Famous Quotes & Sayings

Shona Robison

I would support a reduction in sickness absence, but the executive must address pressures that force too many people to work too many hours in stressful conditions.

Nick Saban

He's going to have to carry a little more than maybe he's ready for. We're very pleased with his development, but in the absence of Ricky, we're going to lean on him a little more than we would like to.

John Pickett

Today is a one-piece news day, and we'll have several such days ahead as the market focuses on the economy in the absence of any other major indicators until December. I wouldn't put too much emphasis on this rally because this market can still turn on a dime on any negative news. I think we'll be stuck in a trading range until then.

Cynthia Ozick

I think at this moment, in the absence of Bellow, that Roth is the most courageous American writer. There's nothing he's afraid to say.

William Raspberry

It isn't the incompetence of mothers that is at issue, but the absence of half of the adult support needed for families to be most effective.

John Barr

It is not RNZ's policy to comment on individual staffing matters, however media reports relating to Mr Plunket's absence from RNZ have been inaccurate,

David Trimble

In the absence of those certainties, in the absence of those commitments, we have decided it's premature to form a shadow administration,

Doug Schoen

In the absence of specifics that would throw his nomination into doubt, Democrats will be loath to want to be as combative and confrontational as they might otherwise be.

John Bolton

In the absence of serious Syrian cooperation on substantive matters, the mission can't get to the ultimate truth. That is what is seems to me the focus the U.N. Security Council should be.

Norberto Gonzales

the authorized representative of the President of the Philippines.

Roger Williams

I told him it wasn't and that the person who gave that opinion was not authorized to do so.

Charles Holmes

As far as I'm concerned the guy was crooked as a snake. Wyatt Earp was a deputy U.S. marshal at the time of the shootout. Virgil was a deputy U.S. marshal, and the chief of police...Morgan had been authorized as a constable...Wyatt Earp had warrants for these characters, and the sheriff had warrants for Wyatt Earp. So it was crazy the way things were done.

Bonnie Poindexter

As consumers and as clients become more familiar with these offerings, you're going to see less in the unauthorized secondary marketplace, and you're going to see more transactions taking place in the authorized marketplace.

Richard Falkenrath

Anything in a paragraph marked 'secret' needs to be deemed secret, and revealing it to someone without proper security clearance or without a need to know is not authorized and is a violation.

Jason Catlett

Advertisers are already watching where people go on sites and now they're trying to get details of what is actually bought. Companies holding personal profiles should be required by law to handle the information with extreme care and only use it for the primary authorized purpose.

Roger Wicker

These earmarks are authorized to be spent out of dedicated revenue - with highway trust fund money from gasoline taxes. That's one reason doing earmarks is such a good idea,

Brian Monahan

The work is not authorized or endorsed by the brands, nor is it going to be shown publicly unless there's some spark of interest.

Steve Morton

You sweep your finger over the sensor. ... A flood of images goes from the fingerprint sensor into our chip. A fingerprint sensor in one of our tiny image processor chips is built into the handle of a gun. ... You grab the gun, you sweep the finger over the sensor and, in less than a heartbeat, if you are authorized to fire the gun, you can. Otherwise you can't.

Carl Pohlad

Kirby's impact on the Twins organization, state of Minnesota and upper Midwest is significant and goes well beyond his role in helping the Twins win two world championships.

John Tyndall

Knowledge once gained casts a light beyond its own immediate boundaries.

Derek Feltner

Jake and I are beyond the point of telling each other what we want to do. I know it sounds strange, but we just know each other.

Ed Cange

Jack was a monster. He led us in scoring, but beyond that the number of rebounds he got and the defense he played was incredible.

Marco Coleman

I would say the difference between Coughlin and a guy like Marty was Coughlin took it a little beyond the football field,

The Committee

Journalists have become extremely important democracy advocates and they will have impact beyond actually what we will see today,

Richard Grasso

I think it is way beyond that at this juncture.

Jim Cameron

It can't be fixed. It's beyond the stage of tweaking.

Wes Miller

I always dreamed of playing in this tournament and here at Greensboro. It is still beyond even what I imagined it could be.

Rick Glancey

I think it is safe to say Chairman Sensenbrenner understands that border security is the third part of the equation. Without it you don't have homeland security and national security.

Uri Dan

Herzl declared the Jewish State in Basel and Sharon outlined its borders in Crawford, ... From the moment he decided that he has to consolidate the Jewish state lines, it was as good as done.

Len Munsil

Her executive order uses the National Guard as window dressing. She wants the National Guard to be solely in a support role. The National Guard should not be used to change the oil for border patrol vehicles, nor should it be used as a political prop for her re-election.

