I believe it is impossible to make sense of life in this world except through art.”
“I believe it is in my nature to dance by virtue of the beat of my heart, the pulse of my blood and the music in my mind.”
“I believe it is in the national interest that government stand side-by-side with people of faith who work to change lives for the better. I understand in the past, some in government have said government cannot stand side-by-side with people of faith. Let me put it more bluntly, government can't spend money on religious programs simply because there's a rabbi on the board, cross on the wall, or a crescent on the door. I viewed this as not only bad social policy - because policy by-passed the great works of compassion and healing that take place - I viewed it as discrimination.”
“I believe it is incumbent upon Congress to act aggressively to ameliorate fear and help our country take the essential steps that will make our communities and lives safer.”
“I believe it is my duty as a performer to raise issues in the world of things we're afraid to look at.”
“I believe it is my duty to share the gifts I have learned. How dare I have the tools for finding serenity and not share them with the world?”
“I believe it is my obligation to tell the story of the civil rights movement to the next generation.”
“I believe it is my responsibility to do what I can for children and people with Down syndrome as well as in my native Dominican Republic.”
“I believe it is no secret that I like Japan very much - Japanese culture, sport, including judo, but it will not offend anyone if I say that I like Russia even more.”
“I believe it is no wrong Observation, that Persons of Genius, and those who are most capable of Art, are always fond of Nature, as such are chiefly sensible, that all Art consists in the Imitation and Study of Nature. On the contrary, People of the common Level of Understanding are principally delighted with the Little Niceties and Fantastical Operations of Art, and constantly think that finest which is least Natural.”
Source: The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: With Notes and Illustrations by Himself and Others. To which are Added, a New Life of the Author, an Estimate of His Poetical Character and Writings, and Occasional Remarks,
“I believe it is not the artist that chooses the muse—but rather, the muse who chooses the artist. The Muses are the original inventors, whilst we humans are their vessels.”
Source: The Merchant of Stories: A Creative Entrepreneur's Journey
“I believe it is of particular importance in our day, when Satan is raging in the hearts of men in so many new and subtle ways, that our choices and decisions be made carefully, consistent with the goals and objectives by which we profess to live. We need unequivocal commitment to the commandments and strict adherence to sacred covenants. When we allow rationalizations to prevent us from temple endowments, worthy missions, and temple marriage, they are particularly harmful. It is heartbreaking when we profess belief in these goals yet neglect the everyday conduct required to achieve them.”
“I believe it is one of our biggest tasks - the task of our life - to do everything possible to counter poverty and to build a freedom-loving future.”
“I believe it is one's duty to paint the rich and magnificent aspects of nature. We need gaiety and happiness, hope and love.”