Famous Quotes & Sayings

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.

Arthur Schopenhauer

The ultimate foundation of honor is the conviction that moral character is unalterable: a single bad action implies that future actions of the same kind will, under similar circumstances, also be bad.

Alexander Hamilton

Perhaps myself the first, at some expense of popularity, to unfold the true character of Jefferson, it is too late for me to become his apologist. Nor can I have any disposition to do it. I admit that his politics are tinctured with fanaticism, that he is too much in earnest in his democracy, that he has been a mischievous enemy to the principle measures of our past administration, that he is crafty & persevering in his objects, that he is not scrupulous about the means of success, nor very mindful of truth, and that he is a contemptible hypocrite.

Alexander Hamilton

The love for our native land strengthens our individual and national character.

Alexander Hamilton

In all very numerous assemblies, of whatever character composed, passion never fails to wrest the sceptre from reason. Had every Athenian citizen been a Socrates, every Athenian assembly would still have been a mob.

Alexander Hamilton

It may be said that the power of preventing bad laws includes that of preventing good ones; and may be used to the one purpose as well as to the other. But this objection will have little weight with those who can properly estimate the mischiefs of that inconstancy and mutability in the laws, which form the greatest blemish in the character and genius of our governments.

Ottmar Hitzfeld

The fact that he was in pain and still wanted to play speaks for his character and proves he's a true leader.

Ovid

Habits change into character.

Malik Rose

What we've gone through is one of life's most cruel tests, a test of character and will and perseverance. This year has been very trying for us as players. I know it's been trying for everyone else, management and fans, especially. We're not giving up.

Jodi Benson

What we try to do at Disney and through Disney character voices is really maintain the integrity of our classic characters at all costs. So Ariel needs to be me for every project, and if there are any other Ariels floating around out there, it's not necessarily Disney.

Kerrilynn Gallagher

Playing four games is tough on your legs, but now we know the limits in which we can push our bodies.

Barry Trotz

Paul took four penalties. I was ready to strangle him.

Jim Edmonds

Our lineup's been thin all year. We played without three guys for three or four out of six months. We'll be all right.

Cathy Alexander

Our league lost a lot of players. Vail Mountain will be the strong team, but the other four teams lost a lot of players and are all young.

Vanderlei Luxemburgo

In the second half we upped the tempo, scored four and could have got more.

Larry Rice

In the past three to four sessions, investors have been getting back into tech stocks. The movement is out of drugs and oils and into Internets.

Ed Clark

In the middle of that process four power plants just tripped off all at once in unison.

Stephen Katz

In the next minutes, I heard four gunshots.

Paul Davis

I really can't see myself where I'm at now four years ago. I feel like I'm a much better player. I feel like I've become a man. I think I'm just ready for anything that life has in hand for me when it's all over.

Doug Stanhope

Babies are like poems. They're beautiful to their creator, but to other people, they're silly and they're irritating.

Doug Stanhope

At least black people knew when they were slaves; you remain clueless.

Doug Stanhope

If you really believe death leads to eternal bliss then why are you wearing a seatbelt?

Doug Stanhope

Sex is a very narrow avenue. You only have so many holes and parts, and eventually, you run out of things to do.

Douglas Adams

Humans are not proud of their ancestors, and rarely invite them round to dinner.

Duffy Daugherty

Football is not a contact sport. Its a collision sport

Duke of Wellington

Yes, about ten minutes.

Dorothy Canfield Fisher

A mother is not a person to lean on, but a person to make leaning unnecessary.

Donald Rumsfeld

Be precise. A lack of precision is dangerous when the margin of error is small.

Just because swans mate for life, I don't think its that big a deal. First of all, if you're a swan, you're probably not going to find a swan that looks much better than the one you've got, so why not mate for life?

Tori Amos

God sometimes you just don't come through, Do you need a woman to look after you?

Donnie Edwards

I'm like, 'He looks like the prototype linebacker big and muscular, mean-looking.'Ê

Eric Braeden

Some situations are so hopeless when you look at them from the outside you say, Why are they still married?

Francisco Elson

It looks like we're getting on a roll, but I don't want to speak too soon.

Ron Hill

It looks like we may be on the way to recovery,

Verne Lauritzen

It looks like we can come to terms with this and get it resolved. I hope.

Fred Adams

It looks like things are going to get rough,

Jim Cavanaugh

It looks like they're all linked. We've got copycat on the radar, but we don't think that's what this is.

Ronda Rousey

I might make an investment and lose some money, but that's something I can recover from.

Cara Buono

I might have to do the London Marathon. I like crowds, so that is why I like the big marathons.

Dick Cheney

I might have to disassociate myself from that,

Jonathan Ames

I might have some sort of personality disorder. I might not have proper filters; it might be some kind of version of Asperger's meets Tourettes meets prose.

John Abraham

I might go out there and just be like, 'I can't do it, I'm just not ready,' ... Or I might go out there and go 'Whatever' and stay out there the whole game. You never know.

Becca Fitzpatrick

I'm not the distraction in the room.' 'Oh? And what might be?' -Nora & Patch (PG 242)

Sharon Wilson

We never know when we might be in need and need someone to come to our aid.

C. S. Lewis

One is given strength to bear what happens to one, but not the 100 and 1 different things that might happen.

Herman Edwards

That was something that might not have been as special to him as it was to all of us, he's not that kind of guy. He's about the team, that's what makes him so unique.

Ronald Neumann

These expectations of the people will have to be met,

Luther Jackson

The status quo is dead. And that's why people are so nervous.

Kevin Cronin

The statement was a little more hawkish than people anticipated.

Joe Napoli

The state is going to have to step in and see to it these people comply, if they have to shut them down, yank licenses.

Gawain Scott

I speak for the people of the street.

Matthew Morrison

I speak a little Spanish but I am so impressed by people who can speak a lot of different languages.

John Mackey

I sometimes think that unions don't understand that we live in a free society, and people have the right to not select union representation if they don't want it.

Pras Michel

I slept in the rain. My tent was stolen. I experienced how these people live.

Ryan Trecartin

I see people as being what their personality is at the moment of expression.