Famous Quotes & Sayings

Mario Monti

A few years ago, if a European regulator had raised two eyebrows or even one, the chief executive would have backed off. The courage wasn't there. Now, in a sense, the king is naked.

Bob Letsch

(Roncalli) backed off of him and gave him that shot. A lot of times people think that we just try to get the ball inside ... but we can shoot the 3, too.

Terry Goodson

We did a good job on the big guy and kept him out of the game. We fronted and backed him and hoped they didn't hit the threes. If they hit the threes, we would have had to change the strategy.

Mark Howell

She was kind of the outspoken conscience of Philadelphia, Mississippi in the turbulent times. She never backed down from her principles.

Lorie Cook

She knows the tradition, the expectations for several years and she hasn't backed off from either of those. She's stepped right up. Sometimes kids aren't too confident competing. She thinks it's really fun. She's very motivated to get better. She doesn't mind hard work.

Trot Nixon

I didn't have any fan interference at all. They backed away. I commend those fans there. I gave them a little tip of the cap.

Jon Favreau

Movies like 'Chef' are not really box-office monsters in the summertime and don't really fit into Hollywood's business model any longer. Even if 'Chef' is successful, it will be successful in the context of what it is. There's a limited upside to a film that's so small, but there's also limited exposure for the people who backed me.

Billy Cox

(Jimi) was so into it -- if you listen closely you will see that I stayed on him, ... And when he started 'The Star Spangled Banner,' that impromptu thing, you hear the first four, five, or six notes; I'm in there with him. Then I said, 'Wait a minute, we didn't rehearse this, and it doesn't sound too good with me playing.' I backed away, and he continued and made a classic out of that.

Rep. Schultheis

I'm not about to vote for something that is a sham. This bill backed off from any real enforcement at all. You don't have enforcement, you don't have a bill, and let's not fool the public.

Any man, in the right situation, is capable of murder. But not any man is capable of being a good camper. So, murder and camping are not as similar as you might think.

Somebody told me it was frightening how much topsoil we are losing each year, but I told that story around the campfire and nobody got scared

Ali Behnam

These data show that there's a lot of value to branding. A lot of times when you're trying to promote your product, you may not see immediate results, but in the customer's mind, that campaign may be contributing to some of these bookmark conversion rates later on.

Larry Makinson

There are two ways of looking at campaign finance,

Al Franken

What you see on the campaign trail is me. It's easy being me.

George Crook

As soon as I was able, we returned to our camp at the ferry. I had to ride on horseback and suffered most excruciating pain during the journey.

Tad Devine

We want a debate and a campaign about the issues,

Debbie Pace

W.P. Camp and Sons are excited to get to move it back.

Roger Williams

The Public Health Minister who should have done her homework instead defended industry. But critical mass has been reached and many other campaigns have been initiated to eliminate aspartame.

Roger Toussaint

The struggle and defiance and unfortunately sacrifice will be required and will occur and judges need to understand that, the courts need to understand that and the lawmakers need to understand that.

Kevin Keegan

The tide is very much in our court now.

John Wallace

Publicly he's saying one thing and in the court he's saying another thing.

S. Hughes

Edna is going to be sorely missed. Her team leadership is invaluable and it's going to be hard not to have her in the locker room before and after games. Her guidance off the court is also going to be something that will be hard to replace.

Jim Sharp

We gave away something on one of the few court victories we've had on this. We need stronger oversight.

Robert Irwin

There's no palette as rich as a garden. And the intensity of it - I make this statement all the time: You can't plan nature; you court her.

M. Wolfe

There's no hard and fast rule in these cases. People do rush into litigation too quickly, generally speaking, but in this case, it was right that it went to the courts, and the court made the right decision.

Sheryl Snyder

There's not been a decision by the court on this matter, but there's a historical precedent that another governor faced with the situation did the same thing.

Charles Schumer

The time in history, and Sandra Day O'Connor's removal, means the focus on real questions will be greater than it has ever been, because she was a swing nominee at a time of a divided court and a divided country.

Terrence Gabriel

The Nasdaq has at least the Microsoft report to look forward to, which should be strong.

Lee Humphrey

This is a new year, and a different team. We're looking forward to making a run.

Eric Patterson

The only time we'll have to play a Broward or Dade team is if we play them in the state championship. We're looking forward to that.

Gary Smith

Bret Harte stuck it to us last year. We learned a lesson. Our kids are looking forward to playing them again.

Sergio Garcia

You have to realize you are going to have to make some birdies. You have a lot of par-4s you are hitting wedges into, and these guys can play, so you have to make some birdies. I'm looking forward to (today).

Willie Randolph

Those are the guys we have to go through to be where we want to be. We're looking forward to that challenge.

Chris Bosh

We know it's been a tough season, but we have a good group of guys that work hard every day. Thank you for your support and we look forward to next season.

Edward Hale

Look up, and not down; Out and not in; Forward and not back; And lend a hand.

James Reed

Last year, to be honest, I wasn't as happy, ... I didn't play that much last year. I was depressed, well, not depressed. It was frustrating. Now I look forward to the games. I look forward to practice. I look forward to - if I mess up, going in there and doing it better.

Wayne Gandy

It was the normalcy we've been looking for.

Mike Browning

You're looking at the young guys. You're not looking to win, just to get a win.

Allen Iverson

We're looking at our own sizes, we're looking at our friends' sizes,

Bobby Shelton

I'm a little set back. I had no idea they were looking at retirement. I thought it would stay around for many, many years kind of like the old B-52s did.

Mike Eaves

I can tell you this explicitly, that nobody was looking at this as just a third-place game. There was a lot of pride on the line.

David Gayson

Looking back, I have this regret, that too often when I loved, I did not say so.

R. Robinson

I wasn't really looking to score more (in the second half), but I was looking to be more aggressive.

Kevin Wallace

Looking at it technically, those teams were better than we were.

Tom Kelleher

We're all on schedule. Things are looking good.

Juvenal

Drooping along the ground the vine misses its widowed elm.

David Nicholls

I am not up to this. I am not capable. I thought I would be, but I'm not. Some part of me is missing, and I cannot do this.

Danny Miller

We go out and do our best, ... but we have to move on to our next missing person.

Alfred Kazin

We never know how much has been missing from our lives until a true writer comes along.

E. L. Konigsburg

How can you know what is missing if you’ve never met it? You must know of something’s existence before you can notice its absence.

Donna Karan

I've been away and haven't seen my family. I speak to them every day though. I miss them, but I love traveling.

Dorothy Dunnett

If I can’t be personal, I don’t want to argue,” said his hostess categorically. “I may be missing your points, but you’re much too busy dodging mine.

Danny Elfman

In Tim's films, more than most, if you miss the tone, you don't get the film.

Anne Lamott

If you fixate on the big picture, the whole shebang, the overview, you miss the stitching.

Tom Clancy

Surviving is much more painful than death.

Devon Werkheiser

I love spicy food, love it. But wasabi is just painful.

Benjamin Watson

I'M OFFENDED, because of the insulting comments I've seen that are not only insensitive but dismissive to the painful experiences of others.

Casey Affleck

Chickens, cows, and pigs in factory farms spend their whole lives in filthy, cramped conditions, only to die a prolonged and painful death.