Famous Quotes & Sayings

Seth Shostak

Our computers double in capability on time scales of only a few years. It's hardly outrageous to believe that we will successfully develop thinking machines within a handful of decades, or at most a century or two. If that happens, these artificial sentients will quickly leave us behind.

Susanna Moore

'The Big Girls' has always seemed to me to be a story about different kinds of families - a divorced mother with a child; a father with his child and his girlfriend; a mother of three children, suffering from postpartum depression; and the rigid artificial families maintained by women in prison - all potentially perilous.

Stephen Rodrick

There are many reasons why I hate college football. The 4-hour games drone on longer than Steve Lyons during the American League playoffs. The ever-expanding season threatens to creep into early July. Boise, Idaho, hosts a bowl game. And it's played on blue artificial turf.

Strobe Talbott

Here is one optimist's reason for believing unity will prevail ... within the next hundred years ... nationhood as we know it will be obsolete; all states will recognize a single, global authority.A phrase briefly fashionable in the mid-20th century -- 'citizen of the world' -- will have assumed real meaning by the end of the 21st.All countries are basically social arrangements, accommodations to changing circumstances. No matter how permanent and even sacred they may seem at any one time, in fact they are all artificial and temporary.

Susanne Bier

I think the good thing about Dogme is that it forces you into an extreme sense of reality because there's no artificial light and no set design and all of those icings on the cake that you usually have on a movie.

Paul Dolan

There is no artificial cutoff on signing long-term deals.

Frank Thomas

We talked. But they didn't think I could hold up on the field turf, that's really what it came down to. With an injury like this, it's not ideal playing on an artificial turf surface.

Andy Coburn

I think beach nourishment is used to help sell housing projects and protect the towns' tax base. People have this idea of the Outer Banks as a wild, wind-swept destination and an artificial beach will take away that lure which in turn could hurt the economy.

Tom Walsh

I think that it is wrong. I haven't said this one time in 21 years of prosecuting, but I guarantee the appellate court is going to reverse it. It's the worst opinion I've seen - it has no basis in law. All he's doing is setting up an artificial roadblock in our attempt to bring her to justice. He is a judge, so I am not going to say anything disrespectful.

Ed Perkins

Greed on the part of banks is never surprising. Fortunately, not all the cards are doing it.

Zhou Shengxian

Groundwater near both banks of the river is in accordance with national standards and it's safe to drink.

Ron Dennis

I think the difference in the discussions that have taken place in the last month ... is that the push now is more towards what is in the long term interests of Formula One. That is where probably the acquisition from the banks of the equity by CVC has been most positively felt because they want stability, they want growth and now we participate in that growth so everybody has a very common interest.

Diego Rivera

What do you mean the banks of the river?. Are/ you the banks of Diego Rivera? I will be/ remembered throughout history and already my/ little Frida has forgotten.... Who first put a/ paint brush in your hand? ... And now you/ have become the banks to contain me? No,/ Frida, you have forgotten the real truth. You/ are a stone in the mighty river. A lovely/ speckled stone.

Jasmine Guinness

We've got to make greedy banks pass on interest rate cuts in full, and we've got to see rents coming down.

Mark Lackey

I think what's happening is that with Japanese banks wanting to clean positions by March 31, we're hearing that they have been big sellers in North America.

Yoji Takeda

It gives the impression Koizumi wanted someone who has political clout and who can support his structural reforms. Merging or privatizing government-affiliated banks will be positive for commercial lenders and brokerages because it will mean more business for them.

Michael Molligan

It goes from flooding its banks to getting very low.

Hans Tietmeyer

I will not talk about this experience. But, as I wrote before today, a signal of intervention by central banks can be an extremely effective move. I am not disapproving in certain situations of joint single intervention.

Ben Nelson

I suspect it would relieve some of the pressure on Bonita Beach Road,

Kevin Boyle

I also come from a tourist beach community that kind of knows to cover things up for the sake of tourists, so I'm a little wary for that reason, too.

Paul Tracy

We took our lunch break to sneak down the beach and see the waves.

Elizabeth King

It is just a once-in-a-lifetime experience. You can go to the beach any day,

Jessica Simpson

I went on the South Beach Diet for it. I trained for six days a week, two-and-a-half hours a day. I was determined to look good in those shorts.

Tim Dicus

I was about 200 yards out, just past the second sandbar, ... And when I heard the scream, I turned around and saw one of the girls swimming towards the beach frantically and the other one had disappeared and there was a big dark spot where she used to be in the water.