Dave Heineman

I will commit myself to making this state an even greater place to live, work and raise a family. I intend to reach out from border to border to hear first-hand from our citizens about their thoughts, concerns and ideas for our state.

Edward Thomas

I have come to the borders of sleep,/ The unfathomable deep/ Forest where all must lose/ Their way.

Steve Israel

I am enormously concerned with our Nation's lack of border security and the dysfunctional nature of our current immigration system.

Derek Jeter

He did a great job. He just kind of teased the strike zone, throwing borderline pitches and making you chase them. It shows you that if you have good pitching, it stops good hitting.

Dave Nabity

He is not dealing with illegal immigration and doing everything he can to close the borders and stop the influx of illegal immigration.

William Empson

Liberal hopefulness Regards death as a mere border to an improving picture.

Larry Ellison

One of the great things about Lanai is that the weather is always fabulous. Always 82 degrees and sunny. The problem is that, like California now, Lanai needs more water.

Dean Baker

Hawaii's home prices suffered in the 1990s because of economic trouble in Japan, ... If home prices in California reverse, it will have ripple effects.

Ryan Newman

Going into California, just because we're in third (in points), we can come out of California 33rd in points.

Uli Hoeness

He should stop his dancing around in California while leaving us to deal with all the crap here.

Christopher Paasch

I think the Kentucky Oaks winner comes through California this year.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Today California has given me the greatest gift of all: You've given me your trust by voting for me,

John Laird

I thought that if something was going to endanger the bill, especially considering the state?s current financial climate, it would be the cost to the state, ... But 50,000 more students means $23 million for California from the federal government.

James Burke

I think it's pretty cutting edge. San Bernardino County in California visited us about it. I have had calls from Holland and South Africa.

Venus Williams

If I cared deeply about what people thought of me, I probably would have never made it out of Compton, California.

Jed Dickerson

Just looking to see the conditions of the lake. Kind of looking to see what I can see.

David Jones

(Greenspan) cut rates three times last year, but he said that the conditions that required those cuts are no longer with us. So the outside limit to what he is going to do is three hikes. My guess is that you will only end up with a couple of them, a quarter-point at the end of this month, one in August, and maybe one in October.

Robert Mellman

Historically, construction and starts have been highly sensitive to weather conditions during the winter months.

S. Walker

It honestly wasn't ideal weather conditions for us, but the kids competed well and we had some some good results for the first meet of the year.

O. Singh

I think the conditions today favored us. Really, it was the conditions that dictated the difficulty of the hole, and today it was perfect, so we could get it out there.

O. Singh

I think the conditions today favored us, not the holes they changed.

Sandra Pianalto

Removing the policy accommodation puts us in the strongest possible position to react as evolving economic conditions require.

S. Hughes

Optimism remains, and the conditions supporting stock gains through the end of the year are still good. The economy continues to recover and the interest rate environment is still good, but I have to think that March could be a challenging month.

Aaron Oberholser

I played great golf for 16 holes today. All you need is one poor swing under these conditions and you're writing a 6 on the card.

Michael Loomis

Kids are crossing everywhere in that parking area. We need to stop the traffic and get safe lines of passage for pedestrians.

Kaitlin Page

I think it crosses your mind, but you have to deal with what's in front of you. I think it's kind of cool. Even though they can recruit kids, it makes it even more of a challenge, and we like that.

Lamar Butler

He crossed his legs. He folded his arms. He was just talking like it was a normal conversation.

Matthew Morrison

There are so many stage actors on TV but you wouldn't know they were stage actors. And film and TV actors are going to the stage as well, so the crossover is great now.

Gwen Stefani

L.A.M.B. is a fashion line that -- fingers crossed -- will just get more and more sophisticated, ... What's different than what's out there is the way I put things together. And, if you look inside the pants, you'll find secret details in there.

Tobias Crabtree

What you're seeing is a crossroads here between Wall Street analysts focused on the next quarter and long-term investors focused on the next three to five years.

Tim Wiese

I thought this can't be happening. We had how many chances? Everything was played at their goal, then comes one cross and we let (Boubacar) head in unmarked.

Whoopi Goldberg

I think actually there's another young lady who would like to do it and so I've got my fingers crossed for her. I think it's Ellen. I think she would be good.

Elliott Sadler

I think it's up to the drivers. We don't know where the line is until somebody crosses it. Until somebody gets called in for a pass-through penalty, nobody really knows where the line is. I'm sure we're going to push the envelope come (today).

