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The voice of the people has been said to be the voice of God; and, however generally this maxim has been quoted and believed, it is not true to fact. The people are turbulent and changing, they seldom judge or determine right. Alexander Hamilton Believed 91
I never believed that surrendering the executive power should be a condition of getting the second term. The second term should stand on its own feet. Jim Gilmore Believed 90
I believed that English-speaking people had a divine mission to civilize the world by making it western, democratic and Christian. Luke Ford Believed 90
If you had told me 28 years ago that the largest organization in the world touching the lives of gays and lesbians would be a church, I would not have believed you. Troy Perry Believed 89
I have always believed that there is a need for life-affirming films. Anthony Minghella Believed 88
Those who won our independence... valued liberty as an end and as a means. They believed liberty to be the secret of happiness and courage to be the secret of liberty. Louis D. Brandeis Believed 87
I came out of the Soviet Union no longer a communist, because I believed in personal freedom. Rose Wilder Lane Believed 85
I have always believed in God. Joel Osteen Believed 84
A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth. Aesop Believed 82
The medieval Church believed that the resurrection of Christ marked a new time for all of humanity. Timothy Radcliffe Believed 81
I always believed that whatever had to be written would somehow get itself written. Seamus Heaney Believed 79
I never believed in Santa Claus because I knew no white dude would come into my neighborhood after dark. Dick Gregory Believed 79
I really believed that I was on the right track, but that did not mean that I would necessarily reach my goal. Andrew Wiles Believed 79
We stand in the shadow of Jefferson who believed that a society founded upon the rule of law and liberty was dependent upon public education and the diffusion of knowledge. Matt Blunt Believed 76
What my mother believed about cooking is that if you worked hard and prospered, someone else would do it for you. Nora Ephron Believed 75
If the world market believed that we were serious about energy independence and we were going to utilize all of our own existing resources, the speculators would stop speculating up they start speculating down as we get our own oil out of the ground. Herman Cain Believed 75
Johnny Cash was plenty good enough to fool his fans. They believed he felt it in his soul when he sang the Gospel while stoned on drugs. Suzanne Fields Believed 75
You have to keep running. I always believed I was going to be safe. Rickey Henderson Believed 75
The observer, when he seems to himself to be observing a stone, is really, if physics is to be believed, observing the effects of the stone upon himself. Bertrand Russell Believed 72
Every scientific truth goes through three states: first, people say it conflicts with the Bible; next, they say it has been discovered before; lastly, they say they always believed it. Louis Agassiz Believed 72
I always believed that I could make it or I would never have spent so many years trying to get here. Helen Reddy Believed 71
I always believed it would happen and stuck to my guns. Kid Rock Believed 70
Who never doubted, never half believed. Where doubt is, there truth is - it is her shadow. Ambrose Bierce Believed 70
Even more than this, however, the sick - like lepers - were often reviled because people believed that they had brought their torments upon themselves. Peter Lewis Allen Believed 70
The platform we had in Dallas, the 1984 Republican platform, all the ideas we supported there - from tax policy, to foreign policy; from individual rights, to neighborhood security - are things that Jefferson Davis and his people believed in. Trent Lott Believed 68
But Walt and him shared the same kind of optimism. Walt believed in himself, and he was optimistic about what he wanted to do. He just knew it will be okay, and Dali was the same way. They had a great deal in common that way. John Hench Believed 66
Until now, I was insecure and I believed what the people around me said in regarding what I should sing. Namie Amuro Believed 66
I came from a family who believed in, in quotes, the Rights of Man, who believed that in order to justify the sort of luxurious life that the majority of us have, related to the whole world, that you had to do something. Richard Attenborough Believed 65
I always believed that I have something important to say and I said it. Lou Reed Believed 65
Many people have believed that they were Chosen, but none more baldly than the Texans. Edward Hoagland Believed 64
Every tyrant who has lived has believed in freedom for himself. Elbert Hubbard Believed 64
I have always believed that one should not be scared of losing, I think that really is the key. Imran Khan Believed 64
I have never believed in comparisons, whether they are about different eras, players or coaches. Sachin Tendulkar Believed 62
I felt uneasy, but sometimes, like I said before, I believed in Col. North and there was a very solid and very valid reason that he must have been doing this. Fawn Hall Believed 62
I never would have believed as a candidate for the U.S. Senate that the U.S. government could buy GM without a hearing, with no vote, yes or no. There are billions and billions of dollars at stake here. Mike Johanns Believed 59
As to the war, while it is always thought rash to have any strong military convictions, I have always believed that if they would go straight to Sebastopol early in the season they would take it with little difficulty. Francis W. Newman Believed 58
They knew that Roosevelt and the Democratic party made a difference on them, on their quality of life issues, and they believed in that. But today it is completely different. Richard M. Daley Believed 54
Learning is always rebellion... Every bit of new truth discovered is revolutionary to what was believed before. Margaret Lee Runbeck Believed 53
By religion, then, I understand a propitiation or conciliation of powers superior to man which are believed to direct and control the course of nature and of human life. James G. Frazer Believed 50
The powerful men in my life have always believed in me: my husband, my son. Judy Collins Believed 49
And one thing that I always believed and that I knew for certain was that I could never have sustained a personal relationship while I worked this hard, or while I was that driven this intensely by the story. Christiane Amanpour Believed 47
This is a moment that I deeply wish my parents could have lived to share. My father would have enjoyed what you have so generously said of me-and my mother would have believed it. Lyndon B. Johnson Believed 47
I have never believed in the Wizard of Oz theory of consulting, that I am all-knowing and all-seeing, and that everyone around me is kind of a backbencher. David Axelrod Believed 47
Halfway through the decade, we realized that we had a great team and that we could do great things, and that we could probably have something here that we believed we had a chance to reach greatness. Franco Harris Believed 47
I have always believed helping your fellow man is profitable in every sense, personally and bottom line. Mario Puzo Believed 46
We have believed at CA that consolidation of this industry is something that was required ten years ago. Sanjay Kumar Believed 44
When I was writing, I genuinely believed each word was my own. Kaavya Viswanathan Believed 41
I never believed that Nixon could fully resurrect himself. And the proof of that was in the obits. Ben Bradlee Believed 39
For myself, I believed that that 13th of March should see a fight to the finish, cost what it might! for if Bloemfontein was to be taken, it would only be over our dead bodies. Christiaan Rudolf de Wet Believed 38
I never kept up with the fashions. I believed in wearing what I thought looked good on me. Bettie Page Believed 37

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