Bruce Gordon

Hopefully this settlement will encourage every restaurant, store and gas station in Myrtle Beach to remain open this year for Black Bike Week, just as they are during Harley Week.

Shamil Tarpishchev

We met on the beach and I offered him a game of tennis. He refused at first but when I offered to play doubles together, he agreed. You know the rest. Meeting Yeltsin simply changed not only my life but also had a profound effect on Russian tennis.

Joe Nolin

Huge volumes of sand have been wiped off the beach. The beach has had a dramatic vertical elevation change. It wiped the beach flat.

Andrea Martin

I was intimidated at first, ... But everyone was very helpful and kind.

Brian McLaughlin

I was in Pensacola, Fla., for Ivan and I just want to be able to feel like I have helped people in my life,

Patrick Hogan

(Kirby) helped people...he always wanted to help people so splitting the money up is most in the spirit of (Kirby),

Rig Veda

Knowledge increases his thinking capabilities and helps him in getting new and innovative ideas.After implementing those ideas successfully he earns wealth.

Will Peterson

Knowing the way he throws can help us. But it is a different team, a different offense now.

Luke Donald

Knowing I have played well here before helps a lot.

Robert Reed

Katrina, in some sense, helped that process be a little quicker.

Jim Collins

Just like the previous segments, it's going to help relieve some traffic on U.S. 19.

Pat Callahan

Just to release a rock record with very little help from MTV, and with just touring and radio, I think it's awesome. I think it did a lot better than any of us expected. But we're a touring band. That's where our roots are and we love touring. It's a lot of fun.

Andrew Steer

We're now moving into the really big permanent housing phase.

Elizabeth Watson

We mainly need housing you know. We're trying to find somewhere to live.

Jay Speer

People who live in higher-cost housing markets are really hurting.

John Prescott

Refurbishing I've done in the first three years and I'm still giving housing money, of course, to the north.

David Stix

The housing stats were a relief for investors worried about rate rises.

Lawrence Yun

The housing market is shifting away from the record-breaking pace of last year to a more sustainable pace.

Erwin Rode

The housing market is by no means dead.

Michael Spencer

The housing market has never triggered a recession in the United States.

Fionnuala Earley

The housing market got off to a strong start in 2006. This is a significant increase in price and confirms the strengthening trend we have seen since October.

Danny Way

Just to see them get hurt and run back up there and go down again, they're like Superman.

Scott Bergland

I think it hurt us not having him in the third period. If we had him, I think we would have won the game.

Dana Carvey

He can't tell you, but he didn't hurt anyone,

Unknown

Have you ever wondered which hurts the most: saying something and wishing you had not, or saying nothing, and wishing you had?

Doc Rivers

He just wasn't responding. He couldn't move out on the floor. He was hurting the team and he was hurting himself. I was worried about the confidence. At the end of the year the one thing I try to protect, especially with our young guys, is going into the (summer) with a positive feeling.

Ryan Herrs

He is such a presence. Losing Tommy hurt us more than anything else.

Dondi McGowan

He's a big guy, he moves well and he understands the game, so he can hurt you.

Tom O'Neil

His shyness is hurting him. He is pulling out of public appearances lately and it's been widely noticed. He's been pulling back when he should be campaigning.

Mike Sanford

He's a tough guy. He had shoulder surgery and has come back. His shoulder hurts him, but he still practices.

Rudyard Kipling

One cannot resist the lure of Africa.

Steve Howard

It's the lure of the Old West. We've thought for years that this would be something to promote that.

Ashley Howard

People have noticed what has been achieved, and will try to lure Chris. We will try to keep him.

Mitch Glenn

Look at that lure in the water. See that tail go up and down?

Anthony Zinni

I think, clearly, he is trying to lure us into a possible shoot-down situation, and we are taking every measure to prevent that.

Matt Maldre

Tourists who go to outer space should stay out there.

William Burroughs

After one look at this planet any visitor from outer space would say ''I want to see the manager.''

Steve Gross

The trend has long been for spaces to migrate to the outer boroughs. It seems like the tide is turning.

Frank Zappa

On the Planet of Baritone women, they talk low.

Liu Yang

Performing tai chi in space - it is comfortable; we got more outer space chi.

Kay Redfield Jamison

Moods are complicated and very much a part of who we are. People would be very boring without them.

Andrew Shue

I was lucky, because of Student Council, my classes, sports and social life, there were different people I had friendships with.

H. Hart

I would try to put more people on the road without doing any more hiring.

Don Miller

Just like I've been telling people all year, Ryan isn't going anywhere.

