“I believe that happiness consists in having a destiny in keeping with our abilities. Our desires are things of the moment, often harmful even to ourselves; but our abilities are permanent, and their demands never cease.” BelieveMomentsHappinessDesireI BelieveAbilityDestinyDemandCeasePermanent Author:Madame de Stael
“Only if you give the Palestinians something to lose is there a hope that they will agree to moderate their demands.... I believe that as soon as Ahmed has a seat in the bus, he will limit his demands.” IfsGivingBelieveI BelieveLosesDemandLimitsAgreeSeatsBusPalestinianModerates Author:Thomas Friedman
“One of the reasons I believe the spiritual door was opened for an attack against the United States of America is that the policy of our Government has been to ask the Israelis, and demand it with pressure, not to retaliate in a significant way against the terrorist strikes that have been launched against them.” WayBelieveHas BeensStatesReasonGovernmentAmericaSpiritualAsksI BelieveUnitedUnited StatesDoorsPolicyDemandPressureStrikesTerroristSignificantUnited States Of America Author:James Inhofe
“The stakes are geopolitical in nature and I believe that democracies are - people want to live in free societies, democracies are the best way to do that, and that if people see democracies in the neighborhood, they'll demand the same thing.” PeopleIfsWayWantBelieveI BelieveDemocracyDemandBest WayNeighborhoodStakesFree SocietyGeopolitical Author:George W. Bush
“If I believe in something, I will fight for it with all I have. But I do not demand all or nothing. I would rather get something than nothing. Professional liberals want the fiery debate. They glory in defeat. The hardest job for a politician today is to have the courage to be a moderate. It's easy to take an extreme position.” IfsWantBelieveTodayJobsFightingI BelieveEasyPositionPoliticianDemandGloryDefeatExtremesI Believe InDebateHardestModeratesFieryHardest Job Author:Hubert H. Humphrey
“The inside operation of Congress - the deals, the compromises, the selling out, the co-opting, the unprincipled manipulating, the self-serving career-building - is a story of such monumental decadence that I believe if people find out about it they will demand an end to it.” PeopleIfsBelieveEndsSelfStoriesGovernmentI BelieveDealsCareersBuildingDemandCongressSellingCompromiseOperationsServingDecadenceSelf ServingSelling Out Book:Bella!: Ms. Abzug Goes to Washington Source: Bella!: Ms. Abzug Goes to Washington
“And I believe that I will never be able to hate any human being for his so-called 'wickedness,' that I shall only hate the evil that is within me, though hate is perhaps putting it too strongly even then. In any case, we cannot be lax enough in what we demand of others and strict enough in what we demand of ourselves.” BelieveHumansEnoughAbleHateEvilI BelieveHuman BeingsCasesDemandStrictWickednessLax Book:Etty: The Letters and Diaries of Etty Hillesum, 1941-1943 Source: Etty: The Letters and Diaries of Etty Hillesum, 1941-1943
“Well, any time Im preparing for a performance or even a rehearsal, its as if in a way, like any other athletes, these are muscles that support the vocal cords which are just I believe cartilage. It demands a kind of constant warming up and a constant feeling of where is the voice today.” IfsWayBelieveWellsKindFeelingsTodayI BelieveVoiceSupportDemandPerformancesConstantAthleteMusclesPreparingVocalRehearsalCordsVocal CordsWarming Up Author:Renee Fleming
“I have never yet had anyone who could, through the use of logic and reason, justify the Federal Government borrowing the use of its own money. I believe the time will come when people will demand that this be changed. I believe the time will come in this country when they will actually blame you and me and everyone else connected with the Congress for sitting idly by and permitting such an idiotic system to continue.” PeopleBelieveCountryReasonUseGovernmentI BelieveChangedDemandSittingLogicBlameCongressConnectedJustifyFederal GovernmentBorrowingIdiotic Author:Wright Patman