“I believe in a graduated income tax on big fortunes, and in . . . a graduated inheritance tax on big fortunes, . . . increasing rapidly in amount with the size of the estate.” BelieveBigsPoliticalI BelieveAmountTaxesFortuneSizeI Believe InIncomeEstatesInheritanceIncome TaxInherited WealthInheritance TaxProgressive Taxation Book:The Complete Works of Theodore Roosevelt Source: The Complete Works of Theodore Roosevelt
“I believe that for the small numbers of Jewish people in the United States, they exercise a tremendous amount of influence on the affairs of government.” PeopleBelieveStatesGovernmentI BelieveUnitedNumbersUnited StatesInfluenceAmountExerciseAffairSmall Numbers Author:Louis Farrakhan
“Screenwriting involves an often un-personal process. Co-writers, directors, producers, everyone has a say in what you put on a page, and stories are constantly changing according to budget, actors, and commercial needs. Films are a collaborative process and are also inherently narrative and structured, so you are always working within very tight parameters. Short fiction unleashes a more intimate voice and a passion for language. I believe short narratives can have the same amount of danger and drama as any action film.” NeedsBelieveStoriesActionFilmPassionActorsLanguageI BelieveProcessVoiceFictionDangerAmountDramaDirectorsPagesProducersNarrativeBudgetsIntimateScreenwritingParametersAction FilmsAlways Working Author:Chiara Barzini
“Maybe there is no good God. But there is definitely a devil, and his predominant passion is the religion of Protestant fundamentalists. I believe my country is beginning to resemble a theocracy. Using television, the evangelists raise appalling amounts of money which they then invest in the election of mentally disabled obscurantists.” BelieveCountryPassionI BelieveTelevisionAmountDevilRaisesElectionDisabledProtestantsGood GodEvangelistsTheocracyMentally Disabled Author:Gore Vidal
“I believe investors should invest for the long run, so I don't buy and sell. I usually maintain the classic index of global equities, diversified U.S. and global and emerging markets, and when the risk is larger, I diminish the amount in global equities and put more into liquid assets - but very irregularly.” ShouldBelieveLongRunningI BelieveRiskAmountSellsClassicAssetsInvestorsLong RunsDiminishEquityEmergingLiquidEmerging Markets Author:Nouriel Roubini
“I was a common man, and I will always remain a common man. No amount of stardom will ever consume my soul. Money comes, money goes. Fame comes, fame goes. I believe every human being is a celebrity in their own right.” MenBelieveHumansSoulI BelieveHuman BeingsCommonAmountFameMy SoulCommon ManStardom Author:A. R. Rahman
“If you look at the performance of the zero-income-tax-rate states and the highest-income-tax-rate states, I believe a large amount of their difference is due to taxes. Not only is it true of the last decade, but I took these numbers back 50 years. And, there's not one year in the last 50 where the zero-income-tax-rate states have not outperformed the highest-income-tax-rate states.” IfsYearsBelieveLooksStatesLastsI BelieveDifferencesNumbersAmountTaxesHighestPerformancesRateDuesDecadesIncomeZeroIncome Tax Author:Arthur Laffer
“Is this not true--That in proportion to the value of their estates the extremely wealthy pay far less taxes than those of moderatemeans? Compare the amount paid by millionaires with the amount paid by ordinary citizens. I believe that in proportion to their estates they pay less than half as much as ordinary citizens, whereas they ought to pay more.” BelieveValuesI BelievePayHalfOughtAmountCitizensTaxesOrdinaryPaidCompareProportionWealthyEstatesMillionaireOrdinary Citizens Author:Rutherford B. Hayes
“I believe it is the conviction of the purest men, that the net amount of man and man does not much vary. Each is incomparably superior to his companion in some faculty. His want of skill in other directions, has added to his fitness for his own work.” MenWantBelieveDoeI BelieveAmountSkillsConvictionEqualitySuperiorsCompanionFacultyVary Book:The Annotated Emerson Source: The Annotated Emerson
“To kill these (rabid) dogs, in my opinion, amount to himsa, but I believe it to be inevitable if we are to escape much greater himsa.” IfsBelieveI BelieveOpinionGreaterViolenceDogAmountInevitable Author:Mahatma Gandhi
“But I noted with real satisfaction how well ex-footballers seemed to have leadership qualifications . . . I believe that football, perhaps more than any other sport, tends to instill in men the feeling that victory comes through hard - almost slavish - work, team play, self-confidence, and an enthusiasm that amounts to dedication.” MenBelieveWellsRealSelfHardPlayFeelingsI BelieveSportsTeamFootballAmountVictorySatisfactionSelf ConfidenceEnthusiasmDedicationExesFootballerQualificationsInstill Author:Dwight D. Eisenhower