Jeff Palmer

Just watching the news, seeing what those people are going through, touches me,

MC Hammer

I think it is a shock to people to find out that MC Hammer is a super geek.

Gregg Popovich

It always has been that people didn't think we were for real,

Stephen Graham

I adore my job. I think I'm one of the luckiest people out there. I've worked hard, but I get to mess about every day - that's how I see it.

H. Hunt

He used to laugh. He'd get people to do it and not tell them what was going to happen.

Andre Holland

I need to find those projects more often: the ones that really, really speak to me. I do better work in those situations and have a better time.

O'Neal Smitherman

Students can work on projects wherever they are.

Nathan Fillion

I don't have 4 or 5 projects in front of me and an offer on every one saying 'what one would you like to do?' Things come along one at a time.

Kit Harington

Each project changes you a bit.

Publilius Syrus

Amid a multitude of projects, no plan is devised.

Marc Almond

As soon as one project is finished I like to go straight on to something else.

Rachel True

I'm actually developing a project so that I can have a lead.

Lady Gaga

You can be whoever you choose to become in the future, just do it. Just see it and visualize it and every day of your life project that about yourself.

Emmanuel Lewis

I like projects in which I can really act and not be me all the time.

JoAnn Carrin

He just wants to make sure the wetlands are as protected as they can be.

Janet Norwood

He just hugged me and said, 'You've done your job, mom. It's my turn to protect you now.' I was just floored, you know, it was pretty unreal.

Gary Thompson

Whatever has to be done to protect the citizens. If it's going to save lives, I know that's really important.

Darian Townes

We've got to protect our home, and we let this one get away. It's very disappointing.

Russell Schweiss

Under Gov. Bush, Florida's wetlands and waterways are receiving better protection than ever before.

John Simmons

He was just protecting us. That showed us that he'll do what it takes to protect us.

Michael Essien

I don't know why (Lauren) should make out I elbowed him on purpose. All I was doing was protecting the ball... For me, it was not even a foul.

P. J. Harvey

Ideally, you want to protect all of the important pieces, as much as you can.

Richelle Mead

I'd do a lot of things to protect you.

Johnny Rivers

He was signing everyone else up, ... He just didn't think I could sell any records.

Shaun Cassidy

If you're going out to sell a new show,

David Londoner

If you have this many bidders, the seller has a picnic. He'll play one off the other.

Shane Smith

If not doing VICE, I probably would be selling Cokes on the beach in Vietnam. I like the sea.

Mig Ayesa

I know they're not selling out. This is something they take very, very seriously,

Valentino Castellani

The interesting thing is that since Giorgio Rocca started winning his competitions, there is a correlation with the victories of Giorgio and the selling of tickets.

Mickey Gilley

All my money was made doing the dates and selling products when I was out there on the road.

Kay Granger

I started selling insurance in 1979 and continued doing that until 1985 when I opened my own insurance firm.

James Hansen

Because cap and trade is enforced through the selling and trading of permits, it actually perpetuates the pollution it is supposed to eliminate.

Warren Buffett

I'll bring my tax returns; you bring yours. I'll meet you anytime anywhere.

Wesley Snipes

I was never charged with tax evasion. I've never been a tax protester.

Robert Orben

Did you ever get to wondering if taxation without representation might have been cheaper?

Winston Churchill

There's no such thing as a good tax.

Andrew Zarnett

Plainly said, the (Pennsylvania) tax is too high.

Kent Conrad

It will make tax controversies more expensive, more intrusive and more inconvenient for taxpayers.

Joshua Slocum

No king, no country, no treasury at all, was taxed for the voyage of the Spray, and she accomplished all that she undertook to do.

Lysander Spooner

Who are ever taxed? Individuals only. Who have property that can be taxed? Individuals only. Who can give their consent to be taxed? Individuals only. Who are ever taxed without their consent? Individuals only. Who, then, are robbed, if taxed without their consent? Individuals only.

Newt Gingrich

EITC is an invitation to fraud.

Dudley Etheridge

He kind of turned it around for us.

Tom Lochner

Has it turned the world upside down? Probably not.

Seth Tharp

I think we have the turn of the tide. I think we're all on the same page.

Jason Garey

I think it turned out pretty well for me.

Elisa Massimino

I think things are really turning on this.

William J. Clinton

Turning 50 gives me more yesterdays than tomorrows.

Ryan Reynolds

When I exhale, I just turn right into Louie Anderson.

Wayne Gretzky

A lot of times, I can turn and pass without even looking.

Brian Brown

I'm very worried about how this is going to turn out.