Famous Quotes & Sayings

Drew Gilpin Faust

When I was growing up in Virginia, the Civil War was presented to me as glorious with dramatic courage and military honor. Later, I realized how death was central to the reality. It was at the core of women's lives. It's what they talked about most.

Kirk Walters

He's a real vocal guy for us. He's a central part of our defense and our offense.

Alan Greenspan

History has demonstrated that implicit in any removal of power from central planners and broadening of market mechanisms -- as would occur under WTO -- is a more general spread of rights to individuals,

David Resler

It could be a drag on earnings...something that delays the revival of profits so central to the revival of the economy itself.

Yi Xianrong

It is a clear signal to the property market that the central government has the determination and the means to curb investments and housing prices.

Jon Katz

I think the new reality that's converging all this is, you have on the one end this culture of extraordinarily gifted outsiders who have patched together the Internet. And then there's the rest of the world -- business, education and politics -- that suddenly has woken up to the fact that they desperately need the Internet. It's very important. And so they become sort of central while still not being in the mainstream.

Robert H. Connelly

I think that if the tribe can demonstrate that this site is central and essential to its religion, it has a good chance of success in this case,

Kemp Ewing

I think that they've just got some talent going to Lenoir-Rhyne from this area. And to be coming from South Central really means a lot to us. I think that with the young coaches teaching these guys and what they're going to teach, you're going to see some more guys walk through these doors and sign and do some things in the future.

Stephen Colbert

I want to thank Comedy Central for picking up the show, but more importantly I want to congratulate Comedy Central for picking up the show,

Tommy Spina

He deeply regrets the circumstances which have led to him being charged with a criminal offense in our federal system.

E. O. Wilson

He'll be in charge of scouting and probably more involved in the operation of the club.

Bob Horodyski

He's always good for between 16 and 20 points, 10 to 15 rebounds, a couple of charges drawn and a couple of steals in the post. Every time out.

Marcus Dudley

I think the charges are appropriate for what his involvement was in the accident.

Karen Rambo

The people in charge of the program wanted to encourage kids to pursue math at the middle school level. And the competition is designed by engineers to fill a gap that they were seeing.

Thomas Ken

We talked about taking charges when she spins. Finally it happened at the perfect point in the game.

John Ashcroft

Today a U.S.-based charity that claims to do good works is charged with funding the works of evil,

David Soul

I went to Mexico to study social and political history during that really charged period in Mexican history in the early sixties, that I found my path in a way. It was a time when students wanted to take control of their own country, not just in Mexico but also in Europe and the United States.

Stanley Brand

He's going to face hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal expenses if he gets charged and decides to defend himself. It's hard to focus on that and focus on re-election.

John Robertson

Harvests are going to be poor because most farmers got inputs late and that means more foreign currency will be used to import food we should be producing.

Andrew Pyle

(It) comes down to watching the data, and data reflecting the impact of this move in the currency is not going to come out until we get into the summer.

Emanuel Balarie

I think a lot more people are starting to view gold as a currency of sorts and realize that in this uncertain geopolitical environment, they are fleeing to something that has always been a historical safe haven.

George Lopez

He was the one person who filled my house with his voice and made me not feel lonely, and made me feel my life could be worth something and that my pain could be currency for laughs.

David Gilmore

Otherwise a spend-prone fiscal policy teamed with a pro-growth monetary policy could be problematic for the U.S. economy and currency ahead.

Tsuyoshi Segawa

Investors are anxiously awaiting tomorrow as the data could increase volatility in the currency and other markets.

Dennis Gartman

The October panic is hitting more than the world's equity markets; it is hitting the currency markets, too.

Alex Beuzelin

This morning, the currency markets were just as nervous as the rest of the financial markets. As the stock market stabilized, so did the U.S. currency.

Katsuhiko Kodama

Right now there are few market participants.... Investors don't know what may happen with the currency during the holidays.

Cindy Fisher

Kiva has improved daily and is going to evolve into an impact player in this program.

Glyn Meek

I think it's important because this is, after energy, the second most influential industry in the world. It's important that we leave something to remind people that it effects their lives on a daily basis.

Winston Churchill

It is a gaping wound, whenever one touches it and removes the bandages and plasters of daily life.

George Casey

We are fighting with them side by side on a daily basis, improving their capabilities day by day, ... We are measuring this very carefully, and we're not going forward with this capriciously.

Mike Hanson

It is something that they think about, not only when they go on similar calls, where their incident may have happened, but also something that they think about on a daily or weekly basis.

John Givhan

It is just a way for the city, public officials to show their thanks to the American soldiers. By showing their support it also shows God's involvement in the soldiers' daily activities.

David Edwards

I weigh now 162 pounds, a dramatic drop from the 250-plus pounds I weighed when I laid down on the surgeon's table, ... Since that surgery last year, I've been able not only to lose weight, but to quit taking all but one medication, down from the seven forms of meds I required daily to stay alive.

William Feather

The prizes go to those who meet emergencies successfully. And the way to meet emergencies is to do each daily task the best we can.

Rick Petri

If you have competition, then you are going to have better effort and focus at practice daily because if you want to play on Saturday, you have to get the job done Monday through Friday.

Robert Green Ingersoll

If the guardians of society, the protectors of 'young persons,' could have had their way, we should have known nothing of Byron or Shelley. The voices that thrill the world would now be silent.

Ron Iwami

I talked to A&B and HCDA, the two parties involved and they told me 'Ron, we will not move on this signing until the Legislature decides'.

Jim Bell

I think it is our role to get involved and not just sit back and wait for someone else to help.

Mark Francis

He wants to be involved in a lot of things this term so that he can become more acclimated with the position.

Charles Mason

There are simply too many players involved for a (conspiracy) to be plausible.

Sandy Goldstein

We're probably involved in 10 of the 30 most prominent investigations in the country.

Lee Baig

It is preposterous to think that they could be involved in any kind of criminality. They have not had so much as a speeding ticket in their lives.

Raymond Cruz

I went to college and studied writing, and I got involved in theater. It's always been my passion.

Pete Carroll

He's going to be involved in a lot of special teams.

Nick Cave

When you're making a film, there are so many people involved that you get opinions and notes from people and you don't even know who they are. I find that quite difficult and it wears you down.

Rodel Natividad

It's your temporary "wants" purchasing your unnecessary "needs".

Tom Mitchell

It's a wholesale review of the county's purchasing code.

Bill Gerosa

He's a special kid. Big games, he always steps up.

Jake Delhomme

He's a special player. We say that every week.

Scarlet Knights

We try to put three scholarships towards special teams -- one kicker, one punter and one combo guy, ... That should show how important we think it is.

Tyler Perry

Oprah is very, very, very special to me. She's an amazing woman.

William S. Burroughs

Kick is seeing things from a special angle. Kick is momentary freedom from the claims of the aging, cautious, nagging, fightened flesh.

Sarah Rees Brennan

Been chatting much with Jared?" "We often have special moments where I come into a room and he immediately leaves," Kami said. "I treasure those times.

Sara Zarr

Remember that no matter where I am or what I'm doing I've got a special place inside me that's all for you. It's been there since the day we met.

Robert Duvall

Today, everything has to be made by committee, and has to have special effects, but there's always room for good films.

Xanana Gusmao

I agree that special interest sections between Portugal and Indonesia can proceed without me being released.