“I believe writers need to be chameleons, or like Meryl Streep, who can play all sorts of characters. A good writer should be able to cross gender lines and people of all social classes. So for me, writing from a male point of view would be a great challenge, that I would look forward to taking on.” PeopleNeedsShouldWritingBelieveLooksPlayCharacterWould BeAbleI BelieveSocialChallengesLinesViewsClassCrossesMalesGenderPoint Of ViewGood WritersSocial ClassChameleon Author:Marisha Pessl
“I believe in serendipity, but I also believe there are times when you have to be the one who lines up everything so it can fall into place.” BelieveFallI BelieveLinesI Believe InSerendipityFall Into Place Author:Susan Stroman
“I would not be like those Authors, who forgive themselves some particular lines for the sake of a whole Poem, and vice versa a whole Poem for the sake of some particular lines. I believe no one qualification is so likely to make a good writer, as the power of rejecting his own thoughts.” BelieveWholeI BelieveLinesParticularForgivingSakeVicesVice VersaGood WritersQualificationsRejecting Book:The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope Edited with Notes and Introductory Memoir by Adolphus William Ward Source: The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope Edited with Notes and Introductory Memoir by Adolphus William Ward
“[In response to Alfred Tennyson's poem "Vision of Sin," which included the line "Every moment dies a man, every moment one is born."] If this were true, the population of the world would be at a stand-still. In truth, the rate of birth is slightly in excess of death. I would suggest that the next edition of your poem should read: "Every moment dies a man, every moment 1 [and] 1/16 is born." Strictly speaking, the actual figure is so long I cannot get it into a line, but I believe the figure 1 [and] 1/16 will be sufficiently accurate for poetry.” IfsMenWorldShouldBelieveLongStillsMomentsWould BeDiesNextI BelieveBornLinesSinVisionFiguresBirthResponseRatePopulationExcessAccurateTennyson Author:Charles Babbage
“As part of Social Security reform, I believe that private savings accounts are a part of it - along the lines that President Bush proposed.” BelieveI BelieveSocialPresidentLinesSecurityAccountsSavingReformSocial SecuritySavingsPresident BushSavings Accounts Author:John McCain
“If you dropped me off a space platform onto the ground where a line was drawn, I would fall to the left side of it. I believe the difference between right and left is that the right, for the most part, the bulk of their philosophy is interested in property, and the rights of people to own property and gain and acquire and keep property. And I think on the left - though they blend and mix - on the left primarily you will find people who are more concerned about humans, and the human condition, and what can be done.” PeopleIfsThinkingBelieveHumansDonePhilosophyFallLeftI BelieveSidesDifferencesLinesSpaceRightsConditionsGainsConcernedPropertyAcquireHuman ConditionPlatforms Author:George Carlin
“Keith Olbermann is trying to make a business out of destroying Bill O'Reilly. He's done certain things to Bill O'Reilly that I believe were way over the line. I think that's bad behavior. But it's okay for him to criticize Bill. And Bill shouldn't be so sensitive. He should ignore that.” ThinkingWayShouldTryingBelieveDoneCertainI BelieveLinesBehaviorOkayBillsSensitiveCriticizeDestroyingKeithBad BehaviorBill O Reilly Author:Rupert Murdoch
“I believe I'm very conscious of exactly what I'm doing. I'm auditioning lines of dialogue, and I'm interrogating whether the lines would translate from Russian into English the right way. The English that results can perhaps seem somewhat more formal than colloquial, but not so formal as to feel academic.” WayFeelsBelieveSeemsI BelieveLinesResultsConsciousDialogueAcademicTranslateFormalRight Way Author:David Bezmozgis
“most of us persist in regarding leadership as synonymous with - indeed solely derived from - high position. Perhaps the notion of grass-roots leadership strikes us as too much of an oxymoron; confronted with apparent paradox, our imaginations fail. ... I believe that in the future, our ideas about the nature of leadership will undergo a radical transformation. As the instrumental use of knowledge continues to redefine the nature and purpose of organizations, we will begin to look at those on the front lines for leadership.” BelieveLooksIdeasUsePurposeI BelieveImaginationLeadershipLinesToo MuchFailingFrontsPositionRootsOrganizationTransformationNotionStrikesRadicalGrassParadoxPersistOxymoronUse Of Knowledge Author:Sally Helgesen
“And I strongly support the faith-based initiative that we're proposing, because I don't believe it violates the line between the separation of church and state, and I believe it's going to make America a better place.” BelieveStatesHumorAmericaPoliticalI BelieveChurchLinesSupportDon't BelieveSeparationInitiativeBetter PlaceChurch And StateSeparation Of Church And StatePolitical HumorFaith Based Author:George W. Bush
“You have to be optimistic. I still have doubts and conflicts, but the bottom line is, I believe in the future.” BelieveStillsI BelieveLinesDoubtConflictBottomI Believe InOptimisticBottom LineBeing Optimistic Author:Frank Gehry
“I believe that life is meaningless without hope, which is really what that line is about. Without hope, what are we living for? I wouldn't wanna see where exactly I'd be in five years. I wouldn't wanna know my exact date of death. I wouldn't want to know my exact cause of death. Certain things I just want to allow to take place rather than just have the knowledge beforehand.” KnowsWantYearsBelieveLife IsCertainI BelieveCausesLinesFiveFive YearsMeaninglessWithout Hope Author:Joe Budden