Jesus Dureza

Knowing that the uncertain peace and order situation is a major impediment in attaining economic growth for the island, we are anticipating that the current peace efforts will strengthen the enabling environment for investment and growth.

Kenneth Miller

Half of the current rise ... was going on anyway. But that means half of what's going on is not background. It's human induced.

Sam Brownback

Immigration is a volatile issue, but we're in the middle of it now, and probably the worst thing to do is to not do anything. Everybody recognizes the current system is not working the way we want it to work. It has huge flaws to it; need to do something.

Mick Davis

I think the current market price is a reasonable level.

Ralph Norris

We're probably in a situation where interest rates will stay somewhere around the current levels.

Drew Matus

I think what this does is ratify the Fed's current stance --- moving at a measured pace seems to be the prudent course.

Mahmoud Zahar

I think that during the current tour, we will be able to raise the needed funds.

Phil Goff

It is important in the current situation for steps to be taken to resolve the long-running public sector strike, which has contributed to this tension,

Roger Ashby

I will be talking to the current squad individually over the next few weeks about their futures and once they know, I will make it public.

Steve Cassidy

Today is an immensely sad day in the history of the department. Sadly, these dual tragedies serve as a reminder to New York of the extreme dangers firefighters face.

Rick Abbott

If you start to practice medicine you are doing so with incomplete information and I think there are some real dangers there.

Judd Gregg

The Internet is a remarkable learning tool for children, but as this report shows, there are significant dangers online for children,

Lisa LaFlamme

This is just an indicator the dangers they are facing down here are not just related to the terrorists, but also to the conditions.

Gigi Hadid

Not enough people know what Lyme disease is and the dangers of being bitten by an insect.

Tom Guiry

Having my son made me grow up. I'm keeping my dangers in the movies.

John Fernandez

We know it's been used for drug traffic but this really illustrates the dangers and risks of security to Americans.

John Beilein

But everybody in West Virginia feels the tragedies. We all know how important mining is, how important it is to the welfare of the families, the employment, and we all know the dangers involved and the history of the early unions there, the horrors that have occurred over the years in the mines.

John Milton

More safe I sing with mortal voice, unchanged / To hoarse or mute though fall'n on evil days, / On evil days though fall'n, and evil tongues; / In darkness, and with dangers compassed round, / And solitude.

Kathleen Troia McFarland

Despite spending trillions of dollars and spilling the blood of thousands of Americans, we remain in servitude to Arab oil.

Jeriamy Jackson

Kenny, he's going to work harder than anyone. As for Matt, nobody's going to intimidate him despite giving up nearly 35 pounds in his weight class.

Richard Lucas

Joe was hired a long time ago, did a good job and stuck around. Despite all the changes, he's still the same. He still thinks he's a pre-law student.

Susanna Moore

Women are completely disadvantaged - despite what men will say. It is not a fair fight.

Jose Serrano

I think it says something about Freddy that, despite his ups and downs in this race, he has stayed dignified, animated, and charismatic.

Bill Gray

I think that our offensive line has really started to gel, ... We have three new faces up there on the front line and they haven't played a lot of football. Despite their experience, I think that every time we step on the football field, they get better.

Roseanne Roseanne

I think we're looking at a pretty strong housing market despite the fact that starts didn't rise, ... far from runaway.

Russ Yarworth

He's a very tough worker. Mentally, he's tough, despite what he might tell you. He's got a good feel for the water.

Byron Calame

I have had unusual difficulty getting a better explanation for readers, despite the paper's repeated pledges of greater transparency.

Mitt Romney

just wouldn't be tenable on more than an emergency basis.

Mark Noll

I think it's an excellent opportunity to help out, ... It's also going to be a learning experience. This is the largest mobilization of emergency personnel we've ever seen.

Tony Butler

We're probably looking at short term, that's from now until January. But there are also emergency loans which start from one month and can be extended to three so they are a possibility as well.

Clifford Galey

We've got to keep our emergency vehicles going.

Les Miller

I think we're in an emergency situation right now,

Jerry Kilgore

I'd be right in the middle of it. You just got to be on the ground immediately, with all your emergency response people.

Jane Farmer

We can do emergency shelter, we have to put them up in hotels, and then we have to take them out of county. We put her in a hotel, and she goes home the next day.

Jim Compton

In the future, the federal government needs to give us guidelines if this is such a national emergency so that I can work that in my plans.

Patrick Collins

I probably have as many meetings about pandemic influenza as I've ever had on anything else in emergency management.

Harry Browne

Job was tested, and he proved himself. Because of that he was rewarded greatly, and I think the same opportunity exists for those people suffering so sorely now.

Thomas Piketty

When you are an entrepreneur, you have founded your own firm, it is so easy to find that you exist - you are the main shareholder of your company; it is very easy to look at the stock market position of your company to know how rich you are.

Monica Johnson

As a child of God, our whole reason for existing is to give God praise. What a testimony to give in a difficult situation.

John Springer

Here is an existing structure we can use, ... There are several advantages. Its centrally located, a good height, there are not a lot of trees in the way and its good topography (without many hills in the area).

Jim Rogers

with more money than knew existed in the world.

Cheryl Love

We thrive and exist in many ways from the generosity and support of the community.

Seth Palansky

We are following the same format, the same protocol that exists for games shown on ESPN.

Nick Bell

IDMS is a set of interfaces and protocols. Before, GM did not have a single system for its dealers to use. Instead, GM would certify existing systems.

John Eccles

I can explain my body and my brain, but there's something more. I can't explain my own existence - what makes me a unique human being.

Matt Grow

Just like everyone, we are growing. And we are growing extremely fast.

Stan Ross

Kaiser does a great job with communicating to his defense, really showing experience. Kyle sees the outside shot extremely well and has come in from day one and competed for time.

Ron Niekamp

Jordan is a big concern, but they have a lot of other guys who have stepped up as well. They play extremely hard and are a very disciplined team.

Georgi Parvanov

I think it is also extremely important to revive Bulgaria's relations with Russia, Ukraine and other strategic partners.

Chris Gratton

It can be extremely frustrating. It's tough to start out like that.

Rich Phillips

He was a fine young man. I'm extremely proud to say I'm his uncle.

Jacques Rogge

He is sleeping extremely well and I am sleeping extremely well.

Ned Yost

He knows what he's doing and knows what he wants. He grew up in this game and knows the game extremely well. I think he still has to work on his defense, but he will play every day.

Bryce Kaneshiro

I thought we were going to score one before the end of the game. We had a lot of opportunities on the long throw-ins. We just didn't put it in. I'm extremely proud of my guys.

Sondhi Limthongkul

He is very arrogant, insulting other people and running the government as a one-man show. He is worse than a tyrant.

Sean McCormack

has talked about the need for reform in Uzbekistan. Very basically, the Uzbekistan government needs to trust its people." ()

Najib Razak

We can transform the government and the economy, as well as democracy, in Malaysia.

P. J. O'Rourke

Guns are the ultimate bulwark against government misbehavior.

Umar Juoro

He runs things day by day. You can't run government like that.

Wazhma Mojaddidi

He said what he said because he thought he was telling the government what they wanted to hear.

Ernest Wamba

It comes at a time when the government pretends it wants dialogue, but instead it is killing people indiscriminately.

Will Rogers

I don't know jokes; I just watch the government and report the facts.

Adam Ereli

He is a member of the government of Iraq and an official of the government of Iraq, and there are things that are important for us to talk about with him.

E. Hicks

I talked to a local person who's into philanthropy for a defibrillator.

Bill Doyle

I think it's a wonderful contribution to local history.

H. Hart

The overwhelming majority of new deposits are not from the local area. It's been a cost-effective way of reaching a new marketplace.

Victor Lin

If we could get support from the state and from these local companies, there is no reason why it would not stay here. I see opportunity in Iowa.

Alan Curbishley

He is a local ref and perhaps it is something we have to look at.

Haley Barbour

the ultimate decision-making would be at the local level.

Kevin McCarthy

It's regrettable that we're going to spend local property taxes on schools the state would otherwise fund. As I understand it, we don't get back that money.

E. B. White

Its important to do things locally as well, ... impeach.

Scott Henson

They have a structural accountability problem; they're federally funded, state managed and locally staffed, therefore accountable to no one.

Angus T. Jones

Jake from 'Two and a Half Men' means nothing. He is a non-existent character.

Janet Weiss

Just really be yourself, and if being yourself means you play two snare drums and nothing else, then play two snare drums and nothing else! Really figure out who you are and how you want your drums to feel because it's a very emotional instrument.

Craig Williams

I think it means a lot to the stable

Jerry Jeff Walker

'Gonzo' means taking an unknown thing to an unknown place for a known purpose. But sometimes we're lost in an unknown place for no known purpose.

Chris Higginbottom

Going to the state tournament means lot for our team, the school and the community. I think it's been six years since they've been, and to go in my first year here, there's just nothing sweeter.

Matthew Glotzbach

We're in the first inning of an extra-innings game. By no means are we at the point where search is perfect.

Ed Howat

I think that number is staggering. It means a lot to have a rate that high.

Jonathan Turley

Law professors like Obama tend to view the law as one means to an end, and others, like myself, tend to view it as the end itself.

Steven Forester

He'll be singing in his upper register to give the idea of what it means to be roasted on a spit.

Tupac Shakur

I am a hard person to love but when I love, I love really hard.

Robert Redford

You’re never going to be the same person you are right now.

Sarah Paulson

I am a person who is not mated.

Rick Warren

There is nothing God won't do for the person totally absorbed with pleasing him.

Robert K. Greenleaf

The work exists for the person as much as the person exists for the work.

Keke Palmer

I've always been who I've been. I've always been this person.

Kirsten Dunst

I'm not a very 'this is planned out' person when I get to set. 'This is how I'm going to do it' - I'm never like that.

Marc Almond

I've always been the sort of person who immerses myself in things, and eventually you become part of that life.

Martin Buber

Through the Thou a person becomes I.

Charles Yates

I'd like to sell them some oceanfront property in Dickenson County.

Mark Gottlieb

The development rights of the ... property predate the ordinance.

Carlos Gutierrez

Theft of intellectual property is not tolerated and will not be tolerated.

Cheng Chin

We are controlling the fundamental property of material.

Bill Swanson

Each property seems to be independent of the other.

Publilius Syrus

The property of others is always more inviting than our own; and that which we ourselves possess is most pleasing to others.

Dan Quinn

I told my wife this would be the only lakefront property we'd ever have,

Rep. Chalk

My whole view is that we can't legitimately look at property tax reform if we don't look at all these things.

Hank Klumpp

My property value has been stolen from me and my family.

Ariel Sharon

He who rises up to kill us, we will pre-empt it and kill him first.

William Blake

We are not meant to resolve all contradictions but to live with them and rise above them.

Joseph Heller

Rise above principal and do what's right.

Viktor E. Frankl

It is well known that humor, more than anything else in the human make-up, can afford an aloofness and an ability to rise above any situation, even if only for a few seconds.

Linda Cohen

Let's see which one rises to the top.

Ron Chernow

The best argument for mutual funds is that they offer safety and diversification. But they don't necessarily offer safety and diversification.

Troy Polamalu

Being compared to the greatest-ever safety is pretty ridiculous. I continue to work toward that, but I'm not there and I know that.

Virgil

The only safety for the conquered is to expect no safety.

Will Smith

Anything can go away. There's no such thing as safety and security. You can do things that give you the illusion of safety and security, but there's really no such thing.

Warren Buffett

The three most important words in investing...Margin of Safety.

Salman Rushdie

If there is a choice between absolute safety and freedom, then freedom must always prevail.

Robert Maxwell

You are as safe with me as you would be in the Bank of England.

Wil Wheaton

Taking a chance and stepping beyond the safety of the world we've always known is the only way to grow.

Wil Wheaton

Sometimes we know in our bones what we really need to do, but we're afraid to do it. Taking a chance and stepping beyond the safety of the world we've always known is the only way to grow, though and without risk there is no reward.

Julie Myers

I will seek to work with those who are knowledgeable in this area, who know more than I do.

Malayan Proverb

If you have, give; if you lack, seek

Sathya Baba

If you dare, seek My Truth. Come, surrender unto Me.

Phillip Nalbone

They will seek to use it as a negotiating tool.

Timothy Radcliffe

Seeking the good is not primarily about rules and commandments.

Rumi

What you are seeking is also seeking you.

Charles Miller

My understanding is we were seeking what keywords are put in and URLs. Nothing personal.

Danys Baez

We didn't seek this out, but after an in-depth exploration, it made sense for us.

Jonathan Vilma

I don't know what to say. I've never been in a situation like this before. It's tough, real tough.

Russell Hoban

There are situations in life to which the only satisfactory response is a physically violent one. If you don't make that response, you continually relive the unresolved situation over and over in your life.

Tracy McGrady

I know I have to keep up my image. It's all about how you handle the situation.

Dionny Reynolds

In situations like this, it got to be three people.

Jose Vidro

I haven't had an MRI yet, so I don't know what the situation is.

Bobby Bowden

This is one of those situations where we don't have a lot of experience. But they sure are talented.

Rod Smith

This is all you work for, to be in this situation and win. And we didn't get it done.

Dave Twardzik

All it takes is that one team to like you. But for most guys, unless they're a superstar, they really have to go to a situation that's the right fit.

John Tortorella

Sure I am (concerned). We're in a tough situation here. I'm not going to sit here and (lie) to you.